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CFO Moves Canada – week ending January 10, 2020

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

Valeura Energy Inc. Stuart Olson Inc. Waverley Pharma Inc.
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. Mkango Resources Ltd. HIT Technologies Inc.
Media Central Corporation Inc.

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Valeura Energy Inc. [CALGARY] (TSX: VLE) announced the appointment of Heather Campbell as Chief Financial Officer. Campbell replaces outgoing CFO, Steve Bjornson. Campbell has been Controller of Valeura Energy since June 2017. Before joining Valeura, Campbell was Controller and then Treasurer of Gran Tierra Energy Inc. from 2005 to 2016. Prior to Gran Tierra, Campbell held various finance positions in international and corporate divisions at Encana Corporation and Alberta Energy Company.

Stuart Olson Inc. [CALGARY] (TSX: SOX) announced that Bharat Mahajan assumed the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mahajan replaces Dean Beacon who has held the position of interim Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mahajan held the role of Chief Financial Officer at Daseke, Inc.

Waverley Pharma Inc. [WINNIPEG] (TSX-V: WAVE) announced the resignation of Pieter de Visser as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a member of the board of directors. Haaris Uddin has been appointed to the position of CFO and that the board of directors. Uddin has been the Senior Financial Analyst at Waverley Pharma since August 2019.  Previously, he worked at Ernst & Young as a senior accountant in assurance services.

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. [VANCOUVER] (TSX/NYSE American: ASM) announced the appointment of Nathan Harte as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Harte joined Avino in September 2016 as a Senior Accountant and was first promoted to the position of Assistant Corporate Controller, and subsequently promoted to Corporate Controller in June 2018.  Prior to joining the Avino team, Nathan worked with Deloitte LLP. Harte assumed the role of Interim CFO in November 2018.

Mkango Resources Ltd. [LONDON and VANCOUVER] (AIM/TSX-V: MKA) announced the appointment of Tim Slater as Interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company. Slater replaces Sandra Evans, who has served as CFO since January 2010.  Slater is currently Managing Director of Harmer Slater which provides CFO, accounting and regulatory compliance to AIM- and Toronto Stock Exchange- listed companies.

HIT Technologies Inc. [VANCOUVER] (TSX-V: HIT) announced the addition of Alexander McAulay to its board of directors and as the Company’s new CFO. McAulay is an experienced public company CFO. McAulay founded the successful Naked Brand Group Inc. and led the company as its COO and CFO. McAulay is the owner of a licensed accounting practice, ACM Management Inc. Michael Liggett will be stepping down as HIT’s current CFO and member of the board, having served on HIT’s Board of Directors since 2015. Said Mr. Bergreen, “On behalf of the Company and myself, we would like to thank Michael for his work with us these last five years and wish him the best in his future endeavours.

Media Central Corporation Inc. [Toronto] (CSE: FLYY) announced the appointment of Rodney Davis to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Between 1995 and 1999 he was Vice President and Corporate Controller of Southam Inc. Davis previously served as Partner, Director of Corporate Finance for Ernst & Young in the Caribbean and has held senior finance and management positions with MDC Corporation (Canada); Cable and Wireless (Barbados & Jamaica); Cool Group of Companies (Jamaica); and DJI Holdings (UK). Davis replaces Stephen Gledhill.

CFO Moves Canada – week ending January 3, 2020

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

Zenabis Global Inc. Stratabound Minerals Corp. FSD Pharma Inc.

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Zenabis Global Inc. [VANCOUVER] (TSX: ZENA) announced the appointment of Eric Rasmussen as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), replacing Mike Smyth, who is retiring. More recently, Rasmussen has been a strategic consultant for Canadian large- and mid-size clients, advising on corporate strategic and financial planning, post-merger integration and business process optimization.

