Greg Smith

Greg Smith has over 19 years of executive experience in the mining sector. Since the inception of Solaris in mid-2018, Mr. Smith has been a director of Company and was the former CEO upon until November 2019. Mr. Smith is currently the President and director of Equinox Gold, a mid-tier gold producer. Prior to this, Mr. Smith was President of Trek Mining until it merged to form Equinox Gold in December 2017, and was the CEO of JDL Gold until it merged with Luna Gold in March 2017 to form Trek Mining. Prior to his role with JDL Gold, Mr. Smith held the roles of CEO and founder of Anthem United, President and CEO of Esperanza Resources prior to its sale to Alamos Gold, and CFO of Minefinders Corporation prior to its sale to Pan American Silver. Previously, Mr. Smith has held management positions at both Goldcorp and the mining division of KPMG LLP, and he also acted as a director of Premier Royalty prior to its sale to Sandstorm Gold. Mr. Smith is also a director and the Audit Committee Chair of both Chesapeake Gold and Royalty North Partners. Mr. Smith is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant and was the recipient of the 2013 CA Early Achievement Award and the 2014 Business in Vancouver Top 40 under 40.