Mike Hoffman
P.Eng., ICD.D
Chair
Mr. Hoffman is a mining executive with over 40 years of experience including engineering, mine operations, corporate development, projects and construction. Mr. Hoffman is currently Chair of Directors at 1911 Gold as well as a director of Silver X, Volta Metals and Fury Gold. Mr. Hoffman has direct northern Canadian mining experience including operations and projects. He is the former CEO of Crowflight, Kria Resources and Crocodile Gold. He is a Professional Mining Engineer in the Province of Ontario and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Brad Humphrey
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Mr. Humphrey has over 30 years of international mining experience. Prior to joining NiCAN, Mr. Humphrey was CEO of QMX Gold, which was acquired by Eldorado Gold. Prior to QMX, Mr. Humphrey worked for Morgan Stanley as an Executive Director and North American Precious Metals Analyst, where he was responsible for growing Morgan Stanley’s North American Gold research coverage. Mr. Humphrey was also a Managing Director and Head of Mining Research at Raymond James and covered precious metal equities at CIBC World Markets and Merrill Lynch. Before starting his capital markets career, Mr. Humphrey has held a variety of mining industry roles from CEO to underground miner.
Patrick Gleeson
Legal Advisor, Director
Mr. Gleeson was a corporate lawyer in Canada for almost 20 years. He has taken 40+ companies public and served as general counsel, director, and executive officer for several publicly listed companies (start-ups to billion-dollar market cap). Mr. Gleeson is the president and founder of St. Peter’s Spirits, a socially conscious beverage company. Prior to St. Peter’s, Mr. Gleeson founded IR Battery Resources & Processing, which consolidated the Delta Kenty Nickel project in Quebec, organized the first exploration program in over 15 years and ultimately sold the project to an international mining company.
Saga Williams
Director
Ms. Williams, LLB has worked in Indigenous communities in government and corporate roles as legal counsel, negotiations, and governance, and strategic advisor, for over 20 years. Ms. Williams has been on negotiation teams that have successfully settled over $1bn in agreements and has worked on Indigenous community engagement and negotiations to support national energy and mining projects. Ms. Williams teaches at Osgoode Hall Law School as an Adjunct Professor and supports student led negotiations on consultation, Indigenous rights, and reconciliation. Over the last 25yrs, she has held non-profit board positions. Ms. Williams is Anishinaabe, a member of Curve Lake First Nation, and was an elected official for her community.
Mark Cruise
Director
Dr. Cruise is a professional geologist and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors with over 25 years of international mining experience. A former polymetallic commodity specialist with Anglo American, Dr Cruise founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Trevali Mining, under his leadership (2008 to 2019), the Company grew from discovery into top-ten global zinc producer. He has previously served as Vice President Business Development and Exploration, COO and CEO for several TSX, TSXv and NYSE listed exploration and development Companies. Dr. Cruise is currently on the board of Velocity Minerals, Volta and Bunker Hill.
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Stacey Pavlova
CFA
Director
Ms. Pavlova is a finance professional with over 10 years of experience in the mining industry. Ms. Pavlova currently holds the position of VP, Investor Relations and Communications at Faraday Copper, a development-stage company. Previously, Ms. Pavlova was the VP, Investor Relations at New Pacific Metals. Prior to that, she held various positions with SSR Mining. Ms. Pavlova holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst and is a graduate of the University of Denver, where she completed a Master’s in Finance degree. Ms. Pavlova currently serves on the board of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute.