Shawn Ryan
Co-founder & Chief Technical Advisor, Director
Shawn has over 20 years of experience prospecting gold across the Yukon. A global leader in his field, his prospecting and specialization on advanced soil work led to the discovery of the millions of gold ounces including the Golden Saddle & Arc, Coffee, and QV gold resources. This success has also been recognized with Shawn winning the 2011 PDAC Prospector of the Year Award, 2010 Spud Huestis Award and the 1998 Yukon Chamber of Mines Prospector of the Year Award. Shawn continues to be an active participant with his technical teams, constantly improving efficiencies with his methodological exploration techniques.
David D'Onofrio
Chief Executive Officer, Director
David has over a decade of experience in corporate finance and capital markets with a focus on the natural resource sector. As an executive with the PowerOne Group he has developed a depth of knowledge in representing, advising, and assisting emerging companies in accessing capital, advising on mergers and acquisitions and managing their businesses. David is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has also served in a variety of executive roles and director positions to a wide array of private and public enterprises.
Donovan Pollitt
President, Director
Mr. Pollitt holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and holds both a Professional Engineer designation in Ontario and is a CFA Charterholder. Most recently prior to joining White Gold, Mr. Pollitt served as President of Pollitt Mining Inc., a management consultancy firm providing services to mining companies ranging from mine production optimization to capital markets strategy, as well as advisory services to buy-side institutional investors and private equity groups. Previously, Mr. Pollitt served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: WDO, OTCQX: WDOFF), a TSX-listed Canadian gold producer. During his approximately ten-year tenure at Wesdome, Mr. Pollitt was responsible for mine permitting, the operation of three gold mines and raising significant amounts of capital. Prior to his role as President and CEO, he served as Vice President, Corporate Development at Wesdome.
Dylan Langille
VP, Exploration
Dylan brings a decade of experience in mineral exploration, with a proven track record in gold discovery and project advancement across Canada's most prolific gold camps. Most recently, he was part of the core discovery team at the Great Bear Project in Red Lake, Ontario with Great Bear Resources Ltd (TSX.V: GBR). Following the acquisition of Great Bear by Kinross Gold, Dylan led exploration efforts focused on growing the resource base ahead of a maiden Preliminary Economic Assessment, contributing to one of Canada's most significant recent gold discovery stories. Dylan is known and respected for his strategic and innovative mindset, and ability to integrate multidisciplinary data to guide discovery and de-risk exploration. His experience spans grassroots target generation through to advanced-stage resource delineation in both greenfield and brownfield settings.
Hans Smit, P.Geo.
Hans Smit is a Professional Geologist with more than 40 years of experience across mineral exploration, project development, feasibility studies, permitting and mine construction. He was a founder and former COO of Orla Mining Ltd., where he helped advance the Camino Rojo gold project in Mexico through feasibility, permitting and construction, culminating in a successful on-time and on-budget mine build. Mr. Smit has also held senior leadership roles with Gold Candle Ltd. and Grayd Resource Corporation, where he played key roles in advancing major gold projects and exploration discoveries, including the Geminid nickel discovery and the La India gold project later acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. He has additionally contributed to several notable Canadian gold projects, including the original feasibility study at Dublin Gulch in the Yukon, and currently serves as a strategic advisor to select mineral exploration and development companies.
Maruf Raza
Director
Maruf is a 1999 graduate of Ryerson University and earned his Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Accountant (CA) designations in 2001. He is currently the National Director of MNP’s Public Companies practice and an Assurance Partner in the Toronto office. Maruf also serves on the PDAC-CPA Canada joint Mining Task Force.
Sean Bromley
Director
Sean is a commerce graduate from the University of Calgary and currently associated with a small venture capital firm. As an experienced venture capitlist, he serves as the director of other TSX Venture companies.
Catherine Lathwell
Chief Financial Officer
Catherine is a graduate of the University of Toronto with distinction and a Chartered Professional Accountant. She holds positions as an independent board and audit committee member for publicly listed companies and has been a member of the Company’s accounting team since inception.