Marco Gagnon

Mr. Gagnon, a graduate in geology from Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, has over 25 years of experience as professional geologist, mining officer and director in exploration and in mine operation in Eastern Canada; half of which has been with precious and base metals producers such as Barrick Gold Inc. and Inmet Mining Corp. During his career, he discovered and/or outlined 4Moz of gold with Adventure Gold Inc., Inmet Mining Corp. and Vior Inc. As President and CEO, he successfully started Adventure Gold Inc. in 2007 and Focus Metals Inc. in 2010. He has raised approximately $25M in financing for public companies since 2004. He is currently a Board Member of Arianne Phosphate Inc. and a former president of the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association.