Management & Directors

Zayn Kalyan

Zayn Kalyan

CEO & Director

Zayn Kalyan is an experienced investment banker and business development executive. Starting his career as a software engineer, his background in the “ground-up” development of startup technology companies serves as his foundation in finance. He has been the CEO of Infinity Stone since 2017 and has played a critical role in its evolution and focus on the battery metals space. As a partner at Altus Capital Partners, Zayn has played an instrumental role in the origination of over $50 million in financing. Zayn has served in upper management and on the boards of multiple public companies since 2014


Chris Zerga

Chris Zerga

COO & Director

Chris Zerga has been with Scorpio Gold since its inception in 2009 and was the General Manager for the Company’s Mineral Ridge and Goldwedge projects. He was also President of Scorpio Gold from August 2016 to July 2021 and remains a technical advisor to the Company. He has over 35 years of mining operations and management experience in Nevada with Freeport McMoran, Anglo Gold, Minorco, Newmont and Queenstake.


Chris Richards

Chris Richards

CFO

Mr. Richards has 20 years experience in the mining industry, holding progressively senior positions in publicly listed mining and resource companies operating in Kazakhstan, Greenland and the Americas. He is currently the CFO of Silver Bull Resources, Inc. and Arras Minerals Corp., roles held since September 2020. Prior to these, he was the VP Finance at Great Panther Mining Ltd., VP Finance at Kyzyl Gold Ltd., CFO of True North Gems, and Corporate Controller of NovaGold Resources, Inc. Mr. Richards began his career with KPMG, where he was a senior manager in their mining group. He is a CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant, British Columbia), CA, received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University and a Certificate in Mining Studies from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia.


Michael Townsend

Michael Townsend

Director

Mr. Townsend has extensive experience in corporate finance spanning over 25 years and 30 years in Capital Markets. Mr. Townsend is one of the founding partners of Altus Capital Partners, a boutique investment bank based in Vancouver, B.C. Altus has been involved in raising over $180-million in equity financings over the past five years. Mr. Townsend co-founded Hemptown, Patriot One Technologies Inc., and Body and Mind Inc., Raytec Metals Corp., and previously served as CEO of Lateegra Gold Corp. and CEO of West Hawk Development Corp.


Ian Dawson, BA, MBA

Ian Dawson, BA, MBA

Director

Ian G. Dawson BA, MBA, President Dawson Group Limited.  The Dawson Group is primarily involved in Construction (1922), Road Maintenance (1988) and Truck Sales, Service and Leasing (1991).


William M. Sheriff

William M. Sheriff

Director

Mr. Sheriff is an entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience in the minerals industry; has raised over $500 MM in the public markets and has extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Sheriff was co-founder and Chairman of Energy Metals Corp. where he was responsible for compiling the largest domestic uranium resource base in US history before the company was acquired by Uranium One Corp for $1.8 Billion in 2007. He currently serves as Chairman of Nuclear Fuels Inc. and C2C Metals Corp, both publicly-traded companies. Mr. Sheriff holds a B.Sc. degree (Geology) from Fort Lewis College, Colorado and an MSc in Mining Geology from the University of Texas-El Paso.

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