Management & Board

Orezone is led by an experienced management team, Board of Directors and Advisory Committee comprised of professional geologists, engineers and financers who have significant hands-on experience at every stage of gold exploration, development and production. They have been involved in the exploration, discovery, development and operation of more than 20 gold mines including many in West Africa. They are passionate about what they do, and are persistent, aggressive and extremely efficient in their approach.

Management

Ronald N. Little - President and Chief Executive Officer

Ron Little is a Geologist and Professional Engineer and the founder of the Corporation. He has more than twenty years of experience at senior levels, mine operations, mine development, project finance and exploration. Mr. Little has spent the last 15 years focused on African projects and was responsible for over $1.2B of transactions with the predecessor company Orezone Resources Inc.  Mr. Little has held directorships with other public and private companies and held senior operating positions in both major and junior gold producing companies.

Pascal Marquis - Vice President Exploration

Mr. Marquis graduated in geology from the University of Montreal in 1985 and earned a PhD for his study of Agnico-Eagle’s La Ronde Gold Mine in 1990. Pascal has more than 20 years of experience in mineral exploration with major and junior companies including extensive experience in Africa.

Sean Homuth - Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Homuth is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant with several years of financial accounting and public company reporting experience with Ernst & Young LLP and Nortel Networks. He has a strong background in Canadian and US financial accounting and public company reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and external audit. Mr. Homuth has been involved in over $700 million in financing and M&A transactions with the predecessor company Orezone Resources Inc., including the $350 million sale of the Essakane project to IAMGOLD in February, 2009.

Board of Directors

Orezone’s board complements the management team by providing additional expertise in exploration, mining, operations, and finance. Members of the board have lived and worked in West Africa and Burkina Faso for decades, have worked with gold mining companies, negotiated with the Burkina Faso government, and are well-connected within West Africa.

Ronald N. Little - Director

Ron Little is a Geologist and Professional Engineer and the founder of the Corporation. He has more than twenty years of experience at senior levels, mine operations, mine development, project finance and exploration. Mr. Little has spent the last 15 years focused on African projects and was responsible for over $1.2B of transactions with the predecessor company Orezone Resources Inc.  Mr. Little has held directorships with other public and private companies and held senior operating positions in both major and junior gold producing companies. 

Michael H. Halvorson - Director

Michael Halvorson has been involved in various aspects of the securities industry since 1967. Since 1980, he has been the President of Halcorp Capital Ltd., a private investment corporation. Mr. Halvorson also serves as a director of Strathmore Minerals Corporation, Esperanza Silver Corporation, Novus Energy Inc. and Pediment Exploration Ltd. Notable past directorships include Gentry Resources Ltd., Western Silver Inc., Fission Energy Corp. and Viceroy Exploration Ltd.

James Gill - Director

Dr. James Gill has been involved in the mineral resource industry for more than 40 years and has extensive experience in exploration, feasibility studies, mine finance, development and operations.   He founded Aur Resources Inc. and served as President and CEO for 26 years until its acquisition by TechCominco Ltd in August 2007 for $4.1 billion.  Dr. Gill is a graduate of McGill and Carleton Universities and holds a Ph.D. in economic geology.

Paul Carmel - Director

Paul Carmel is a professional mining engineer who graduated from McGill University.  Mr. Carmel has over 20 years of experience in the mining sector, both in industry and in capital markets. He is currently Managing Director, Head of Mining, Investment Banking for Desjardin Securities in Montreal. He was previously President and Managing Partner of MinQuest Capital Inc., the sole manager and General Partner of MinQuest Fund I L.P., a global private equity mining fund sponsored by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Prior to Minquest, he was Vice President and Director of Sentient Asset Management Canada Ltd., a global mining investment fund, Vice President and Senior Gold Analyst at UBS Securities, and a Director of Orezone Resources Inc.

Alain Krushnisky - Director

Mr. Krushnisky is a chartered accountant with 25 years of experience in financial reporting and controls, corporate finance and treasury. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of various resource-related companies including Reunion Gold Corporation, Queensland Minerals Ltd. and Maximus Ventures Ltd. and past CFO of Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation. For over 10 years, Mr. Krushnisky was a financial executive for a mid-tier gold producer, Cambior Inc. Mr. Krushnisky holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Ottawa and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.