Robert Giustra
Chairman
Mr. Giustra is the Chairman of Orea Mining Corp., which in 2015 was selected from a peer group of some 1,200 mining companies as a TSX Venture 50 company – a ranking of the top 10 companies in each of the five major industry sectors that make up the TSX Venture Exchange. He has been actively engaged in funding and managing mining companies for more than 25 years. He is a former investment banker with the Québec based national investment dealer Whalen Béliveau (later acquired by Canaccord Capital) where he co-founded the institutional equity sales department with a specialist focus on the mining sector. He has raised millions of dollars for the exploration and development of mining projects globally, and has held director and senior executive positions with a number of listed mining companies. Mr. Giustra has completed option and joint venture arrangements on numerous mineral exploration projects and has successfully negotiated agreements with some of the world’s leading miners, including Teck, Agnico Eagle, IAMGOLD, First Quantum, Nordgold, Alacer Gold, and the world’s two largest gold mining companies, Newmont and Barrick. Mr. Giustra is a former member of the TSX Venture Exchange’s Local Advisory Committee and holds an economics degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Mr. Giustra is the Chairman of Orea Mining Corp., which in 2015 was selected from a peer group of some 1,200 mining companies as a TSX Venture 50 company – a ranking of the top 10 companies in each of the five major industry sectors that make up the TSX Venture Exchange. He has been actively engaged in funding and managing mining companies for more than 25 years. He is a former investment banker with the Québec based national investment dealer Whalen Béliveau (later acquired by Canaccord Capital) where he co-founded the institutional equity sales department with a specialist focus on the mining sector. He has raised millions of dollars for the exploration and development of mining projects globally, and has held director and senior executive positions with a number of listed mining companies. Mr. Giustra has completed option and joint venture arrangements on numerous mineral exploration projects and has successfully negotiated agreements with some of the world’s leading miners, including Teck, Agnico Eagle, IAMGOLD, First Quantum, Nordgold, Alacer Gold, and the world’s two largest gold mining companies, Newmont and Barrick. Mr. Giustra is a former member of the TSX Venture Exchange’s Local Advisory Committee and holds an economics degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Peter Gianulis
Director
Mr. Peter Gianulis is the President and Managing Director of Carrelton Asset Management, and was formerly a Partner of Saranac Capital Management, a NYC-based hedge fund. Carrelton Asset Management is an asset management and private equity firm specializing in small and micro-cap companies with a particular emphasis on the natural resource sector. Carrelton Asset Management is a significant shareholder of Orea Mining. Mr. Gianulis graduated with an MBA from Cornell University and a BA from the University of California at San Diego.

Mr. Peter Gianulis is the President and Managing Director of Carrelton Asset Management, and was formerly a Partner of Saranac Capital Management, a NYC-based hedge fund. Carrelton Asset Management is an asset management and private equity firm specializing in small and micro-cap companies with a particular emphasis on the natural resource sector. Carrelton Asset Management is a significant shareholder of Orea Mining. Mr. Gianulis graduated with an MBA from Cornell University and a BA from the University of California at San Diego.
Rock Lefrançois
Director
Mr. Rock Lefrançois is a professional geologist with 30 years of experience in the mining industry, more precisely in the search and evaluation of various types of precious and base metal deposits throughout North and Central America. During his fifteen-year engagement with mid-tier mining companies, namely in the position of Senior Geologist with Cambior and Aur Resources, he was responsible for the implementation of project generative and advanced acquisition programs and the management of exploration and extensive resource/reserve definition drilling programs.
Mr. Lefrançois has held high-level management positions and directorship of publicly trading Canadian junior exploration companies. During his seven-year tenure as Vice-President and President & COO of NioGold Mining Corp., he was a key contributor to consolidating a large land package within the heart of Canada’s most prolific gold mining camp, defining a +2 million-ounce resource, and finally attracting and negotiating a strategic partnership with a mid-tier producer to carry the project to the feasibility stage.

Mr. Rock Lefrançois is a professional geologist with 30 years of experience in the mining industry, more precisely in the search and evaluation of various types of precious and base metal deposits throughout North and Central America. During his fifteen-year engagement with mid-tier mining companies, namely in the position of Senior Geologist with Cambior and Aur Resources, he was responsible for the implementation of project generative and advanced acquisition programs and the management of exploration and extensive resource/reserve definition drilling programs.
Mr. Lefrançois has held high-level management positions and directorship of publicly trading Canadian junior exploration companies. During his seven-year tenure as Vice-President and President & COO of NioGold Mining Corp., he was a key contributor to consolidating a large land package within the heart of Canada’s most prolific gold mining camp, defining a +2 million-ounce resource, and finally attracting and negotiating a strategic partnership with a mid-tier producer to carry the project to the feasibility stage.