Victor Feng
Interim CEO & Director
Victor is an experienced investor relations and corporate development manager. His experience includes roles at Silvercorp Metals, New Pacific Metals, and Tincorp Metals. He holds a B.Sc. in Marketing from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University.
Lorne Waldman
Chairman of the Board
Lorne is a corporate lawyer and senior executive with over 20 years of experience working for NYSE and TSX-listed reporting issuers in both the mining and electronics industry. He has extensive experience in a wide range of areas, including corporate, securities, investor relations, corporate communications, and First Nations matters.
Tee Tan
CFO
Tee Tan is a professional accountant with over 10 years of experience in financial reporting, risk management, and regulatory compliance. He previously worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a Senior Manager in the audit practice. In that role, he advised numerous public companies on complex financial transactions, financial reporting, and governance matters. Tee holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Alberta and is a Certified Public Accountant (Washington State).
Dr. Rui Feng
Technical Advisor
Dr. Rui Feng is successful entrepreneur, explorer, and mine builder with over 30 years of global mining industry experience. His passion for discovery has led him to explore and acquire mineral opportunities worldwide. He was integral in discovering Jinshan Gold's CSH Gold Mine in China in 2002, which was acquired by China Gold International. Dr. Feng founded Silvercorp in 2003 by acquiring early-stage properties in China. He is currently the CEO and Chairman of Silvercorp. He is also the founder and CEO New Pacific Metals, which is an advanced-stage silver explorer in Bolivia. Dr. Feng obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Geology in China, his Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada in 1992, and received a post-doctoral fellowship from the National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada in 1992.
Bhakti Pavani
Director
Bhakti is an equity research analyst primarily focused on the precious metals sector with 10+ years of experience with several investment banks. She received her MBA degree from California State University - Fullerton and completed her CFA charter.
Alex Zhang
Director
Mr. Zhang is a professional geoscientist registered with the Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) and is in good standing. He has more than 30 years of experience in mineral exploration and has worked with Eldorado Gold, Afcan Mining, Sino Gold, Silvercorp, and New Pacific Metals. He supervised the exploration activities of multiple major gold projects and silver-lead-zinc polymetallic projects in China, Canada, and Bolivia at various stages from exploration through development to production with roles of senior exploration geologist, senior resource geologist, exploration manager, chief geologist, and vice president of exploration. Alex brings a full range of technical and managerial skills related to mineral exploration and mining projects. He received his Master’s Degree of Engineering in mineral exploration from China University of Mining and Technology and received his Master’s Degree of Science in mineral exploration from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.
Jonathan Hoyles
Corporate Secretary
In addition to his role at Tincorp, Jon serves as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Silvercorp Metals Inc. and New Pacific Metals Corp. With over 16 years of legal experience, he acts as a trusted advisor to Tincorp's executive team and board on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, regulatory compliance, and governance. He takes a practical, business-minded approach to legal practice, with a focus on driving growth through strategic transactions. Jon began his career at two of Canada's leading national law firms and has since held executive legal roles at multiple publicly listed companies. He holds a JD from the University of New Brunswick and an MBA from Queen's University, and is a member of the Law Societies of British Columbia and Alberta.
Lon Shaver
Director
Lon Shaver has over 25 years of capital markets and corporate finance experience, mainly focused on the mining sector. He is currently the President of Silvercorp Metals and a Director of Omai Gold Mines. He has held investment banking roles with Raymond James and Merrill Lynch, assisting corporate issuers with numerous financing and M&A transactions. He began his career in equity research with an institutional sell-side firm and his previous corporate experience includes CFO roles with a publicly-listed mining company and a private technology company. Most recently, he acted as a consultant and advisor, providing corporate development and capital markets support to a number of companies in the resource sector. He has a B.Comm. degree, with a major in finance, and is a CFA charterholder.