Management
| R. David Russell Position: Chief Executive Officer & President Mr. Russell has over three decades of executive experience in the mineral exploration and development industry. From 2002 to June 2010 Mr. Russell was President, CEO and a director of the former Apollo Gold Corporation, (now First Majestic Silver). Mr. Russell's previous positions included Vice-President and CEO of Getchell Gold Company/Placer Dome Gold, General Manager, US Operations, LAC Minerals Ltd. (now Barrick Gold Corporation), Manager, Underground Mining, Independence Mining Company, Project Manager, Hecla Mining Company, Manager, Lincoln Project FMC/Meridian Gold. Mr. Russell graduated from the Montana School of Mineral Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering. | |
| Sonia Agustina Position: Chief Financial Officer Ms. Agustina worked as a consulting accountant for Pure Nickel from March 2017 until her appointment as CFO. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with 17 years of audit and public market experience with a Bachelor of Administrative Studies (Honours) from York University. | |
| Lisa Buchan Position: Corporate Secretary & Business Manager Lisa Buchan has been Pure Nickel's Corporate Secretary and Business Manager since 2007. Through her experience in merchant banking she has a broad understanding of junior mining companies and their public markets. Ms. Buchan holds a BScH in Chemical Engineering from Queen's University and an MBA from York University. | |
| Dr. Jon Findlay Position: Senior Consulting Geologist Jon Findlay is Pure Nickel Inc's senior geologist and has over 25 years of academic, exploration and development experience on diverse deposit types in a range of geological environments. Jon has worked across North America and the globe in nickel, copper and platinum group metals exploration for much of his career, and also has substantial experience in gold and VMS deposits. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa as well as a Professional Geologist designation with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientist of British Columbia. | |
| Contract Technical Team Outside experts employed under contract |