The Burin Team

Tom Panoulias is a capital markets professional. He previously held senior management positions with Echelon Capital Markets, Fraser Mackenzie Limited, and Dundee Capital Markets. Prior to his capital markets experience, Tom held senior corporate development roles at Kinross Gold Company and TVX Gold Inc. He obtained a B.Comm degree from the University of Toronto, and is a member of the Canadian Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts.

Stephen Sulis graduated with distinction from Capilano University, North Vancouver, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration as well as an advanced diploma in international business studies. He is currently working as Chief Financial Officer with a number of companies listed on both the TSX Venture Exchange and Canadian Securities Exchange, predominately focused on the resources sector, both in Canada and around the globe. His professional experience includes exploration and mining companies, implementation of accounting software, various equity financings and implementation of internal control policies.

Daniel James has over 20 years of mineral exploration experience across Africa, Europe, and North America. Formerly, Daniel held the position of President with Medgold Resources Corp. taking the company public and leading teams to the discovery of the Tlamino deposit in Serbia. Daniel is a founder of Wellhead management Ltd. and is a co-founder of the Company. He is a fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists and holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Geology from Portsmouth University.

Perry Ing has 25 years experience in the Canadian mining industry. Over the past 15 years, he has held positions as Chief Financial Officer of Mountain Province Diamonds, Kirkland Lake Gold and McEwen Mining. Prior to that he worked at Barrick Gold and Goldcorp and started his career in the mining practice at PwC. Perry obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada, Certified Professional Accountant in the United States and is also a CFA Charterholder.

Douwe van Hees is co-founder and fund manager  of Plethora Private Equity which focuses on investing in early stage “grassroots” natural resource projects over the globe. The fund aims to advance these projects from the conceptual to the drill ready stage. He started his career as a private investor in junior mining companies and he worked for a junior exploration company in Canada.