Stratabound Minerals Corp. [TORONTO] (TSX-V: SB) announced that Christina Wu has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Wu brings ten plus years of experience in the financial services sector with her most recent role as Senior Financial Analyst with Marelli Support Services Inc.  Wu has held increasingly responsible positions with RSM, Canada LLP; Enterprise Business Group, Collins Barrow and Henderson Partners LLP.

FSD Pharma Inc. [TORONTO] (CSE: HUGE, OTCQB: FSDDF) announced the appointment of Donal Carroll as Chief Financial Officer. Carroll was previously with Danaher, Alberto Culver and Cardinal Meats. Carroll has been a Director of Bird River Resources Inc., since September 15, 2017. He also serves on the Board of Directors of World-Class Extractions, where he is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

CFO Moves Canada – week ending December 20, 2019

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

Hudson’s Bay Company Birks Group Inc. Toromont Industries Ltd.
Stelco Holdings Inc. Fairstone Financial Inc. Slate Retail REIT
Slate Office REIT Stella-Jones Inc. Nutritional High International Inc.
Euro Manganese Inc. Trigon Metals Inc. AEX Gold Inc.
AJN Resources Inc. OjO Electric Corp.

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Hudson’s Bay Company [TORONTO] (TSX: HBC) announced that their Chief Financial Officer, Ed Record, returned from medical leave and resumed his duties. With his return, Becky Roof, a Managing Director with AlixPartners LLC, stepped down as Interim CFO.

Birks Group Inc. [MONTREAL] (NYSE American: BGI) announced that Pasquale (Pat) Di Lillo, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the Company on January 17, 2020 to pursue personal interests. Birks Group announced that Katia Fontana will be joining the Company as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, on January 13, 2020. Fontana was recently Chief Financial Officer at Avenir Global. Prior thereto, she was with Groupe Dynamite Inc., an apparel retailer, from 2004 to 2018 in various positions, including Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance and Administration and Director, Finance and prior thereto she was at Deloitte, from 1993 to 2004.

Toromont Industries Ltd. [TORONTO] (TSX: TIH) announced the appointment of Michael McMillan as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 1, 2020. This appointment follows the announcement of the pending retirement of Paul R. Jewer, Toromont’s current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, McMillan served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Parkland Fuel Corporation.

Stelco Holdings Inc. [HAMILTON, ON] (TSX: STLC) announced that Don Newman, Chief Financial Officer, has advised the Company that effective January 5, 2020, he will resign from the organization for personal family reasons. Roy Collins, Vice-President, Internal Audit, will be assuming the role of interim CFO.  Collins joined the Stelco Inc. Accounting Department in 1988 and has served in a variety of capacities including General Manager, Internal Audit & Financial Compliance and Corporate Controller.

Fairstone Financial Inc. [MONTREAL] announced that Shiraz Ahmed has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Ahmed was previously interim CFO and brings over 15 years of industry experience with close to five years spent at Fairstone and its predecessors.

Slate Retail REIT [TORONTO] (TSX: SRT.U, SRT.UN) announced the appointment of Andrew Agatep as the REIT’s Chief Financial Officer. Agatep joined Slate Retail REIT in 2015 and most recently served as a Vice President and Controller of the REIT. Prior to joining Slate Asset Management, Agatep worked at BHP Billiton in Melbourne, Australia and at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Agatep replaces Robert Armstrong, who will continue as a member of the senior leadership team of Slate Asset Management.

Slate Office REIT [TORONTO] (TSX: SOT.UN) announced the appointment of Michael Sheehan as the REIT’s Chief Financial Officer. Sheehan most recently served as a Director and Controller of the REIT. Prior to joining Slate Asset Management, Michael worked at Ernst & Young LLP. Sheehan replaces Robert Armstrong, who will continue as a member of the senior leadership team of Slate Asset Management.

