Warren Bates, P.Geo., Director
Graduated from University of Manitoba in 1985, with an Honours B. Sc. (Geology). His work experience includes 20-years 1985-2005 with Vista Gold (previously Granges Inc.) where he held successive positions from Project Geologist to Regional Manager and finally Vice President Exploration. Mr. Bates held the position as VP Exploration for Pelangio Exploration for an additional 12-years. His experience includes greenfields to mine site exploration in greenstone gold, epithermal gold and porphyry copper exploration, reserve and resource definition. Warren has worked all over Canada, the USA, Latin America and Africa, and is presently a consultant geologist
Wes C. Hanson, P.Geo, CEO & President
Wes C.Hanson P. Geo. has worked continuously in the mining and mineral exploration sector for forty years. An experienced exploration geologist, his early career included being a member of professional teams that found, developed and operated over a half dozen, high grade, underground gold discoveries. Being a member of these small, interdisciplinary team provided an opportunity to round up his professional experience, serving in the engineering, maintenance, metallurgical and mining departments both as a labourer and eventually, in supervisory roles. As a result, Mr. Hanson offers a wealth of hands-on practical experience with a strong background on mineral exploration, resource and reserve estimation and project evaluation. Later in his career, Mr. Hanson was part of teams that evaluated, designed and constructed several low grade, large tonnage open pit mines in the Yukon, Nevada, Chile and Brazil. He served in senior management positions with Kinross Gold and Western Goldfields (Newgold) where he was primarily engaged in technical supervision, project design and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Hanson served as President and CEO of Noront Resources from 2009 through 2012, supervising the initial mineral resource estimates for nickel and chromite and securing over C$75.0 million in capital funding. He is passionate about the importance of environmental and social governance at all stages of mineral exploration. Mr. Hanson is currently Vice President Exploration with Unigold, where he has supervised exploration of the Neita Concession since 2013.
Wes is a graduate of Mount Allison University (BSc. Geology) and is a practicing member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
Scott Jobin-Bevans, Ph.D., PMP., P.Geo, Director
Dr. Scott Jobin-Bevans has +30 years in the mineral exploration business, including fieldwork, management and administrative duties, research, report writing, presentations, and project finance. Dr. Jobin-Bevans has nearly 20 years of direct experience with public and private companies as an officer, director and technical advisor, and has taken several private companies public. He is a registered geoscientist with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO), an adjunct professor in the Department of Geology,Lakehead University and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
He also has a wide range of exploration experience in most commodities, including magmatic sulfides and PGE mineralization, gold, silver, copper (porphyry) and base metals (VMS). Dr. Jobin-Bevans has an extensive industry and government network and served as president and a director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).
Dr. Jobin-Bevans has an extensive industry and government network and served as President (2010-2012) and a Director (2002-2010) of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). In 2013, Scott was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his significant contribution and achievements as a volunteer in the Canadian minerals industry.
Donovan Bailey, O.C., O.Ont., Director
Donovan Bailey O.C., O.Ont. is a five-time World and Olympic Champion, entrepreneur, and philanthropist widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters in history. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he won double gold medals, breaking the world record in the 100-metre with a time of 9.84 seconds and anchoring Canada’s Men’s 4 x 100-metre relay to gold, becoming the first man ever to simultaneously hold the titles of Olympic Champion, World Champion, and World Record Holder.
What has sustained Mr. Bailey’s prominence long after his athletic career is his sharp business acumen and the discipline he carried from the track into the boardroom. He is deliberate about the ventures he chooses to support, understanding the weight his global network and profile carry. Mr. Bailey joins the Thunder Gold Board of Directors with genuine enthusiasm for the Tower Mountain project and a desire to help build one of Canada’s most compelling gold stories.
Elliot Strashin, Director (Chairman)
Dr. Elliot Strashin graduated from the University of Toronto School of Medicine in 1980 after which he practiced in the community of Elliot Lake. It was during his tenure in Northern Ontario that he began prospecting and staking mineral claims. From 1996-2001 he served as a director of Maple Minerals Inc. In April of 1999 he joined the board of Canadian Golden Dragon Resources Ltd. as Secretary and became President and C.E.O. in January of 2000. He continued to serve as an officer of the corporation through its time as Trillium North Minerals Ltd., until June of 2014 when it became Thunder Gold Corp Resources Inc. Dr Strashin is also a member of the board for other public and private companies involved in various green technologies.
Glenn Nolan, Director
Glenn Nolan is one of Canada’s most respected voices at the intersection of Indigenous communities and the mining industry, with a career spanning more than four decades. He served as Chief of the Missanabie Cree First Nation and as an executive with Ring of Fire Metals (formerly Noront Resources), giving him a rare dual perspective equally grounded in the aspirations of Indigenous peoples and the practical realities of mineral exploration.
Mr. Nolan was elected to the PDAC’s Indigenous Affairs Committee in 2005 and went on to serve as the Association’s first Indigenous President from 2012 to 2014. In 2023, he received the PDAC Skookum Jim Award in recognition of his decades of leadership in fostering meaningful consultation between industry and Indigenous communities. He has extended that work internationally, supporting the Shuar people of Ecuador and Peru, and previously served as Chair of the Canadian Executive Service Organization. Born, raised, and now retired in northwestern Ontario, Mr. Nolan brings deep regional roots and a lifelong commitment to responsible, inclusive resource development to the Thunder Gold Board.
Wes C. Hanson, P.Geo, CEO & President
Wes C. Hanson P. Geo. has worked continuously in the mining and mineral exploration sector for forty years. An experienced exploration geologist, his early career included being a member of professional teams that found, developed and operated over a half dozen, high grade, underground gold discoveries. Being a member of these small, interdisciplinary team provided an opportunity to round up his professional experience, serving in the engineering, maintenance, metallurgical and mining departments both as a labourer and eventually, in supervisory roles. As a result, Mr. Hanson offers a wealth of hands-on practical experience with a strong background on mineral exploration, resource and reserve estimation and project evaluation. Later in his career, Mr. Hanson was part of teams that evaluated, designed and constructed several low grade, large tonnage open pit mines in the Yukon, Nevada, Chile and Brazil. He served in senior management positions with Kinross Gold and Western Goldfields (Newgold) where he was primarily engaged in technical supervision, project design and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Hanson served as President and CEO of Noront Resources from 2009 through 2012, supervising the initial mineral resource estimates for nickel and chromite and securing over C$75.0 million in capital funding. He is passionate about the importance of environmental and social governance at all stages of mineral exploration. Mr. Hanson is currently Vice President Exploration with Unigold, where he has supervised exploration of the Neita Concession since 2013.
Wes is a graduate of Mount Allison University (BSc. Geology) and is a practicing member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
David Speck, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary
David Speck is the CFO & Corporate Secretary of Thunder Gold Corp. He completed his CFA in 1994 and is a specialist in capital markets. He graduated from the University of Guelph in 1982 with a degree in Political Science, with a focus in Economics and Finance. David began his career at Pitfield Mackay Ross, where he managed investment portfolios for HNW clients, achieving both President’s and Chairman’s Club levels. He raised the capital to initially launch the O’Donnell Group of Funds and then brought in over $350 million into the funds in year one. He was drafted to Merrill Lynch Canada where he ran 10 branches as a Complex Sales Manager until Merrill Lynch left Canada where he became the National Sales Manager of Research Capital for 2 years before moving to the entrepreneurial side. Mr. Speck has worked with both private and public companies, including orchestrating an RTO of a copper mining company operating in Chile, that became listed on the TSX. David is a Director of Sego Resources, a copper gold exploration company, listed on the TSXV.
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