J. François Lalonde
Chairman
Mr. Lalonde holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Concordia University in Montreal and has been a member of the Order of Engineers of Quebec from 1984 to 2014. He is an independent consulting civil engineer and has worked for and consulted to multinational engineering and construction companies such as SNC-Lavalin (Canadian company based in Montreal) and Bouygues Travaux Publics (French firm based in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines). Mr. Lalonde has also participated in international business development for the Quebec firm Pomerleau Construction. He has in-depth knowledge of markets and business acquaintances in Canada, United States, Middle East and Africa, where he most notably participated in large-scale energy, motorway and other infrastructure development and mining projects.
Mr. Lalonde is also a director of Stellar AfricaGold Inc. (TSXV: SPX) and Granite Creek Copper (TSXV: GCX). He was formerly a director of Algold Resources LTD. (TSXV: ALG)