Stella-Jones Inc. [MONTREAL] (TSX: SJ) announced the appointment of Silvana Travaglini as Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 13, 2020. Travaglini most recently served as the Treasurer and Vice-president, Investor Relations (2017-2019) and Vice-President and Chief Accounting Officer (2011-2017) of Resolute Forest Products Inc. Her earlier experience included roles as Vice-President and Corporate Controller at Société Générale de Financement du Québec, Manager of Group Accounting at Canadian Pacific Limited and Senior Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Nutritional High International Inc. [TORONTO] (CSE: EAT, OTCQB: SPLIF) announced the appointment of Robert Wilson as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. Throughout his career, Wilson has held senior positions in investment banking and private equity including BMO Nesbitt Burns, Mackie Research Capital, Yorkton Securities, Working Ventures Canada Fund and Temperance Capital Income Fund.

Euro Manganese Inc. [VANCOUVER] (TSX-V/ASX: EMN) announced the appointment of Martina Blahova as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2020. In keeping with the Company’s long-standing succession plan, Blahova will replace Pierre Massé, who will be retiring on December 31, 2019.  Blahova joined Euro Manganese in September of 2018 as Corporate Controller. Prior to that date, she was Manager of Financial Reporting at SSR Mining Inc. She also worked in accounting consultancy and was Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for the Czech subsidiary of Rheinmetall Group AG.

Trigon Metals Inc. [TORONTO] (TSX-V: TM) announced that it has appointed Deborah Battiston as Chief Financial Officer. Battiston has over 25 years experience in financial management, including public companies, mergers and acquisitions, tax, and financing. Battiston replaces Stephen Woodhead, the former Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

AEX Gold Inc. [TORONTO] (TSX-V: AEX) announced that George Fowlie has been appointed as the new CFO of AEX. He has been a director of AEX since its founding in 2017. Fowlie has a 40-year career in banking and finance, including 10 years as an Investment Banker with First Marathon Securities and four years as a partner at Edgestone Capital Partners. From there, he joined Westwind Partners Inc. as Head of Investment Banking. George and his partners ultimately sold Westwind to Thomas Weisel Partners in early 2008. He subsequently set up his own consulting company to manage private company investments and advise other companies through capital raising and M&A mandates.

AJN Resources Inc. [Vancouver] (CSE: AJN) announced that it has appointed Mark Gasson as the Chief Financial Officer. Gasson is a geologist with 33 years of experience and has been active in South Africa, Tanzania and the DRC since 1986 in gold and base metals exploration and resource development. Gasson served on the Boards of Tiger Resources, Erongo Energy and Alphamin Resources and as Exploration Manager of a number of Junior Exploration Companies.

OjO Electric Corp. [OXNARD, CA and VANCOUVER] (TSX-V: OJO; OTC: AZNVF) announced that Darren Cross is no longer associated with the Company and that Max Smith is acting in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer of the Company in the interim.

CFO Moves Canada – week ending December 13, 2019

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

D-BOX Technologies Inc. Telesat Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc. Hemostemix Inc. Cyntar Ventures Inc.
Ivrnet Honey Badger Exploration Inc. Bird River Resources Inc.
Sable Resources Ltd Geyser Brands Inc.

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David Montpetit

D-BOX Technologies Inc. [MONTREAL] (TSX: DBO) announced the appointment of David Montpetit as Chief Financial Officer, starting January 13, 2020. Prior to joining D-BOX, Montpetit was Finance Vice President for BONLOOK Inc. Previously, Montpetit held the position of CFO and CIO at JE Mondou. In 2002, Montpetit was General Manager and Finance Director at Sysco Corporation.

Telesat [OTTAWA] announced that Andrew Browne has been appointed the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Browne was most recently the CFO of SES, a position he held since February 12, 2018. Prior to that, he was CFO of O3b Networks. Prior to joining O3b, Mr. Browne was CFO and member of the management board at SES from 2010. He served as CFO of New Skies Satellites between 1998 and 2008. Browne was CFO and Deputy CEO of Intelsat between 1995 and 1998. Prior to Intelsat, he held CFO and board positions at a number of global companies and organizations specializing in the telecommunications, technology and financial sectors, including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tom Tom, and the Development Bank of Ireland. Browne will replace Michel Cayouette, who announced in May of this year that he would be retiring from the company after having served as Telesat’s CFO since 2008.

