Management Team

David Tafel
Position: President, CEO & Director

Mr. Tafel holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and contributes over 30 years of corporate structuring, strategic planning, financing and management experience to the Company. He has been an officer and director of a number of private and publicly listed resource companies. He has been instrumental in raising well over $100 million for resource, life sciences and technology companies. Mr. Tafel managed private investment funds at the largest independent Canadian securities firm.

Jeremy Wright
Position: CFO & Director

Mr. Wright brings over 20 years’ experience as President and CEO of Seatrend Strategy Inc. He currently serves as a Director of Infinitum Energy, Westmount Minerals, and Centurion Minerals, and previously served as a Director with Pontus Protein, TGS Esports, Gold Mountain Mining (formerly Freeform Capital), Pacific Community Resources Society, the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association and several community associations and municipal advisory boards. Additionally, Mr. Wright currently serves as the CFO for several public and private companies including: Portofino Resources, Westmount Minerals, Infinitum Energy, and Centurion Minerals, and previously served as CFO for Alpha Cognition, Avant Brands (formerly GTEC Holdings), Pontus Protein (formerly AmWolf Capital), and Gold Mountain Mining (formerly Freeform Capital). Prior to Seatrend, Mr. Wright spent 6 years in a senior role at Deloitte LLP. He has broad experience working with senior management developing strategies and solutions to business issues mainly related to corporate finance, cost and risk management, and governance focused on clients in the life sciences, regulated marijuana, technology, and mining sectors. He has been interviewed by Global Business Reports for their report “Territories Mining and Exploration 2012”; and authored “Extracting Value – Yukon Mining 2011” for the Yukon Chamber of Mines. Mr. Wright is a Chartered Professional Accountant (Certified Management Accountant), and holds a Bachelor of Arts, with honours in Environmental Economics from Brock University.

Kenneth Cawkell
Position: Director

Mr. Cawkell has been involved in technology industries within public, private and venture capital markets as a professional advisor and as a principal and investor for over 35 years, principally as the co-founder Cawkell Brodie LLP, a Vancouver-based law firm. He is a founder and CEO of Neurodyn Life Sciences Inc., a private biotech company focused on developing natural based products to promote brain health and healthy ageing. Mr. Cawkell is also a founder, director and officer of Alpha Cognition Inc., a Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of innovative, product candidates targeting Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Joseph Del Campo
Position: Director

Mr. Del Campo holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation. Interim President & CEO of Unigold Inc. from February 2015 to October 2019. Interim Chief Financial Officer of Viper Gold Ltd. From August 2010 to November 2015. Mr. Del Campo was Chief Financial Officer of First Nickel Inc. from June 2005 to December 2011. He is a former Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Unigold Inc. He serves as a director for a number of public companies including Unigold Inc., Terreno Resources Inc., and PJX Resources Inc.

Sebastian Cattaneo
Position: Country Manager – Argentina

Mr. Cattáneo is located in Argentina and has 20 years of experience in the oil & gas and mining industries along with a degree in environmental engineering from the University of Buenos Aires. Having lived in Vancouver for over ten years, Mr. Cattáneo has a unique understanding of both South American and Canadian business practices, allowing him to bridge professional and cultural gaps effectively. In addition to his engineering expertise, he also provides the company with exceptional skills in community relations, vendor management, and local administration.

Mike Kilbourne
Position: Technical Advisor

Mr. Kilbourne graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1985 with an Honours BSc. in Geology. His first field season was in 1980, representing over 40 years in the industry. Mr. Kilbourne’s career has involved holding various executive positions for junior resource companies, gold production geologist for open pit, underground bulk and narrow vein mining, and long term mine planning for the 10+ simultaneous US aggregate operations. He has supervised and managed over 100,000 meters of diamond drilling in Archean precious and base metal projects and recently surpassed generating over 700 exploration targets across North America and Mexico for a private firm.

Jamie Lavigne
Position: Technical Advisor

Mr. Lavigne has 30+ years’ experience in all phases of mineral exploration and development predominantly in base and precious metal deposits. He has held senior technical positions with major Canadian and Australian mining companies and has been involved in technical and management roles with several junior exploration companies. Mr. Lavigne is currently a consulting geologist specializing in advanced exploration and resource delineation and estimation. Mr. Lavigne has a B.Sc. (Geology) from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a M.Sc. (Geology) from the University of Ottawa. Mr. Lavigne is a member of l’Ordre des Géologues du Québec.

Alfred Lenarciak
Position: Strategic Advisor

Mr. Lenarciak has over 25 years’ experience in the strategic development of resource companies in North and South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. Alfred started his career as civil and mining engineer in 1975, in Canada. Subsequently, he worked in investment banking in the mining industry until 1990. In 1991, he was retained by the World Bank to be a part of the privatization efforts of the mining industry in Poland. Between 1992 and 2014, Alfred served on the board of directors of more than a dozen TSX-listed companies. Alfred has published seven books distributed in over forty countries. Alfred is a Cavaliere of the Order of Pope Saint Sylvester (Vatican knighthood) and a recipient of the Silver Cross of Merit. Alfred is a Canadian citizen and is a permanent resident of Nassau, Bahamas and most recently served as the Lead Director of Aurania Resources Ltd listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and holding multiple exploration projects in Ecuador.