Mr. Awde is a co-founder, director and past Chief Executive and President of Gold Standard Ventures. As CEO/President, from July 2010 through November 2020, Mr. Awde oversaw all corporate development, asset acquisition, joint ventures and the procurement of capital for the development of the Company’s assets. Continuing as a Director, Mr. Awde will assist in-coming management with Gold Standard’s current development path and potential future production decision. Mr. Awde spent the last 12 years financing junior resource companies, focusing on institutional accounts, and has raised over $400 million for public and private companies in the resource sector. Mr. Awde holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Finance) from Acadia University in Nova Scotia (1999) and is a former sales and trading professional at a Canadian broker dealer.