Wes Adams
CEO, Director
A third generation mining executive, Mr. Adams has spent his career working exclusively in the precious metals mining and energy industries in both operational and management roles. He started his career in Guyana, in operations management for a privately-owned gold exploration company that discovered and developed the eleven-million-ounce Toroparu Deposit. After a successful reverse take-over, he joined Sandspring Resources (now Gold X Mining) and assisted in raising nearly $100 million of public equity capital for the company. In 2014, he moved to the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and founded and operated an oil and gas services company called Energy Fuels Environmental, which he sold to a major midstream energy company in 2017.
Robert Doyle
CFO
Mr. Doyle has over 40 years of experience in the strategy of emerging companies, operations, finance, and mergers and acquisitions in the US and Canada. He has successfully completed more than $1.0B in mergers, acquisitions representing both buyers and sellers. Mr. Doyle is the President of a K-7 education software company, has served on the board of Providence Health Care, and is currently the president of a hearing research charity. Mr. Doyle graduated with a bio-psychology degree from the University of B.C., before becoming a Chartered Accountant in 1983.
William Van Horne
Corporate Secretary
Mr. Van Horne is a member of the Law Societies of Alberta and Ontario with 17 years of experience in corporate governance, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and securities regulation. He is currently a member of the Alberta and National Advisory Committees of the TSX Venture Exchange and acts as a director or officer of several private and public companies.
Michael Page
Chief Geologist
With nearly 50 years of experience in the mining and exploration industry, Mr. Page brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Visionary Metals team. Mr. Page is a recognized nickel geologist and has been active throughout the world. He served as Director of Exploration at Norilsk Nickel, one of the world's largest nickel and palladium producers, where he was responsible for exploration, development, mining geology, and reserve estimation. He was Vice President Exploration for Ivanhoe Mines group companies in China and Southern Africa, spearheaded worldwide nickel exploration for BHP and Gold Fields and has held senior positions with several other successful companies, including Western Mining Corporation (WMC). He is a Qualified Person under Australian JORC and National Instrument 43-101 – *Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects* of the Canadian Securities Administrators.