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. [MONTREAL] (TSX & NYSE: OR) announced that Elif Lévesque, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance of Osisko has decided to leave the Company by the end of February 2020, after completion of the Company’s annual financial reporting obligations, to pursue other opportunities.

Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc. [CALGARY] (TSX: RME) announced that it appointed Jerry Schiefelbein as its Chief Financial Officer, with such appointment to take effect on January 6, 2020. Schiefelbein is an established finance executive, with ten-years’ experience serving as Chief Financial Officer for publicly-listed companies.

Hemostemix Inc. [CALGARY] (TSX-V: HEM; OTC: HMTXF) announced the appointment of Natasha Sever to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Sever has held officer positions at a number of publicly listed companies in both Canada and Australia.

Cyntar Ventures Inc. [Vancouver] (CSE: CYN) announced the appointment of Alan Rootenberg as the Company’s CFO. Sonny Chew has resigned as the CFO. Rootenberg served as the Chief Financial Officer of a number of publicly traded companies listed on the TSX, TSXV, OTCBB and CSE. These companies include mineral exploration, mining, technology and companies in the cannabis industry.

Ivrnet [CALGARY] announced the resignation of Jason Myers as CFO.

Honey Badger Exploration Inc. [TORONTO] (TSX-V: TUF) announced that Fiona Fitzmaurice has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Fitzmaurice is currently CFO of MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. (TSX-V: BMK), Pasofino Gold (TSX-V: VEIN) and was previously CFO for Mojave Jane Brands and the financial controller for Noront Resources Ltd. Fitzmaurice replaces Tara Gilfillan, who took on the role of Chief Financial Officer of Honey Badger in May 2019.

Bird River Resources Inc. [WINNIPEG] (CSE: BDR) announced the resignation of John Tokarsky as Chief Financial Officer. Edward Thompson, Secretary-Treasurer has been appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer.

Sable Resources Ltd. [VANCOUVER] (TSX-V: SAE) announced the appointment of Richard Godfrey to the position of CFO. Godfrey was previously the CFO of the Company from November 2017 until September 2018. He has held the CFO or VP Finance position for JDS Silver, Capstone Mining, Lundin Mining, Breakwater Resources, Ma’aden and Triton Mining. He has also been the mine site Controller at mines located in the Yukon and the NWT. Andrew Malashewsky has stepped down as CFO and will continue working as a consultant to Sable.

Geyser Brands Inc. [VANCOUVER] (TSX-V: GYSR) announced that Andreas Thatcher has taken on the role of Interim CFO. Gordon Clissold is no longer acting as CFO.

CFO Moves Canada – week ending December 6, 2019

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

Desjardins Roots Sierra Wireless
Repare Therapeutics NFI Group Inc. NorZinc Ltd.
Obsidian Energy Ltd. Rapid Dose Therapeutics Corp. Dalmac Energy Inc.
Organic Garage Ltd. Canadian Metals Inc. Harborside Inc.

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Alain Leprohon

Desjardins [MONTREAL] announced that Réal Bellemare, formerly Executive Vice-President of Finance, Treasury and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to the role of Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Desjardins. Bellemare will also be serving as interim Executive Vice-President of Information Technology. Alain Leprohon has been appointed Executive Vice-President of Finance, Treasury and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Leprohon has been with Desjardins Group since 2002, holding a variety of finance roles over the years. He most recently served as Vice-President of Finance.

Roots [TORONTO] (TSX: ROOT) announced that Mona Kennedy has been named Chief Financial Officer, effective by the end of Q1 fiscal 2020. Kennedy is assuming the Chief Financial Officer role from Meghan Roach, Managing Director at Searchlight Capital Partners, who has been acting as Interim Chief Financial Officer since August 9, 2019. Kennedy joins Roots from Indigo Books & Music Inc. where she was Vice President, Finance. Prior to indigo, she was at Maple Leaf Food Inc., where she spent more than a decade, and held increasingly senior roles in areas including corporate strategy, strategy execution and financial planning and analysis.

