Directors
Lisa Hodge, BA, B Ed.
CEO & Director
Lisa Hodge of Mount Pearl, NL holds B.A. and B.Ed. degrees from Memorial University of St. John’s and for the past 18 years has for a group of private and public companies in the area of accounting, she has held positions of accountant, Corporate Secretary, Treasurer and CFO, and brings with her a vast knowledge of company regulatory requirements, especially in the areas of corporate governance and financial reporting.
Victor A. French. P.Geo.
President, COO & Director
Victor French of Bay Roberts, NL holds and B.Sc. and M.Sc., degrees Geology. is a Registered professional Geo-scientist and a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada. During a 40-year career, he has worked in the mining industry as a senior manager with the Advocate Mines open pit operations in Baie Verte and as an exploration consultant the Industry. In addition, Mr. French is the VP and COO of Puddle pond Resources Inc.
George Gale. PhD
Director
George Gale of Winnipeg, MB holds a BA(Ed) and B.Sc. (H) and a M.SC as an INCO Fellow. In 1968, he attended Durham University as a Rothmere Fellow studying the Rambler Copper-Zinc deposits and earning a PhD in geology. He participated in the 2007 discovery of a high-grade copper deposit in the Flin Flon area of Manitoba. Dr. Gale has published extensively on the exploration techniques and geochemistry of mineral deposits.
Derek Wong, P. Eng.
Director
Derek Wong, P Eng. of Fort McMurray, AB is a Professional Engineer registered with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta and since 2005 has held senior positions responsible for the planning and development of large capital projects for a large Canadian oil sands producer in Alberta. A native of Abbotsford B.C. he holds a Bachelor of Applied Science— Chemical Engineering degree from the University of British Columbia.
Rex Simmonds
Director
Mr. Rex Simmonds formerly of St. Anthony, NL and now residing in St. John’s is a highly successful entrepreneur in the Newfoundland & Labrador Fishing Industry. Throughout his career Mr. Simmonds has been a leader in advancing fishing techniques and identifying new opportunities for processing and freezing fish products at sea. In 1998 he received the Innovator of the Year award in the fishing industry and was the first fisherman in Canada to hold a processing at sea license for an Inshore Vessel. From 2003 – 2007 he served as a member of the Marine Institute, Industry Advisory Board.
Mr. Simmonds has participated in the Newfoundland and Labrador fishing industry for over 35 years and is the owner of RS Marine Ltd. and Real-Time Ocean Data Services Ltd. principally involved with the harvesting of different fish species from the southern Grand Banks to the Davis Strait which he supplies to local and worldwide markets.