Electric Metals (USA) Limited has assembled a high calibre Board and leadership team with experience and expertise in exploration, mineral processing, mine development, operations and business development.

Mr. Oliver Lennox-King

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr. Lennox-King has a long and distinguished career in the mineral resource industry and has a wide range of experience in financing and research. Most recently, Mr. Lennox-King was the Chairman of Roxgold Inc from 2012 until its acquisition by Fortuna Silver Mines Inc in July 2021. In addition to Roxgold, other Chairmanships included Pangea Goldfields, Aurora Uranium and Fronteer Gold, the latter until acquired by Newmont Mining Corp.


Mr. Brian C Savage

CEO, Director

Mr. Savage is an entrepreneurial business executive with a long history of identifying, building, growing, and transforming mining and metals businesses throughout the world. His expertise extends across commodity and capital markets, organizational development, and strategic growth initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. Mr. Savage has founded and co-founded several businesses focused on developing and advancing mining operations in challenging jurisdictions, including Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). His recent experience in the DRC has allowed him to develop a profound understanding of the manganese markets including the production of high-value, high-purity manganese products for the electric vehicle and enery storage markets. Mr. Savage earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines.


Dr. Henry J Sandri PhD MA BS

Director

Dr. Sandri is a senior mining executive with a successful history of exploration, project development, construction management and operations on six continents. He is a former senior officer for base, precious and battery metals and industrial minerals companies, and a former director of private and public corporations on Canadian, United States and United Kingdom exchanges. Dr. Sandri was previously President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TSX-listed Duluth Metals Limited, a US-based base metals company, and took the company's value from less than US$1 million to over US$350 million in fewer than four years. A former officer at Inco Limited and senior consultant at Behre Dolbear, Dr. Sandri obtained a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, a Masters in Applied Economics from The American University, and a PhD in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines.


Mr. John Kutkevicius BCom LLB LLM

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Kutkevicius is a lawyer with over 30 years of experience, currently practicing with the Toronto law firm of Wildeboer Dellelce LLP in the area of income tax law. Mr. Kutkevicius has a considerable amount of experience on boards of public companies. From April 2013 until June 2019 Mr. Kutkevicius served as a director of Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV:BGM) and has previously served as director and Chair of the audit committee of Chariot Resources Limited (TSX:CHD) between December 2004 and June 2010, and as director and member of the audit committee of Changfeng Energy Inc. (TSXV:CFY) between June of 2012 and June of 2015. Mr. Kutkevicius holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Masters of Law degree (in taxation) from York University.


Ms. Megan McElwain BA (Communications)

Non-Executive Director

Megan McElwain is and has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of the KWG Resources Inc. since January 1, 2022. Ms. McElwain earned her B.A. in Communications at Ryerson University in 2000. Throughout her career Megan produced content for Fox Television in Los Angeles, A&E Television Networks in New York and then Alliance Atlantis, CTV News, Discovery Channel, BBC, National Geographic and Global News from Toronto. In 2008, Megan founded McElwain & Company, a marketing firm in downtown Toronto that quickly distinguished itself as the go-to agency for brands from GreatWest Life, MNP, Price Waterhouse Coopers, PCL, Nestle Canada and GAP Inc. In 2018, Megan joined the Fraser Institute, an independent public policy research and education organization, as Director of Development. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce offered Megan the Vice President and General Manager position in 2020.


Mr. Steve Durbin

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Durbin is the Managing Partner of Quail Bend LLC, a private equity firm he founded in 2010 that is focused primarily on investing in small cap companies in the mining and financial technology sectors. In 2017, he co-founded BRYT, a money remittance provider, and remains the company’s CEO.  Mr. Durbin has been a director of SaveDaily Holdings Corp since 2012 and retains a controlling interest in the company.  He has also been a director of ISLV Partners LLC since 2012.  Prior to founding Quail Bend, Mr. Durbin acted as Senior Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking at The Watley Group, a boutique financial services firm that provides a variety of financial, operating and advisory services for companies in or near Chapter 11.  Prior to the Watley Group, Mr. Durbin was a Principal at Red Mountain Capital Partners, a small cap activist hedge fund.  Prior to that, Mr. Durbin was an Associate at Oak Hill Capital Partners where he focused on investments in the business and financial services sectors.  Mr. Durbin began his career as an investment banker in JP Morgan’s financial sponsor group.  He graduated from Harvard with an A.B. in Economics.


Ms. Natasha Tsai CPA CA

Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Tsai is a Chartered Professional Accountant with Malaspina Consultants Inc. Previously, she was a senior accountant with Grant Thornton LLP. She has acted as Chief Financial Officer and/or controller for a number of listed companies and has corporate finance and listed- company experience in an array of sectors.