Dr. Laurence (Laurie) Curtis

Chairman

Dr. Curtis brings over 40 years of experience in the mining industry and capital markets, with a proven track record in corporate development, mine development and project financing. He is the founder of Intrepid Minerals, and was a key member of the senior management and technical teams overseeing all aspects from discovery through operations. Under his guidance as CEO and COO, Intrepid transitioned through merger and acquisition to become a gold producer and developer, ultimately attaining a market capitalization in excess of $1.2 billion. During his distinguished career as an exploration geologist, Laurie was involved with a number of worldwide discoveries including the initial discovery and staking of the Back River gold belt, which now hosts the 5M-ounce gold deposit held by Sabina Gold & Silver Corp., and led teams to the discovery of several epithermal systems in the Caribbean Basin. He was actively involved as director of several junior developers with producing mines on several continents including, Wheaton River Minerals, High River Gold Mines, Breakwater Resources and Buryatzolo. Dr. Curtis has also held several positions in the financial sector including, Research and Analyst Mining for Clarus Securities, Vice President and Senior Analyst Global Resources for Dundee Capital Markets.

Brendan Cahill

Mr. Cahill was President and Chief Executive Officer of Excellon from 2012 to July 2022. Previously, he was Corporate Secretary and Vice President Corporate Development with the Pelangio group of companies, where he was involved in negotiating Pelangio Mines' merger with Detour Gold Corp. and Pelangio Exploration's acquisition of the Manfo Project in Ghana (site of seven subsequent gold discoveries). Mr. Cahill began his career as an associate lawyer at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, where he provided advice on a number of public/private M&A and financing transactions valued at over $15 billion. Mr. Cahill is a board member of Group Eleven Resources Ltd., an Irish zinc explorer, a member of the Transplant Cabinet at the University Health Network, and a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Craig Lindsay

Mr. Lindsay has in excess of 25 years experience in corporate finance, investment banking and business development in both North America and Asia. Mr. Lindsay was President and CEO of Magnum Uranium Corp. until its sale to Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX: EFR) in July 2009, and prior thereto was a Vice President in the Corporate Finance and Investment Banking Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Lindsay was a founding Director of Malasapina Capital Ltd. and led its merger with Miranda Mining Development Corp (a Mexico-based gold producer that was subsequently acquired by Wheaton River Minerals in 2003). He was a Founder of OneAsia.com (Holdings) Ltd. and helped develop the business from inception to the establishment of offices in Hong Kong, Taipei, Mumbai and Vancouver, and was instrumental in the sale of the business to Tom Group Limited (FEHK:2383) in 2001. He is currently a Director of VR Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:VRR), Silver North Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SNAG) and Revolve Renewable Power Corp. (TSX-V:REVV). Mr. Lindsay has a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from UBC (1989), an MBA (Finance and International Business) from Dalhousie University (1993) and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a Past Chairman of the Family Services of Greater Vancouver (the largest social service agency in British Columbia) and is Chairman of the Hong Kong – Canada Business Association (HKCBA) and a Past President of the Vancouver Section of the HKCBA. Additionally, he served on the Western Leadership Council of Dalhousie University’s successful $250 million “Bold Ambitions” capital campaign.

Gerhard Merkel

Mr. Merkel has extensive senior executive experience. He was Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of a German trading company from 1994 to 2005. Since 2005, he has served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of an international import/export catering equipment company. He has been actively involved in the mining sector for ten years and is currently a director of Galleon Gold Corp. and Newpath Resources Inc.

Shawn Howarth

Mr. Howarth has over 22 years' experience in the mining industry spanning project evaluation, corporate finance, stakeholder relations and corporate strategy. Most recently, he was Vice President, Corporate Development of Harte Gold Corp., where he was instrumental in development of the Sugar Zone mine and ultimate restructuring and sale of the company. Previously, Mr. Howarth worked in investment banking and mining advisory on the global mining and metals teams with Standard Chartered Bank and Gryphon Partners Canada. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business and a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen's University.