Management

Glenn C. Kasner

President & CEO

 

Mr. Kasner is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines (1976) and has been involved in the mineral exploration industry since the age of 16, forming Glenn C. Kasner Exploration Services Ltd., in 1983 to provide contract mineral exploration services for clients. Mr. Kasner became President and CEO of RJK Explorations Ltd in 1998.

 

Robert J. Mackay

Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

Robert Mackay graduated from the Haileybury School of Mines in 1975 and then from the South Dakota School of Mines with a BSc in Mining Engineering in 1980. Robert has worked in diamond drilling, mineral exploration, mine engineering and mine production both open pit and underground.

 

Robert worked for 20 years in the investment business, was a Vice President of two National investment firms and worked for 5 years as a mining and exploration consultant before he founded Stans Energy Corp in 2005 as the President, CEO, and Director until retiring in 2013.

 

William E. MacRae

M.SC., P.GEO, Director

 

William MacRae graduated from McMaster University with a post graduate degree in Geology (1982) and has been in the industry for more than 43 years working for such companies as Noranda, Newmont, Kinross Gold, Placer Dome, several Junior Exploration companies and the GSC and OGS. Acted as VP Exploration (Ontario) for Matamec Explorations (2007 to 2008) and sat as a director for Drift Lake resources (2007 to 2011). Mr. MacRae has been primarily in Gold exploration from grass roots projects to bulk sampling of underground mineralization. Mr. MacRae has taken executive positions on several volunteer boards (Porcupine Prospectors and Developers – President, Ontario Prospectors Association – Vice president, Timmins Economic Development Corporation (1991 to 2011).

 

Amanda Kasner

CPA, CA, CFO & Director

 

Ms. Kasner was appointed Chief Financial Officer for RJK Explorations in 2011.  She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), and holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University.  She has over 12 years of experience in the mining industry, which began as an auditor at Ernst & Young LLP, and subsequently Ross Pope & Company LLP, where many of her clients were publicly-traded mining juniors.

 

She is currently employed with Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (KL), having joined over six years ago.  Ms. Kasner has held progressive accounting roles at both site and regional levels with KL, beginning with the Manager of Finance role at their Macassa Mine.  She is presently in the position of Director of Finance, Australia, with KL.

 

Dan Mackie

P. ENG, Director

 

Mr. Mackie is a mechanical engineering graduate from McGill University with over 40 years of experience in the mining industry. Mr. Mackie is President of INNOVAT Mineral Process Solutions Limited and Dan Mackie & Associates, Inc.

 

Mr. Mackie has an extensive background in EPCM, notably as Project Manager on contract to Bechtel for the Prefeasibility Study for the Collahuasi Project, which included 15,000t/d heap leach, SX/EW and a 60,000 t/d flotation plant.  He has been developing Continuous Vat Leaching (CVL) since the early 1990’s.

 

Diane McKean

Corporate Secretary

 

Ms. McKean has been the office manager and Corporate Secretary for RJK Explorations Ltd., for approximately 18 years. Prior to her role with the Company she spent seven years with the Ministry of Development and Mines recording mining claims and assessing work reports. She is fluent in both English and French.