Gary Billingsley C.A., P.Eng., P.Geo. Executive Chairman, Director
Professional engineer, accountant and geoscientist with more than 30 years' experience in the mining industry.
Has been an officer and director of several public mining and mineral exploration companies.
Significant experience with uranium, gold, diamond and base-metal exploration.
Direct involvement in putting a gold mine into production.
Major role in the discovery of diamond-bearing kimberlite.
Jim Engdahl President & Chief Executive Officer, Director
25 years of experience in corporate finance with notable expertise in financing, mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations.
Was Regional Advisory Partner of the corporate finance arm of MNP, financing in excess of $100 Million.
Former Vice President of Barclays Bank of Canada, President and Director of Shore Gold, and Vice President of Finance and Director of Claude Resources.
Guided a new gold mining operation through joint venture into production.
Financed two producing gold mines in Saskatchewan.
Serves on the Board of Directors of Formation Metals.
David Kennedy C.Eng., MIMMM Chief Executive Officer, Rareco
Founded Less Common Metals in 1992.
Has worked with rare earth materials since 1980.
Was previously Technical Manager at Johnson Matthey Rare Earth Products.
Graduate in Metallurgy, a Chartered Engineer and a Professional Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
Has held the positions of Chairman of the Liverpool Metallurgical Society and President of the Birmingham University Metallurgical Society.
Russell Grant Senior Vice-President, Business Development, Director
Chairman and major shareholder of Less Common Metals until company acquired by GWMG in June 2008.
Co-founder in 1984 of Meldform Metals Group, a global rare earth trading company.
Director of Rareco in South Africa during Rareco’s formative years.
Graduate of the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London University, with over 30 years of experience in many of the minor metals and industrial sectors.
Jim Davidson C.A. Vice-President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Most recently was Chief Financial Officer with Athabasca Potash Inc. where he managed all financial and administrative functions including governance, third party and management reporting, treasury, human resource and International Financial Reporting Standards compliance.
Worked closely with the exploration project team in the preparation of Athabasca Potash’s Environmental Impact Study and the Pre-feasibility Study.
Spent 19 years in the finance divisions of Weyerhaeuser in several locations throughout North America.
Has held senior management positions that focused on the enhancement of financial, production and technology processes as well as SAP deployment and standardization of accounting processes at forty sites.
John Pearson M.Sc. Geo., P.Geo. Vice-President, Exploration
Over 30 years of exploration experience in the mineral industry with companies that include Teck Cominco and the predecessor to Cameco.
Significant expertise in Precambrian mineral deposits.
Richard Hogan M.Sc. Eng. Vice-President, Operations
Over 25 years of experience in the mining sector including serving as chief engineer, mine superintendent and mine manager.
Operational experience in a variety of mines throughout North America, South America and Papua New Guinea.
Technical expertise is centered on ore reserve estimation, mine design and financial modeling of mining properties.
Brent Jellicoe B.Sc., P.Geo. Director of International Exploration
Recently joined GWMG to manage the exploration program at Steenkampskraal in South Africa as well as to assess global projects of interest to GWMG.
Diverse mineral exploration including gold, diamonds, uranium and industrial minerals.
Extensive international exploration experience in Guyana, Brazil, Russia and China.
Ian Higgins Ph.D. in Materials Science, MIMMM Managing Director, Metals and Alloys
Responsible for the execution of the annual plan as well as day-to-day operations of LCM.
Highly experienced technical expert, having worked with Johnson Matthey Rare Earth Products before joining LCM in 2001.
Responsible for procurement of materials from sources in China.
Dwight Percy B. Comm Manager, Investor Relations
30 years of experience in communications and investor relations .
Extensive history in strategic planning and corporate development.
Has worked with private businesses, development agencies and publicly traded companies.
Has advised a wide array of business and development leaders in media relations.
Currently oversees all aspects of metallurgy including the development of cost effective techniques to optimize the processing of rare earth minerals for different projects.
Graduated with a B.Eng. and a M.Eng. in Physical Chemistry in Metallurgical Processes, with the special focus on rare earth mineral processing and separation, from University of Science and Technology Beijing; later with a PhD in Chemistry (specialized in Surface and Materials Electrochemistry) from Queen's University at Kingston, ON.
More than 20 years of experience in R&D and design of new metallurgical processes, project implementation, optimization and management as a Senior Engineer/Metallurgist for various companies.
A patent holder for a solvent extraction technology to recover and separate rare earth.
Karen Frisky BComm, CGA Director of Finance
Has over 17 years experience in the accounting profession.
Most recently as Controller in the industrial construction industry managing all financial functions, including government and management reporting, budgeting, human resources and financial reporting.
Worked previously in the manufacturing, government and not-for-profit industries managing all financial aspects of inter-related organizations.
Lisa PrangeM.P.Acc., C.A. Director of Internal Audit and Corporate Governance
Holds a Master of Professional Accounting from University of Saskatchewan and is a Chartered Accountant.
Responsible for GWMG's internal audit program ensuring adequacy and effectiveness of the company's risk management, control, and governance processes.
Many years of financial reporting experience with publically traded companies along with several years of audit experience with a public accounting firm.
Reid McDonald M.Sc., P.Eng. Manager, Operational Research
M.Sc. in Engineering Physics.
Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan.
Uses applied mathematics to support senior management.
