Directors

Basil Botha, MBA (Independent Chairman)
  • Mr. Botha joined Otavi Mining AG in 1974 as a project manager establishing mines on three continents
  • Has extensive knowledge of the minerals and metals markets in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea where he supplied lithium to the ceramics and glass industry from Bikita Minerals, Zimbabwe
  • Mr. Botha is President and CEO of G4G Resources Ltd.
David D’Onofrio, CA
  • Mr. D’Onofrio is a chartered accountant who is currently the CFO at PowerOne, a merchant bank in Toronto, Ontario
  • Mr. D’Onofrio is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and continues to act as a Corporate Director to several publicly listed companies
W. Thomas Hodgson, MBA
  • Consultant and advisor to the Chairman of Magna, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, having a particular specialization in sourcing venture investment opportunities for the company
  • Mr. Hodgson has previously served as a Consultant to, and as President and CEO of, Magna Entertainment Corp., and as a Director of MI Developments Inc.
Douglas Reeson, MBA
  • Mr. Reeson is an independent financial consultant and business executive with experience as an officer and director of a number of junior public companies
  • Currently a Director of Mega Uranium and a Director and CEO of Gossan Resources
  • Previously the Executive Director of Listings for the Toronto Stock Exchange, Vice-President and Director of Davidson Partners, Midland Doherty and Yorkton Securities
Franco Mignacco, MBA
  • President of Grupo Minero Los Boros, a company extracting Boron from the salt lakes in Argentina
  • Proxy (Argentinian legal representative) of Magna Construcciones SRL our local strategic partner and a construction company that has recently built the ADY Lithium mine in Salar del Rincon, Salta Province, Argentina
Constantine Karayannopoulos, BASc, MASc, PEng
  • Mr.Karayannopoulos is currently President, CEO, and Director of Neo Material Technologies Inc.
  • Mr.Karayannopoulos is a Director of the Canada China Business Council and a member of the Board of Advisors to the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto.
George Pirie
  • Mr. Pirie is an accomplished mining executive with over 29 years of experience in exploration and production companies.
  • He was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of Breakwater Resources Ltd. and prior to that, he held a series of progressively more senior positions during a distinguished 20 year career at Placer Dome Inc., including Chief Financial Officer, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Placer Dome Canada, and Executive Vice President of Placer Dome Inc.
  • Mr. Pirie also has extensive board of director experience having served on a number of boards, including the Mining Association of Canada. Among other roles, he is currently the President and CEO of San Gold Corporation..