Management & Directors
Gregory Lytle
President, Chief Executive Officer
Greg has been providing strategic advice to mineral exploration companies for over 20 years. He has served as a consultant to the Company since it completed its initial public offering in May 2020 and was appointed president and CEO in March 2025. As the managing director of Lytle & Associates, a corporate communications and advisory firm supporting private and public enterprises for more than 30 years, Greg's experience spans industries including technology, biotech, real estate, publishing, and mineral exploration. He has facilitated the raising of over $100 million in funding for clients and initiated relationships with industry leaders including American Express, GE, Intel Capital, and Morgan Stanley. Greg was also instrumental in the sale of the Valentine Lake gold project to Marathon Gold.
J. J. (Jeff) Smulders, BSc, MBA, CPA, CMA
Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary & Director
Jeff is a semi-retired professional accountant experienced in financial management, taxation, and accounting. His career spans 45 years, including several years with a large accounting firm and 10 years with a major mining company. Jeff has managed his own financial consulting business for the last 25 years, assisting and advising a wide variety of private and public companies. Jeff is a director and CFO of GoldON Resources (GLD-TSXV).
Michael Romanik
Director
Mike has over 15 years of resource exploration and public market experience with an emphasis on management, promotion, and corporate finance. He has built an impressive network of resource and investment industry contacts and has demonstrated a proven ability to utilize those relationships to advance his business objectives. Mike has been the president and CEO of GoldON Resources (GLD-TSXV) since 2009.
Guillermo Lozano-Chávez, MSc, MBA, PGeo
Director
Guillermo is a Professional Geologist with over 40 years of experience. Previously, he was vice president of exploration for First Majestic Silver responsible for all exploration in and around five operating mines. Prior to that, he was director of exploration for Silver Standard Resources managing their Mexican exploration and oversaw their Peruvian and Argentinian exploration activities from 2002 through 2012. Guillermo has also managed his own consulting firm since 1990, having worked for several major and junior companies in Central and South America. Before that, he worked for the Penoles Group as an exploration geologist and mine manager.
Glen Wallace, MBA, CPA, CGA
Regulatory Compliance
Glen has served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and a director with several development-stage public companies since the 1990s. He is a CPA with over 30 years of experience in accounting and the management and administration of publicly listed companies and was a partner in the accounting firm of Austin Chan & Wallace for six years. He has an MBA from Laurentian University and Advanced Specialty Certificates in Forensic Accounting and Securities Fraud Analysis from BCIT. Glen brings extensive skills in regulatory compliance, finance, and administration to the Company.