Board of Directors
Gregg J. Sedun - LLB
President, Chairman, CEO & Director
Mr. Sedun, a venture capital professional based out of Vancouver, Canada graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB) and has 28 years of industry related experience. He was a former Partner at the Vancouver law firm Rand Edgar Sedun and specialized in the practice of corporate finance and mining law for 15 years until his retirement from law in 1997. Thereafter, Mr. Sedun founded two private venture capital firms, including Global Vision Capital Corp., where he continues to carry on venture capital investing today as President and CEO.
Mr. Sedun has been involved as a director and/or founding shareholder in a number of successful companies including Diamond Fields Resources Inc. (Founding Director) which was acquired by Inco in 1996 for $4.3 billion in the largest takeover of a junior mining company in Canadian history; Adastra Minerals Inc. (Founding Director) which was acquired by First Quantum Minerals in 2006 for $275 million; and Peru Copper Inc. (Founding Shareholder) which was acquired by Chinalco in 2007 in an all-cash $840 million takeover. Mr. Sedun is also currently Executive Chairman of Goldgroup Mining Inc. (TSX:GGA), President of Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. (TSX.V:FEO) and former President and CEO of Diamond Fields International Ltd. (TSX:DFI).
Mr. Sedun has been involved as a director and/or founding shareholder in a number of successful companies including Diamond Fields Resources Inc. (Founding Director) which was acquired by Inco in 1996 for $4.3 billion in the largest takeover of a junior mining company in Canadian history; Adastra Minerals Inc. (Founding Director) which was acquired by First Quantum Minerals in 2006 for $275 million; and Peru Copper Inc. (Founding Shareholder) which was acquired by Chinalco in 2007 in an all-cash $840 million takeover. Mr. Sedun is also currently Executive Chairman of Goldgroup Mining Inc. (TSX:GGA), President of Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. (TSX.V:FEO) and former President and CEO of Diamond Fields International Ltd. (TSX:DFI).
John Sutherland - CGA
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Director
Mr. Sutherland is a Vancouver-based specialist in corporate finance, resource and growth companies. In addition to his position as CFO of Uracan Resources, Mr. Sutherland is also Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Goldgroup Mining Inc. (TSX:GGA), a Canadian-based gold producer which is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of advanced stage gold-bearing mineral properties in Mexico. Mr. Sutherland was Chief Financial Officer of Arequipa Resources leading up to its acquisition by Barrick Gold for $1.1 billion. He was also a partner in a venture capital company specializing in worldwide marketing ventures and previous to that, Site Manager in building a $110 million gold mine in California. Most recently, he was Co-Founder, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Tekion Inc., a micro fuel cell developer, and acted as a key partner in its growth from 4 to 75 employees in under three years and raising US$18 million for this private company. Prior to Tekion, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of ASC AVCAN Systems Inc. and built the company into an international operation. He currently is a Corporate Director of five public companies, one of which is listed on NYSE/AMEX. Mr. Sutherland is a Certified General Accountant and has a diploma in Operations Management from the B.C. Institute of Technology.
Clive T. Johnson
Director
Mr. Johnson is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of B2 Gold Corp. Mr. Johnson was involved with Vancouver based Bema Gold and its predecessor companies since 1977. When Bema Gold was created by the amalgamation of three Bema group companies in 1988 Mr. Johnson became the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Johnson was the driving force behind Bema's dramatic transition from a junior exploration Company to an international intermediate gold producer. Bema had producing gold mines in Russia, Chile and South Africa and development projects in Russia and Chile. In February 2007, Bema and Kinross Gold Corporation completed a plan of arrangement whereby Kinross purchased all of the outstanding shares of Bema, valuing Bema at over Cdn$3.5 billion. In 2007 Mr. Johnson and the other key executives from Bema Gold founded B2Gold. In five years B2Gold has become a successful intermediate gold producer with projected production growth from existing assets to over 450,000 ounces of gold per year by 2016 and a current market capitalization of Cdn$1.5 billion.
Gordon Keep - P.Geo, MBA
Director
Mr. Keep is Executive Vice-President of Fiore Financial Corporation and former Managing Director, Corporate Finance of Endeavour Financial. An MBA and P.Geo, his career in corporate finance has spanned over 20 years, where his responsibilities have included financings, mergers & acquisitions and public company administration. Previously, he held positions as Senior Vice President of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Vice-President Corporate Finance of Yorkton Securities Inc., and Chief Financial Officer & Secretary of UrAsia Energy Corp. (sold to Uranium One for over $3 billion in 2007). Mr. Keep also served as a director of New Gold Inc. (current market cap of $1.2 billion) and Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (current market cap of $2.6 billion).
Jay Sujir - LLB
Director
Mr. Sujir is a securities and natural resources lawyer who has extensive experience in advising and assisting public companies. He has been a partner with Anfield Sujir Kennedy & Durno and its predecessor firms since 1991. Mr. Sujir obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Victoria in 1981 with a double major in Economics and Philosophy and obtained his Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Victoria in 1985. He is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association, and the British Columbia Advisory Committee of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Tom Garagan - P.Geo
Director
Mr. Garagan was appointed Vice President Exploration of Bema Gold in 1996, after joining the Bema group of companies in 1991. A 1980 geology graduate from the University of Ottawa, he has worked in North and South America, East and West Africa and Russia. With the Bema companies, he has been instrumental in several discoveries, including the Cerro Casale (Chile) and Kupol (Russia) deposits.




