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Mr. Jean Pierre Jutras, P. Geol., President and Chief Executive
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Mr. Jean Pierre Jutras has been the President and a
director of the company since December 19, 2001 and CEO since November 14, 2005. Mr. Jutras is also the vice
president and director of Manson Creek Resources Ltd. (TSX-MCK)
and a vice president and a director of Northern Abitibi Mining
Corp. (TSX-NAI). Mr. Jutras is an experienced professional
in the exploration industry and has worked in over 10 countries
on three continents in his 14 years of consulting exploration
work with numerous public companies, including Placer Dome,
Prism Resources and Golden Star Resources.
Mr. Alan Craven has been a director of the company since June 14, 2005. Mr. Craven is a professional engineer with over forty years technical management and consulting experience in the mining industry. After graduating in Chemical Engineering, he worked in British Coal for 15 years. He was plant superintendent of two processing plants before moving into the design and planning of new major projects at national level. Since moving to Canada in 1978, he has undertaken research studies, evaluations, qualification reports, technical audits, restructuring studies, feasibility studies and detailed project designs for mineral projects. He has been retained by mining companies, legal and financial institutions and acted on behalf of insurance companies. Mr. Craven has undertaken assignments in over 25 countries in North and South America, Africa, Asia and Europe (including the former Soviet Republics). Currently he is President and CEO of Associated Mining Consultants Ltd., and has been responsible for the technical, operational and commercial management of the company since 1981.
Dr. Shane Ebert, Ph.D., Vice President Exploration and Director
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Dr. Ebert has been a director of the Company since January
26, 2004 and actively consults with Tyler on the Bahuerachi
property. Dr. Ebert graduated with Honors in Geology from
the University of Alberta in 1991 and obtained his Ph.D. in
Geology from the University of Western Australia in 1995.
He was a Research Associate with the Mineral Deposit Research
Unit (MDRU) of the University of British Columbia, coordinating
an industry funded research program concentrating on carbonate
hosted polymetalic deposits in Peru. Dr. Ebert is also the
President of Hot Spring Gold Corporation, a Nevada Company
whose principal business consists of the acquisition and exploration
of epithermal precious metal prospects in the Western United
States. Dr. Ebert is a director of Manson Creek Resources
Ltd. and Northern Abitibi Mining Corp.
Mr. Gregory H. Smith has been a director of the Company since December 20, 2000. Mr. Smith is also a Chartered Accountant and President of Oakridge Financial Management Inc., private company providing financial management services to public and private companies and Chief Financial Officer and director of Maglin Site Furniture Inc., a private company that manufactures and sells public site furniture. Mr. Smith is a Director of Armistice Resources Corp., the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Okalla Corp., Chief Financial Officer and director of CDG Investments Inc., a public investment company which trades on the CNQ under the symbol CDGI and on the OTCBB under the symbol CDGEF and a director of IVG Enterprises Ltd. which trades on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Mr. Scott Reeves, B.Comm., LL.B., Director - top -
Mr. Scott Reeves has been a director of the company since May 31, 2007. Mr. Reeves is a partner at the Calgary-based corporate law firm of TingleMerrett LLP with a practice focused on securities, corporate finance and commercial transactions for emerging and growth companies and partnerships. He acts for a large number of TSX and TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies in a wide range of industries, including mining, oil and gas, real estate, technology, biotechnology and manufacturing. He also acts a director and/or corporate secretary for many public and private companies and is a member of the Advisory Board of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Ms. Lesley Hayes has been a director of the Company since February 11, 1997. Ms. Hayes is self-employed as a management consultant with an MBA from the University of Calgary/University of Alberta. From 1999 to 2002, Ms. Hayes was the practice
manager creative services of Burntsand Inc., a public technology
service company which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol BRT. From 1996 to 1999, Ms. Hayes was self-employed
as an investor relations consultant, and from 1992 to 1996,
she was the vice president, operations of Vicom Multimedia,
a public company at that time, which provided custom video
and multimedia solutions, as well as building products for
resale across North America. Ms. Hayes is also a director
of Northern Abitibi Mining Corp., a public exploration company
which trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol
NAI.
Mr. Noel Lumsden, CA, Chief Financial Officer - top -
Mr. Noel Lumsden, CA, was appointed Chief Financial Officer on June 29, 2007. Mr. Lumsden is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. Francis Xavier University. From September 1997 to March 2004, Mr. Lumsden was employed by Grant Thornton LLP where he obtained his Chartered Accountancy designation. During the latter stages while at Grant Thornton LLP, Mr. Lumsden was an Audit Manager of various private and public entities covering a diverse industry base. Prior to joining Tyler, Mr. Lumsden has held financial positions for public and private companies in the information technology and energy services sectors where the duties included annual capital and financial budgeting, commodity price analysis, internal controls review/reporting and external reporting.
Ms. O'Neill has been the corporate secretary since 1998 and has over 20 years experience with legal, regulatory, and day to day administration of public exploration companies. She has worked with numerous exploration companies and has been part of the Tyler's exploration team for the past 20 years.