Here is some background on the people running this show:
James Dade Fawcett,
President and Director
Mr. Dade Fawcett is a successful entrepreneur with eight years of experience in developing private-sector infrastructure and resource projects in the People's Republic of China, ranging between US$30 and 50 million in value. He possesses a strong administrative and project development background, having been the founder of several Hong Kong-based infrastructure and resource companies.
H. Frank Foster, B.Sc., MBA,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Mr. Foster has had an extensive career in the resource and financial industries. As a member of founding management, he was Executive Vice President and CFO of Orenda Forest Products, a successful TSE-listed forest products company. Mr. Foster oversaw the development of the company's $550 million pulp and paper mill project to the stage of construction readiness. His experience also includes the mining industry, working with one of Canada's largest consulting engineering firms, and corporate banking, working with one of Canada's major banks.
Mario Carmine Aiello,
Vice President, Business Development Director
Mr. Mario Carmine Aiello has more than 15 years of experience as an advisor and consultant in the corporate and financial markets. In a consulting capacity, he has successfully developed financial and administrative programs for clients in a variety of market segments ranging from high-tech to natural resources. These include clients currently operating in China. He has been directly responsible for financing many of these companies and for securing share listing status for more than 30 of them, both on Canadian and US exchanges. He is currently President and Director of MCA Equities Ltd.
Robert Hoegler,
Director
Mr. Hoegler is an investment consultant advising both public and private companies on investment structures and investor relations strategies for the past 15 years. His clients range from high-tech to resource-based companies, including a company currently operating in China. Mr. Hoegler is currently a Director of MCA Equities Ltd., a consulting company providing advice to public companies in both Canada and the US, and Alexa Ventures, a successful Canadian manufacturing company.
Robert Tyson,
Vice President, Corporate Communications, and Director
Mr. Tyson is an experienced administrator specializing in the development of start-up and emerging public companies. Over the past 11 years, he has been both a senior manager and consultant with emerging companies in the high-tech and manufacturing sectors. He brings considerable administrative, financial and corporate communications experience. Mr. Tyson will lend his practical experience in negotiating and implementing Sino-Foreign Joint Venture and offshore manufacturing and marketing contracts to the Company. Mr. Tyson is also a Director of a Canadian-based manufacturing company and a US-based marketing and distribution firm.
Edwin C. Dorffi,
Engineering Advisor
Mr. Dorffi has a technical background in Applied Science and Engineering and has been active in the field of Project Development for the past 20 years, with particular emphasis on Business Development in the People's Republic of China over the past six years. Mr. Dorffi has been a business and technical advisor to various companies and has held executive positions in both public and private sector enterprise.
Yihong Zhan, M.Sc.,
Technical Advisor
Ms. Zhan is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mining and Mineral Process Engineering at the University of British Columbia. Ms. Zhan's previous experience includes working as a chemical engineer with Xiamen Photographic Materials Ltd. and as a project research engineer with the Saskatchewan Potash Corporation, and Canmet Canada. She has also worked with Cominco Ltd. and as a consultant to a number of mining interests in China. |
