Management
| John Sutherland - CGA Position: Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Director Mr. Sutherland is a Vancouver-based specialist in corporate finance, resource and growth companies. He is Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Goldgroup Resources Inc., a private gold exploration company with a focus in Mexico with three exploration and development projects, two of which were acquired from Goldcorp Inc. 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. |
