Board of Directors
John Budreski |
Executive Chairman
Mr. Budreski is a Director and Executive Chairman of the Board for EnWave Corp. He was formerly a Vice Chairman of Cormark Securities Inc. and prior to that, President and CEO of Orion Securities Inc. He has over 25 years of experience in the resource and resource financing industries. Mr. Budreski is also a Director of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. and NuLegacy Corporation. John holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Dalhousie / TUNS University and an MBA from the University of Calgary.
Dawson Brisco |
President, CEO and Director, P.Geo
Mr. Brisco was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation in 2018.
Dawson is a Professional Geologist with over 15 years of business development and mining industry experience in a variety of roles in the bulk commodity and energy sectors. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Brisco managed an exploration alliance with Xstrata Coal in Asia from 2005 to 2010. Mr. Brisco is an independent Director of EMX Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMX), as well as the Mining Association of Nova Scotia. Mr. Brisco holds a Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Mary Ritchie |
Director, Audit Committee Chair
Ms. Ritchie is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Richford Holdings Ltd., an accounting and investment advisory services firm based in Edmonton, Alberta. Ms. Ritchie has over 30 years of experience in both the public, private and not-for-profit sectors and is a Fellow of CPA Alberta. She is a member of the board of directors and audit committees of Alaris Royalty Corp. (TSX), EnWave Corporation (TSXV) and IPL Plastics Inc. (TSX). She has been a past director on a number of boards, including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Industrial Alliance Insurance, Financial Services Inc. (TSX), iA Financial Corporation Inc. (TSX) and a past member of the RBC Global Asset Management’s independent oversight committee.
Beau White |
Director
Beau White was appointed as an independent director in May, 2023. Beau brings significant experience in finance and accounting in both the public and private company sectors. Ms. White currently serves as the Director of Treasury and Finance at Sandstorm Gold Royalties (TSX:SSL; NYSE:SAND), a multi-billion dollar company with a portfolio of hundreds of stream and royalty assets. Previously, Ms. White was an Audit and Assurance Manager for PwC Canada, specialising in the Financial Services industry. Beau is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Victoria, British Columbia.
