Directors & Management
John D. Anderson
Director & Chairman of the Board
John Anderson holds a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and is the co-founder of Aquastone Capital Advisors LP, a US based gold investment fund. With over 15 years experience in the capital markets, Mr. Anderson’s specialty is identifying undervalued opportunities in the resource industry and investing capital into these situations.
John Anderson has assisted in a number of successful turn-around situations, providing financing, investor relations and corporate development services for a number of small-cap companies.
Brett Taylor
Director, President & CEO
Brett Taylor is a resident of the Philippines. He has more than 20 years of experience in the mineral industry covering operations and administration. He is a director of Philco Mining Corporation Inc and TMC Tribal Mining Inc. He is the Secretary of the Mindanao Association for Mineral Industries (MINA), Inc.
Robert Gordon Butchart
Director, Chief Operating Officer
Robert “Butch” Butchart has been involved in the mining industry for more than 25 years. He has owned and operated exploration companies and drilling rigs in Australia and overseas, has been involved in heap leaching operations and narrow vein underground gold mines.
William (Bill) Goode
Director Technical
Bill Goode is a Graduate of the West Australian School of Mines, in Mining Geology and Mine Surveying, and holds a current Underground Supervisor’s Certificate of Competency. He has more than 45 years of experience in geology, mining and mineral exploration, including resource calculations. His experience covers gold and silver, base metals and uranium in Australia and Asia.
Previously, he held the position of Chief Geologist at Lake View and Star’s Fimiston underground gold mine and was assistant Chief Geologist for Great Boulder Mine’s three underground nickel mines where he gained extensive experience in nickel exploration. He was also Chief Mine Geologist for Metals Exploration in the Philippines (three years) and Australia.
Since 1981, he has worked as a consulting Geologist and has owned and operated underground gold mines. During this period, he conducted resource calculations for BHP, Esso, WMC and a number of other clients. Other activities have included prospectus preparation, fund raising and prospect identification and development to pre-mining feasibility.
A recent example is the identification, resource drilling and resource calculation of the Sherlock Bay sulphide nickel project, where a J.O.R.C. compliant resource of some 50 Mt was established from 2002 onwards. Also, during this period, the large Balmoral South magnetite iron ore project (currently under an Aud$2B development) and the promising Mount Salt uranium prospect were identified.
Doug Evans
Director
Doug Evans has a Doctorate in Medicine from Queens University, with specialty training in Anesthesiology from Dalhousie University and the University of British Columbia. He also has training in accounting and Canadian finance and securities. Doug has been a shareholder in Cadan since its inception and a director since 2004.
Alan Phillips
Director
Alan Phillips has more than 40 years experience in business, including the international mineral industry, covering M&A, JVs and raising capital. He is a director of Central Iron Ore (TSX-V) and Macarthur Minerals Ltd.
Derick Sinclair CA, BComm.
Chief Financial Officer
Derick has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor and was admitted to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia in 1985 having articled with KPMG. He has more than 20 years experience in management, financing and accounting serving as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Manager Accounting, Secretary, and on the Board of Directors of various private and publicly-traded companies. He brings a commitment to success and extensive experience in strategic planning, budgeting, setting up and operating financial systems, reporting requirements for public companies, and connections in Vancouver’s business community.
Ms Monita Faris, Corporate Administration
Directors & Management – Phillipines
Atty Efren L Donaire
Director Batoto Resources Corporation, TMC Tribal Mining Corporation
Legal Counsel and Director Atty Donaire is a lawyer in private practice in Davao City with more than 15 years’ experience and is a Director of Batoto Resources Corporation and TMC Tribal Mining Corporation.
Edgar D. Martinez
President TMC Tribal Mining Corporation,
Director Batoto Resources Corporation
Mining Engineer and Director Edgar D. Martinez is a graduate mining engineer with more than 30 years experience in mining, administration, community relations, indigenous peoples affairs, government relations and industry representation.
He is the President of TMC Tribal Mining Corporation and a Director of Batoto Resources Corporation. He is involved in a number of key industry bodies: Director, Mindanao Association of Mining Engineers; President, Mindanao Association for Mineral Industries (MINA), Inc; Member, Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) Large Scale Mining Representative, COMVAL Province; Chairman, Davao Assistance Rescue Team (DART) Foundation, Inc; Chairman, Mining Cluster, Economic Development Council RXI; Representative, Mining Sector, MinBC Technical Working Group; Director, Philippine Mining Development Foundation, Inc; Advisor, Mining Industry, Mindanao Economic Development Council, and; Advisor, Mining Industry, Office of the Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process.
Warlito Abaga, Chief Mining Engineer
Datu Jesus “Jessie” Gabunan
Chief, Community Relations
Head of Community Relations, Jessie Gabunan, in May 2007, was elected Councilor of the Municipal Council of New Bataan. He is a leader of the Mandayan-Mansaka Tribe. He has extensive experience with the local New Bataan peoples, including IP’s and non IP’s, and community groups, and has 12 years of local government service as Barangay Captain, Councilor and Vice Mayor of the Municipality.
Ms Gemma Daclan, Chief Administrator
Ms. Girlie Mae Adao, Area Administrator
Advisors – Canada
Legal Counsel Morton & Company
Auditors Smythe Ratcliffe Chartered Accountants, Vancouver
Transfer Agent Computershare Trust Company of Canada, Vancouver
Advisors – Philippines
Legal Counsel Fortun Narvasa & Salazar, Manila
Donaire & Donaire, Mindanao
External Auditors Leonardo Vicente Associates, Manila
Information Technology Adrian Ellis