C. Thomas Ogryzlo, P.Eng
Chairman and Director

Mr. Ogryzlo is currently President of Polaris Geothermal Corp., a subsidiary of Ram Power Corporation. He has over thirty five years of experience on mining, energy, and industrial projects and has been responsible for the development, financing, engineering, construction and operations of projects in many parts of the world. He holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Currently he is the President, CEO and a Director of Polaris Geothermal Inc., a TSX listed renewable energy producing company presently developing a geothermal power project in Nicaragua.

Mr. Ogryzlo has in the past been President of several  producing precious and base metal mining companies, including, Triton Mining Corporation, Blackhawk Mining Inc. and Cerro Matoso S.A.  For many years, he held the position of President of Kilborn Engineering Ltd. and Kilborn SNC-Lavalin, one of the world’s largest engineering contractors.  His experience in exploration and development of numerous multi-million dollar projects spans the world. Over a six year period with Hanna Mining, he initially directed process development work as project manager and subsequently as President and General Manager, for the Cerro Matoso ferro-nickel project in Columbia where he was instrumental in organizing of a US$450 million financing involving World Bank, Exim, and a group of 52 private banks led by Chase Manhattan. 

Mr. Ogryzlo has served as a director of many public companies, including Franco Nevada Mining Corp., Vista Gold, Birim Goldfields and Tiomin Resources.

John Greenslade, M.Eng, P.Eng, LLB.
President & Director

Mr. Greenslade has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 2004.  Formerly a Partner of the law firm Holmes Greenslade, his practice focused on mining, corporate and securities law, as well as cross border tax issues and offshore trusts.  Mr. Greenslade has been involved in the funding of numerous mining projects, at all stages of exploration, development and production. Mr. Greenslade graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1972 with a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Mineral Engineering and a Master of Engineering degree in 1975.  He also graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1978.  He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers for the Province of British Columbia and also a member of the Law Society of British Columbia. He served as a director of a TSX listed company from October 1995 to July 1999 and a TSX-V company from 1992 to present.

Robert Mouat
Director

Mr. Mouat is the retired interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Since 1980, he has worked in the mining industry initially with Cominco (now Teck Cominco) and later with Wright Engineers where he was head of valuations for mining projects; particularly with respect to the Bankable Feasibility Studies on such projects. He continued with mine valuation through lectures and conferences and prepared experts’ reports in British Columbia and Ontario. Mr. Mouat graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1974 with a B.A.Sc. in Geological Engineering and in 1977 with a M.Sc. in Business Administration. He completed the Canadian Securities Course in 1978. Mr. Mouat has served as a director with private companies and Britannia Minerals Corp. (now Minterra Resource Corp.), a TSX-V listed company from 1992 to 1995.

Graham Thody, B.Comm., C.A.
Independent Director

Mr. Thody is a retired Partner of Nemeth Thody Anderson, Chartered Accountants, a position he held from 1979 to 2007.  His practice focused on audits of reporting companies, corporate mergers and acquisitions and domestic and international tax matters.  He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1973 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Marketing).  Mr. Thody is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.  He is currently a director of other reporting companies listed on the TSX-V including SilverCrest Mines Inc. and Geologix Explorations Inc. He is President, Chair and a director of UEX Corporation, a company listed on the TSX.

Ross Glanville, B.A.Sc, P.Eng, MBA, CAMV
Independent Director

Mr. Glanville has over thirty-five years of resource-related experience in many countries, and has been involved in the exploration, financing, development, and operation of a number of mines. Mr. Glanville was formerly President of Giant Bay Resources Ltd. and Vice President of Wright Engineers Ltd. (since acquired by Fluor Corp.), and has been a director of a number of exploration, development, and mining companies. He is currently a director of Clifton Star Resources Inc. and Starfield Resources Inc. (both TSX-listed companies), as well as Archon Minerals Limited (a TSX-V listed company). Glanville graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1970 with a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree (Mining Engineering) and became a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia in 1972 (P.Eng.). In 1974, Glanville obtained a Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA), specializing in finance and securities analysis; and in 1980 he became a member of the Certified General Accountants of B.C. (CGA). Since 1985, Glanville has specialized in valuations, fairness opinions, and litigation support related to the mining and exploration industry.