Sierra Wireless [VANCOUVER] (NASDAQ: SWIR, TSX: SW) announced that Dave McLennan has decided it is time to retire as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The Company expects to complete the transition by the middle of 2020.

Repare Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, MA and MONTREAL, QUEBEC] announced that Steve Forte is appointed as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Forte was CFO of Clementia Pharmaceuticals until its recent sale to Ipsen. His experience includes nearly a decade at Aptalis Pharma Inc., where he was responsible for the overall corporate controllership function. Prior to Clementia, Steve was CFO of Thinking Capital Financial Corporation.

NFI Group Inc. [WINNIPEG] (TSX: NFI) announced the selection of Pipasu H. Soni as NFI’s next Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”).  Soni joins NFI as Executive Vice President, Finance in a transition role that will lead to him becoming Executive Vice President and CFO on or prior to March 30, 2020.  Soni will succeed Glenn Asham who is retiring after 28 years of service with the Company, fifteen of which were as CFO. Most recently, Pipasu served as an Officer of United States Steel Corporation in a variety of financial leadership roles including Vice President, Performance Management & Analytics, Vice President, Finance, and Interim CFO.  Prior to that, Pipasu held wide-ranging financial and strategy leadership roles in financial planning and analysis, global and divisional finance, business transformation, plant controllership, strategic planning, and corporate development at Pentair and Honeywell International. He began his career at Ingersoll-Rand in manufacturing and design engineering roles.

NorZinc Ltd. [VANCOUVER] (TSX: NZC; OTCQB: NORZF) announced the appointment of Peter Portka as Chief Financial Officer, to replace Trevor Cunningham, who will be leaving the Company to pursue new opportunities. Portka was most recently VP Finance of Quintana Resources Capital, a position he held since 2014. Prior to Quintana, Peter was Corporate Controller and Manager, Corporate Development at Sandstorm Gold Royalties.

Obsidian Energy Ltd. [CALGARY] (TSX: OBE, NYSE: OBE.BC) announced the appointment of Peter Scott as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, replacing David Hendry. Scott’s most recent public company role was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lightstream Resources Ltd.

Rapid Dose Therapeutics Corp. [BURLINGTON, Ontario] (CSE: DOSE) announced that Ian Fodie, the current Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, has resigned with an ending date of December 10, 2019.  Effective December 11, 2019, Miles Nagamatsu will be re-joining the Corporation as the interim Chief Financial Officer.  Nagamatsu served as Chief Financial Officer of ACME Resources Inc., a predecessor corporation prior to the completion of that company’s reverse take-over transaction and business combination with Rapid Dose Therapeutics Inc.

Dalmac Energy Inc. [EDMONTON] (TSX-V: DAL) announced that Su Chun has resigned as the chief financial officer of Dalmac Energy Inc. John Babic, president and chief executive officer, will assume the responsibilities of chief financial officer on an interim basis.

Organic Garage Ltd. [TORONTO] (TSX-V: OG) announced that Nelson Lamb has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer. Since 2015, Lamb has been Manager of Accounting Services at PubCo Reporting Solutions. Lamb replaces Paul Mason, its previous Chief Financial Officer.

Canadian Metals Inc. [MONTRÉAL] (CSE: CME) announced the resignation of Patsie Ducharme as Chief Financial Officer.

Harborside Inc. [OAKLAND, CA and TORONTO, Ontario] (CSE: HBOR) announced that it has appointed Tom DiGiovanni as Chief Financial Officer. Keith Li will remain with the Company as the Vice President of Finance. DiGiovanni most recently was a founding partner and the CFO at Canndescent.  Prior to joining Canndescent, DiGiovanni served in multiple executive roles in finance and operations, including as CFO of Mainstream Energy.

