Board of Directors

Corporate

Terry Krepiakevich FCPA, FCA, ICD.D

Chair of the Board
Chair of Audit Committee

Terry Krepiakevich, was the Interim CEO of the Kaizen's predecessor, Concordia Resource Corp. from March 2013 until the Plan of Arrangement that created Kaizen in December 2013. Mr. Krepiakevich was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of SouthGobi Resources Ltd., a TSX and Hong Kong publicly-listed mining company. Previously, Mr. Krepiakevich was Chief Financial Officer for Extreme CCTV Inc., a publicly traded company on the TSX involved in manufacturing high tech surveillance equipment, and Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Maynards Industries Ltd., a private firm specializing in retailing, auctioneering, liquidating, and mergers and acquisition services. Prior to his position with Maynards, Mr. Krepiakevich was a senior officer in a number of private and public issuers. He is a Canadian qualified Chartered Professional Accountant(FCPA, FCA) and was employed with the international accounting firm Peat Marwick Thorne (KPMG), where he worked with a number of companies in mining and related industries. In addition to acting as Chairman of the Kaizen's Audit Committee, Mr Krepiakevich is also lead independent director.

David Boehm

Chair of the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee

David Boehm, a chartered accountant, is an investor and advisor to companies regarding the Asian and North American capital markets. He has been the Chairman of Wolmar Investments Ltd., a private investment company, since November 2001. Mr. Boehm previously was a senior partner of Grant Thornton in Hong Kong, and a director of Ivanhoe Capital Pte Ltd., a private company based in Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Quentin Markin

Director

Mr. Markin is a seasoned mining lawyer with 24 years of experience, all with the Canadian firm Stikeman Elliott LLP, where he had been a partner since 2008. Mr. Markin is currently serving as the Executive Vice President, Business Development and Strategy Execution at Ivanhoe Electric Inc. Over his career, he has lived and practiced in the world's mining centers — Sydney, London, Vancouver and Toronto. Mr. Markin's practice focused on M&A, project development and financing matters for mining companies globally and has been recognized by international legal consultancy Chambers for 11 years as a mining law expert. Mr. Markin has acted for various Ivanhoe Group companies, senior producers, junior exploration companies, and investment banks. His notable transactions outside of the Ivanhoe Group include the 2007 C$1.2 billion initial public offering of Franco-Nevada and the 2015 acquisition by OceanaGold of Romarco Minerals and its Haile Gold Mine located in South Carolina for around C$856 million. Mr. Markin received his Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Ottawa, Canada, and holds an M.A. in International Relations from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Ottawa, Canada.

Jay Chmelauskas

Director

Jay Chmelauskas has 25 years of international experience in project financing, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and mining project development. As a seasoned senior executive, Mr. Chmelauskas is serving as the President and CEO of Camino Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Chmelauskas was the CEO of Western Lithium (now Lithium Americas Corp.) He has a Geological Engineering Degree from the University of British Columbia, and an MBA from Queens University.

Ricardo Labó

Director

Ricardo Labó is a mineral economist with over 20 years of industry experience in Peru, Latin America, and Africa. Mr. Labó has extensive experience and knowledge about the Peruvian mining industry from both the public and private sectors. Mr. Labó has held several high-level positions in the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru, including Vice Minister of Mines, Advisor to the Minister of Energy and Mines as well as Director of Mining Promotion and Development.

Blake Steele

Director

Blake Steele is an experienced metals and mining industry executive with extensive knowledge across public companies and capital markets. Mr. Steele is currently President and CEO of Azarga Uranium Corp., also serves as a non-executive director of Gold Mountain Mining Corp. and Azarga Metals Corp. Mr. Steele is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator in Canada.
 
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