Mr. Garbutt is a Professional Mining Engineer with a 25-year career in mine operations, projects, and engineering. He was most recently the Deputy General Manager with IAMGOLD at the Côté Gold Project with a primary focus on the operational readiness of the asset. Prior to this Mr. Garbutt was a Senior Principal and Mining Sector Leader with Stantec Consulting, supporting major mining companies in the execution of a wide range of capital projects and studies across the globe. He was also the General Manager of Sudbury Operations for KGHM and held senior technical and operating roles during a 14-year career with Glencore. Mr. Garbutt holds an MBA from Laurentian University and serves on the board of the Ontario Mining Association and select non-profit organizations.
Ms. Chin is a chartered professional accountant, certified general accountant and a graduate of the University of British Columbia (BCom). Ms. Chin has over 15 years of experience in audit, finance and accounting within the mining, exploration, health care and technology industries. She has served as a director and executive officer for numerous publicly traded companies, where she was responsible for all aspects of financial services, financial reporting, corporate governance, and has led numerous financings, mergers and acquisitions to successful completion.
Dr. Djon is a Professional Geoscientist with more than 15 years of experience in mineral exploration and project management. He specializes in magmatic and magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits associated with platinum-group elements, copper, nickel, cobalt, titanium, vanadium, and chrome occurrences in mafic-ultramafic intrusions. Lionnel most recently served as Exploration Manager with Impala Canada at the Lac Des Iles Mine near Thunder Bay. He obtained his B.Sc degree from the University of Yaounde I in Cameroon, followed by an MSc from the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi. He earned a Ph.D. in geology from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Additionally, he holds an Executive MBA from the School of Management at the University of Quebec at Montreal. Beyond his professional roles, Dr. Djon extends his expertise as an adjunct professor at Lakehead University.
Mr. Kris Tuuttila, B.Sc., P.Geo. (Limited) brings 20 years of management experience in environmental consulting for projects across Canada. He has directed multidisciplinary environmental projects and impact assessments relating to various stages of mine development in northern Ontario, including at the Lac des Iles palladium mine 60km northwest of the Thunder Bay North Project. Kris has developed meaningful relationships with various Indigenous communities of northwestern Ontario and has been instrumental in signing several partnership agreements to provide economic and training benefits to area First Nation communities.