CFO Moves Canada – week ending November 29, 2019

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

Novoheart Holdings Inc. Monument Mining Limited NexGen Energy Ltd.
Red Pine Exploration Inc. CTT Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. Gravitas Financial Inc.
Outcrop Gold Corp.

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Novoheart Holdings Inc. [VANCOUVER] (TSX-V: NVH) announced that Joseph Leung resigned as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company. Camie Chan, Chief Operating Officer, will simultaneously serve as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary during the transition.

Monument Mining Limited [VANCOUVER] (TSX-V: MMY) announced the departure of Kelvin Lee, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and appointment of Cathy Zhai as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Zhai was previous CFO for the Company for more than 15 years, before being appointed as CEO and President of the Company on January 2, 2018.

NexGen Energy Ltd. [VANCOUVER] (TSX: NXE, NYSE MKT: NXE) announced that Bruce Sprague has tendered his resignation as Chief Financial Officer.  In the interim, Travis McPherson, Vice President – Corporate Development and Investor Relations, and Rheal Assie, Financial Controller will assume the Chief Financial Officer duties.

Red Pine Exploration Inc. [TORONTO] (TSX-V: RPX) announced that Gregory Duras has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Duras held the position of CFO at several publicly traded companies, including Savary Gold Corp., Nordic Gold Corp and Avion Gold Corp. He is currently the CFO of Emerita Resources Ltd. Duras replaces Tara Gilfillan who served as Red Pine’s Chief Financial Officer since February 2018.

CTT Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. [HAMILTON, ON] (OTC: CTTH) announced that Robert (Bob) Allen has been appointed CFO. Allen has acted as both CFO and CEO to large public corporations, including Ainsworth Lumber and the TimberWest Forest Corporation.

Gravitas Financial Inc. [Toronto] (CSE: GFI) announced the appointment of Yongbiao Ding as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Outcrop Gold Corp. [Vancouver] (TSX-V: OCG) announced Alex Tong as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Tong, currently a consultant of Outcrop Gold Corp, will transition to CFO after a brief period during which current CFO Rakesh Patel completes the end of fiscal-year audited financials. Tong most recently held the position of Director of Finance at Lucara Diamond Corp. Prior to Lucara, Tong held senior finance roles at resource development public companies (including Energy Metals and NovaGold). Currently, Tong, serves as a partner and a co-founder of Calibre Capital Corp.

CFO Moves Canada – week ending November 22, 2019

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

Civeo Corporation Generation Mining Limited Michelin Mining Corp.
Ayr Strategies Inc.

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Civeo Corporation [HOUSTON & CALGARY] (NYSE: CVEO) today announced that Carolyn J. Stone, currently the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Civeo. Frank C. Steininger will remain with Civeo until his retirement in March 2020. Prior to joining Civeo, Stone served as the CFO of Synagro Technologies Inc. Prior to Synagro, Ms. Stone served in multiple roles at Dynegy Inc., including Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer. She started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she worked in the firm’s audit practice.

Generation Mining Limited [Toronto] (CSE: GENM) announced that Halina McGregor, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, passed away on Thursday November 14, 2019 in Toronto. Patricia Mannard, the current Vice-President – Finance, has been appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer.

Michelin Mining Corp. [VANCOUVER] (CSE: MICH) announced that Szascha Lim has been appointed as the Company’s CFO and Corporate Secretary. Winnie Wong resigned as CFO and Corporate Secretary.

Ayr Strategies Inc. [TORONTO] (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRSF) promoted Brad Asher from controller to chief financial officer. Prior to Ayr, he was the vice president controller at a global ad-tech company. Asher began his career at KPMG, where he led teams across multiple sectors. Asher succeeds COO/Interim CFO Jennifer Drake, who will remain at Ayr Strategies in her role as COO.

