Directors
W. Durand Eppler
Founder, Director and Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Eppler is a Managing Director of Capstone Headwaters LLC (formerly Headwaters MB) and a founding partner of Sierra Partners LLC, A Denver-based investment and advisory firm providing strategic and business advisory services to global resources clients. Prior to founding Sierra, Mr. Eppler worked in corporate development as a Vice-President at Newmont Mining Corporation. Mr. Eppler currently serves as a Director of Vista Gold Corp. and Golden Minerals Company and was previously a Director of Augusta Resource Corporation prior to its acquisition.
Letitia Wong
Vice President, Corporate Development
Ms. Wong has 15 years of experience in corporate development, strategic transactions, finance and investor relations in the mining industry. She currently is Vice President, Corporate Development at Copper Mountain Mining Corporation. Previously she was Vice President, Corporate Development at Brio Gold Inc., which was acquired in May 2018. Ms. Wong has also been Vice President, Investor Relations at Augusta Resource Corporation, which was acquired in July 2014, Arizona Mining, and Ventana Gold, which was acquired in March 2011. Ms. Wong was also formerly Director of Investor Relations at Yamana Gold.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia and is a CFA Charterholder.Margaret Brodie
Director, Audit Committee Chair
Ms. Brodie is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and is a member in good standing of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. She worked for more than nine years with KPMG, including the last six spent in London, England where she worked with FTSE 15 companies including BHP Billiton plc and Diageo plc as well as participated in a number of AIM listings for resources companies. Ms. Brodie has also been involved in several publications in the natural resource sector including co-authoring KPMG’s 2006 global mining survey. Ms. Brodie most recently served as the CFO for Plata Latina Minerals.