Corporate

Mr. Ruggieri is a financial professional with over a decade of experience in the capital markets dealing with both retail and institutional clients at Haywood Securities. He is a CFA Charterholder and has been involved in the formation and financing of multiple public companies, including Kenorland Minerals Ltd., where he served as a founding Director. 

Mr. Aboukan was an Exploration Manager, Africa for Newmont Mining for 15 years.  He oversaw all greenfields exploration activities in Africa with large exploration programs operating in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Guinea, Morocco, Ethiopia, and DRC (JV with Loncor Minerals). Désiré was also involved in exploration management in the Guiana Shield in French Guiana and Haiti with Newmont.  Before Newmont, Désiré worked with Cluff Mining and BHP in West Africa and was involved with the Yaoure/Angovia and Tongon discoveries.

Mr. Kong brings more than 10 years of extensive experience in controllership and financial reporting for public companies in the oil and gas and junior exploration sectors listed in Canada and United States. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University, and he is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA, CA).

Mr. Richer was an early team member of Bema Gold (NYSE & TSX: BGO) and founder of B2Gold (NYSE: BTG, TSX: BTO). He served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for both companies and currently consults for the legal affairs, corporate strategy, and corporate governance of B2Gold. He has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Victoria.

Mr. Flood is an experienced geologist who has managed mineral exploration in countries around the world including Mongolia, China, Dem. Rep. Congo, Peru, Argentina, Canada, and the U.S., over the past 15 years. Mr. Flood co-founded Kenorland Minerals Ltd. in 2016. Prior to co-founding Kenorland, Mr. Flood spent numerous years within the Ivanhoe Group, undertaking project generation and business development along with evaluating early to advanced stage M&A opportunities in the mining sector.

Mr. MacDonald is an exploration geologist who has spent the majority of his career with Newmont Corporation managing grassroots exploration projects in North America, West Africa, and East Africa. He has extensive knowledge of exploration and targeting techniques related to orogenic gold and VMS deposits in Precambrian terranes. Francis co-founded Kenorland Minerals Ltd. and is currently the CEO and Director of Li-FT Power Ltd.