CFO Moves Canada – week ending November 15, 2019

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

Parkland Fuel Corporation Immersive Design Studios Pieridae Energy Limited
Horizon Petroleum Ltd.

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Parkland Fuel Corporation [CALGARY] (TSX: PKI) announced that Darren Smart has assumed the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) in addition to his current role as Parkland’s Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development. Mike McMillan, who has served as the company’s CFO since 2015 will be leaving the company. Smart joined Parkland in 2014. Prior to joining Parkland, Darren was a Portfolio Manager at Teachers’ Private Capital.

Immersive Design Studios [MONTREAL] announced the hiring of Timothy Leyne as Chief Financial Officer. Leyne brings a diverse financial background to Immersive, with experience in banking, mergers and acquisitions, investing, and startup growth. As a banker, he was a founding member of Lazard’s Canadian office and later held senior management roles at Alcan and Rio Tinto where he oversaw strategic mergers and acquisitions. At PSP Investments, he established a multi-billion-dollar investment portfolio and, most recently, he held leadership roles with top Canadian startups Agendize and Bus.com.

Pieridae Energy Limited [CALGARY] (TSX-V: PEA) announced the appointment of Rob Dargewitcz as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company. Dargewitcz has been interim CFO of Pieridae since August 2019, having previously been Senior Vice President of Finance and Risk Management. Dargewitcz has over 20 years of experience in the Energy sector including five years prior to Pieridae as Treasurer of North West Redwater Partnership (“NWRP”). Prior to NWRP, Rob spent 15 years with Shell where he had several positions over the years including: Senior Manager of Mergers, Acquisitions & Commercial Finance; Treasurer; Business Manager – Foothills Gas; Senior Economist – Oil Sands; and various other financial positions in all four divisions of Shell including Upstream, Downstream, Oil Sands, and Corporate.

Horizon Petroleum Ltd. [CALGARY] (TSX-V: HPL) announced that Matt Janisch has resigned from his role as Interim CFO and Director.

CFO Moves Canada – week ending November 8, 2019

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) Union Luminares & Décor
Relevium Technologies Inc. Sunniva Inc. MediPharm Labs Corp.
Zonetail Inc. Radisson Mining Resources Inc. Solaris Copper Inc.
Mojave Jane Brands

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Maple Leaf Foods Inc. [MISSISSAUGA, ON] (TSX: MFI) named Geert Verellen its new Chief Financial Officer, effective January 6, 2020. Verellen joins Maple Leaf Foods from Walmart where he served as Regional Chief Financial Officer for Walmart Canada, India and Japan. Before joining Walmart in 2015, he held various finance roles at Delhaize Group, and subsequently became CFO for its Belgian operations.  Prior to that, Verellen was Investor Relations Officer and spokesperson for Delhaize Group. Before joining food retail, for eight years, he also served as an audit manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Belgium and the United States. Verellen will succeed Debbie Simpson, who served as the company’s CFO since 2014.  She announced in August that she would leave the company November 1.

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) [CALGARY] announced the appointment of Cheryl McGillivray as Chief Accountant and Chief Financial Officer. McGillivray joined the ASC in 2006 and shortly thereafter was promoted to Manager, Corporate Finance. Prior to joining the ASC, Ms. McGillivray held various senior financial leadership positions in the private sector, for public and private issuers.

Union Luminares & Décor [MONTREAL] announced the appointment of Kathy Kerr as Chief Financial Officer. Kerr previously held senior financial positions in the manufacturing, distribution and the apparel industries.

Relevium Technologies Inc. [MONTREAL] (TSX-V: RLV; OTCQB: RLLVF) announced the appointment of Mark Billings as Chief Financial Officer for both Relevium and Biocannabix Health Corporation. Billings replaces Faycal Salek who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Billings has founded and managed companies in the junior resource sector, where he acted as CEO, CFO and board member. Billings serves on the board of several publicly traded resource companies in Canada and abroad.

