MANAGEMENT
David A. Fennell
Executive Chairman
David Fennell has over 40 years of executive experience in the mining industry. He received a law degree from the University of Alberta in 1979 and practiced law until he founded Golden Star Resources Ltd in 1983. As president and CEO, he led Golden Star to become one of the largest and most successful exploration companies, playing a key role in the discovery and development of the Omai Gold Mine in Guyana and the Gross Rosebel Mine in Suriname. In 1998, Mr. Fennell became chairman and CEO of Hope Bay Gold Corporation, a position he held through the merger of Hope Bay and Miramar Mining Corporation. He continued as Executive Vice-Chairman for the combined entity until its acquisition by Newmont Mining Corporation in 2008. Mr. Fennell was the founder and Executive Chairman of Reunion Gold Corporation from 2003 until the completion of its business combination with G Mining Ventures Corp. He also served on the board of directors of several other publicly traded companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange.
Justin van der Toorn, CGeol FGS
CEO, President and Director
Justin van der Toorn is an exploration geologist with 20 years’ experience in the minerals industry, leading and managing exploration teams from grassroots activities through to discovery and resource definition drilling. With a focus on gold exploration, Mr. van der Toorn has worked across various regions including Eastern Europe, North America and the Guiana Shield. His previous experience has been in a range of commodity and deposit styles, including extensive work in Carlin-style gold, low- and high-sulphidation epithermal, porphyry, and orogenic gold systems. Recently, Mr. van der Toorn was Vice President Exploration of Reunion Gold Corporation from mid-2022 until the completion of its business combination with G Mining Ventures Corp. Mr. van der Toorn holds a MSci degree in Geological Sciences from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London. He is registered as a Chartered Geologist (CGeol) of the Geological Society, and a European Geologist (EurGeol) by the European Federation of Geologists.
Alain Krushnisky, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Alain Krushnisky has 30 years of experience in the mining sector including 10 years with Cambior Inc. (now IAMGOLD) in various capacities, including Vice-President and Controller. He was CFO of Reunion Gold from 2004 until the completion of the business combination with G Mining Ventures Corp. in July 2024. Mr. Krushnisky has been doing consulting work for various other publicly listed exploration and mining companies since 2004. Mr. Krushnisky graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in commerce and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Doug Flegg, CFA
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Doug Flegg has over 38 years’ experience in mining and mining finance with senior positions in research, portfolio management and global equity sales. Previously, Mr. Flegg was Managing Director Global Mining Sales with BMO Capital Markets where he was involved in raising $35 billion in over 200 corporate financings. Since 2016 he has been providing business development, strategic, and financing advice to corporate mining clients, more recently as part of the Reunion Gold leadership team. Mr. Flegg also holds the CFA designation, has a B.Sc. in Geology, work experience as a geologist and an MBA from Queens University.
Kristopher Denis, CPA
Corporate Controller
Kristopher (Kris) Denis has over 20 years of experience across a variety of industries including over 10 years in gold exploration. He has held progressively senior finance positions with publicly listed companies, including serving as Corporate Controller, Director of Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Denis has extensive experience in public company reporting, capital markets transactions, treasury management, and regulatory compliance. He graduated from Nipissing University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Xiaoyu Liu, B.C.L., LL.B.
Corporate Secretary
Xiaoyu (Nancy) Liu has over 10 years of experience in the field of corporate and securities law, including more than five years advising public and private companies across a range of industries. She served as external counsel to Greenheart Gold Inc. from January 2025 before being appointed Corporate Secretary. Previously, she practised as a corporate and securities lawyer at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, focusing on capital markets, corporate transactions, corporate governance and cross-border matters. Ms. Liu holds a B.C.L./LL.B. from McGill University, along with law degrees from Nankai University and University of Montréal. She is a member of the Québec Bar.