Management
Wesley (Wes) C. Hanson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Hanson was formerly Vice President Mine Development for Western Goldfields, before the recent announcement of its business combination with New Gold Inc. and he previously held the position of Vice President, Technical Services for Kinross Gold Corporation. Mr. Hanson has held several senior positions in the mining industry throughout his 25 year career, where he has been directly involved in the engineering construction and commissioning of numerous mining projects in Canada, the US, Brazil, Chile and Russia. Mr. Hanson has a Bachelor of Science, Geology from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
Gregory R. Rieveley
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Rieveley is a finance executive with 10 years experience in the mining and retail industries. Previously he held the position of Vice President, Internal Audit and Business Development of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (formerly Aber Diamond Corporation), and prior to that he was the Controller for Dundee Precious Metals a mid sized copper and gold producer.
Mr. Rieveley is a Chartered Accountant and has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.
Paul Semple
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Semple's 26 year career in the mining industry has focused on feasibility studies, project development and operations of precious and base metals deposits. Much of his time was spent with Kilborn (later SNC-Lavalin) where he was involved in all aspects of global project development from initial studies through to construction and operations. During this time, Mr. Semple held various positions including Vice President and General Manager, SNC Lavalin Engineers and Constructors. Recently, Mr. Semple was Vice President of Projects for Western Goldfields Inc, and was responsible for the feasibility study and engineering/construction required to restart the Mesquite Mine. Mr. Semple holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen's University and is a professional engineer.
Joanne C. Jobin
Vice President, Corporate Communications / Corporate Secretary
Ms. Jobin began her career in the investor relations industry with Barrick Gold in 1986, where she helped to develop its early investor relations and corporate communications programs. Ms. Jobin has worked in the natural resources sector and managed the investor relations and communications programs for a number of large publicly traded companies including J.P. Morgan & Co., Canadian Tire Corporation, HEPCOE Credit Union and she was also Director of Investor Relations for IAMGOLD Corporation. She is the co-founder of The F.I.R.M. a company focused on investor relations marketing for public companies with interests in the natural resource sectors.
Jeremy Niemi
Vice President, Geology
Mr. Niemi is a geologist with more than 13 years experience in the mining/resource industry, both at Corporate and Operational level. His work spans the gold and base metal industries throughout the Americas. He started his career with Inco Technical Services Limited in 1996 working on the Victor Deep project in the Sudbury basin. Following this he worked on mining and exploration projects throughout the world as a consultant with Datamine Canada and subsequently as an independent consultant.
Mr. Niemi was most recently, Manager, Technical Services, for Kinross Gold Corporation, in the Toronto Corporate Office. He is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, and holds a B.Sc. Honours degree in Earth Sciences from Laurentian University.
James Atkinson
Director of Exploration
Mr. Atkinson Is the Exploration Manager for Noront's Ontario projects mainly focusing on the Ring of Fire. He is a seasoned manager with extensive experience designing and supervising large exploration programs including projects in several foreign countries and in all Canadian provinces. He has been responsible for managing exploration camps with over 100 staff including regional offices for mining companies and engineering consulting companies. Mr. Atkinson has spent over 30 years in mineral exploration, mining and consulting attaining positions of Vice President of Exploration and Exploration Manager with junior and major mining companies. His experience includes working with multiple projects for large clients, including the development and raising of financing requirements in Toronto and Vancouver for companies with interests in exploration projects mainly for Platinum Group Metals in North and South America and Europe.
Prior to joining Noront Mr. Atkinson was senior Project Manager for a large Canadian consulting engineering firm. Mr. Atkinson has a B.Sc. from Brock University and a M. Sc. from the University of Toronto and is a Professional Geoscientist and Qualified Person in Ontario.
James E. Mungall
Consultant
Dr. Mungall has recently resumed his previous duties at the University of Toronto as Associate Professor. Dr. Mungall will continue to provide important strategic advice to Noront as a Consultant.
Dr. Mungall's professional experience has included consulting and research work on magmatic Ni-Cu-Co-PGE deposits, chromitite, magmatic Fe-Ti-V and IOCG and rareelement granites.
Dr. Mungall received M.Sc. and Ph.D degrees from McGill University and has worked extensively in the exploration business as a consultant since 1996. In 1999 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Economic Geology at the University of Toronto. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2005 and was named Norman Keevil Chair of Ore Genesis in 2007.
He has published extensively on the magmatic sulfide deposits of the Sudbury and Raglan camps and has edited four books or special journal issues on Ni-Cu-Co-PGE deposits.
Chief Glenn Nolan
Mr. Nolan, a Chief of the Missanabie Cree First Nation, is a strong advocate for sharing information between the mining industry and Aboriginal Communities in Canada and internationally. As Chief, Mr. Nolan attended various conferences and state functions where he presented on the Canadian Aboriginal experience in the mineral industry and most recently presented to the Brazilian legislature at a special hearing on Indigenous people and mining.
Chief Nolan is a strong advocate for sharing information between the mining industry and Aboriginal Communities in Canada and internationally. Chief Nolan attends various conferences and state functions where he presents on the Canadian Aboriginal experience in the mineral industry and recently presented to the Brazilian legislature at a special hearing on Indigenous people and mining.
Chief Nolan advises a number of exploration and mining companies on Aboriginal issues as well as providing information to Aboriginal communities on partnership development and opportunities related to resource development. He is committed to continuing the creation of greater dialogue between industry, government and Aboriginal communities through his organization Learning Together Corporation, a nationally incorporated, non-profit company with the objective of building greater awareness of Aboriginal issues for the mining industry as well as supporting the greater participation of Aboriginal people and Aboriginal communities in the mining industry.
Chief Nolan is the second Vice President of Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada where he is the co-chair of the Aboriginal Affairs committee and is also a director of a publicly traded Jr. mining company.
Chief Nolan began his career in mining in the mid seventies, prospecting throughout northern and western Canada working for a number of major mining companies before starting his own contracting company, conducting geophysical surveys, staking claims and camp management.
Besides his advocacy work, Chief Nolan was first elected as Chief of the Missanabie Cree First Nation in July 2001. Missanabie is located in northeastern Ontario. He is negotiating a land claim for the community and has been instrumental in developing a number of community-owned businesses.