Sunniva Inc. [VANCOUVER] (CSE: SNN; OTCQB: SNNVF) announced Dave Lyle, Chief Financial Officer has resigned as an officer, effective November 1st, for personal reasons. The Company’s Global Controller, David Weinmann, has been appointed to Interim CFO. Prior to joining Sunniva, he worked for Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Accriva Diagnostics, and Ambit Biosciences.  He has spent the past few years consulting for companies within the start up, transition, and transaction phase, this includes, ACEA Biosciences, Inc., Ametek, Inc., and Robo3D Limited.

MediPharm Labs Corp. [BARRIE, Ontario] (TSX: LABS; OTCQX: MEDIF) announced Robert (Bobby) Kwon will join MediPharm Labs as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 18, 2019. Christopher Hobbs, the Company’s current CFO will continue to serve on the Board of MediPharm Labs. Most recently, Kwon served as the Senior Vice President of George Weston Ltd. (Weston Group). Prior to Weston Group, Bobby held a number of senior finance and corporate roles at Unilever including Chief Financial Officer, Canada. Previously, Bobby was Director of Finance at Janssen-Ortho Inc.

Zonetail Inc. [Toronto] (TSX-V: ZONE) announced the appointment of Errol Farr to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Farr currently is CFO and Corporate Secretary of Magna Terra Minerals Inc., former CFO of Anaconda Mining Inc., former President and CEO of Adex Mining Inc., and former CFO of MagIndustries Corp. Farr is also currently the Performance Mentor at a private industrial tape converter.

Radisson Mining Resources Inc. [ROUYN-NORANDA, Quebec]  (TSX-V: RDS, OTC: RMRDF) announced it has appointed Rahul Paul, as Chief Financial Officer. Paul began his capital markets career in 2006 when he joined the equity research team at Westwind Partners. He was more recently Director, Research – Precious Metals at Canaccord Genuity, where he covered small/intermediate gold producers and developers for almost 10 years.

Solaris Copper Inc. [VANCOUVER] announced the appointment of Linda Chang as Chief Financial Officer. Chang has worked with the Augusta Group since June 2010. She previously served as Corporate Controller for Arizona Mining and Director of Finance for Titan Mining.

Mojave Jane Brands [TORONTO] (CSE: JANE, OTC: HHPHF) announced that Cam Birge has been appointed as Interim CFO, succeeding Fiona Fitzmaurice, who has resigned from the Company to pursue other opportunities.

CFO Moves Canada – week ending November 1, 2019

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CFO Moves in Canada this week include:

Sandspring Resources Ltd. BC Moly Ltd. Aurora Solar Technologies Inc.
Namaste Technologies Inc.

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Sandspring Resources Ltd. [DENVER AND VANCOUVER, British Columbia] (TSX-V: SSP, OTCQX: SSPXF) appointed Bassam Moubarak as Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 1, 2019. Moubarak has also been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Most recently Moubarak was CFO of Lithium X Energy Corp. Prior to this Moubarak was CFO of Goldrock Mines Corp. He was Chief Financial Officer of Petaquilla Minerals Ltd.

BC Moly Ltd. [VANCOUVER] announced that Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary Jimmy Mah has left the Company to pursue other interests. Edward Yurkowski will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company.

Aurora Solar Technologies Inc. [North Vancouver] (TSX-V: ACU) announced the appointment of Susan Pan as Chief Financial Officer and Controller, replacing Viktoriya Griffin in this role. Pan brings two decades of international experience to her role. She started her career with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, the biggest energy company in China, and was later with Siemens Ltd. in China. Recently, she has held positions as Financial Controller for HTEC: Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation and for Nano One Materials Corporation.

Namaste Technologies Inc. [TORONTO] (TSX-V: N, OTCMKTS: NXTTF) announced the appointment of Annie Holmes as chief financial officer. Holmes has held the position of chief financial officer for a number of private companies and senior financial roles with publicly traded Smart Employee Benefits Inc. and Katanga Mining Inc.