John LaGourgue - President, COO and Director
Mr. LaGourgue brings a variety of strengths to Volcanic, which include managing technical and logistical operations, as well as a range of market-related and financial activities.
Prior to joining Volcanic, Mr. LaGourgue most recently provided consulting services to oil and gas service companies while living in Calgary, Alberta. His role included sales, financing options, purchasing, logistics, operational and technical solutions for tubular products to clients across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. He was involved in hundreds of drilling and completions activities during this time. Prior to consulting in the oil and gas arena, his Fortune 100 experience includes EMC Corporation, where he was National Sales Manager with a comprehensive team that supported AOL Time Warner's $50 million annual data storage, software, and professional services needs. Mr. LaGourgue also co-founded and operated an investor relations firm in the 1990's, raising capital and providing public companies with a variety of services. He has served on the board of directors of a public company, and has operated his own private company for many years. He graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1993 with a Bachelor's degree in Finance, with Honors.
Mr. LaGourgue is joining Volcanic to kick off the company’s 2010 aggressive exploratory efforts of the Gjegjan Mining District in Albania.
Michael A. Iverson - CEO and Chairman of the Board
Mr. Iverson has substantial and extensive experience in structuring, operating and managing public and private companies in the resource sector. Mr. Iverson was Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fortuna Silver Mines from March 1998 to December 2004 and remains as a Director of the company to present. Mr. Iverson is the Chairman and a Director of Niogold Mining Corp. Mr. Iverson has been President and Director of Triple K Ventures Ltd from March 1975 to the present. He has also served as President and Director of R.P.F. Custom Wood Fibre Ltd since 1985. In November 1997, Mr. Iverson joined Sasha Ventures Ltd., a public company serving as President and Director.
Jonathan Richards - CFO
Mr. Richards was previously an audit manager at a premier Canadian chartered accountant firm where he specialized in the mining industry. Mr. Richards has significant accounting experience working with mineral exploration and development companies in Albania, Canada and throughout the world. Mr. Richards completed a bachelor of management studies degree with first-class honours from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, and gained his membership of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2005. In addition to audit experience, Mr. Richards is also the chief financial officer of a number of other public mineral exploration and development companies.
Jason W. Scharfe - Vice President
Mr. Scharfe serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of 26 Broadway Capital Corp. and is a Director of Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation. Mr. Scharfe is a Managing Director of Marsh Canada Limited, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC:NYSE). Marsh Canada is an independent insurance broker operating across Canada with more than 1,100 employees and a history in Canada dating back to 1914. . Mr. Scharfe's education includes a Chartered Insurance Professional Certificate from the Insurance Institute of Canada received in December 1998 as well as a Diploma in Financial Management from British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. |
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