Management Team
+ Directors
Simon Quick | CEO & Director
Mr. Quick has more than 13 years as a well-regarded mining leader, with a track record spanning the USA, Mexico, Argentina, and Canada. His specific experience includes early stage permitting, project development through to design engineering, construction, and final turnover. Mr. Quick joins Canadian Copper from McEwen Mining Inc. where he was Vice President of Projects. He has an honours degree in Economics from Bishop’s University and an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Jing Ping | CFO
Mr. Ping is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant. He has worked in public accounting for the past 10 years providing financial services primarily to junior exploration companies. Mr. Peng has acted as CFO and director for other Canadian reporting issuers. In addition, since December 2010, Mr. Peng has been the senior financial analyst at Marrelli Support Services, a well-respected supplier of accounting and reporting services. Mr. Peng was a senior accountant at MSCM LLP and KPMG LLP. Mr. Peng holds a master degree in Management and Professional Accounting from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
GeoMinex | Exploration Team
Andrew Elinesky | Director
As a finance professional, Mr. Elinesky brings over 20 years of experience as a CFO and senior financial leader for publicly traded companies in both Canada and the US. With a focus on corporate financings, M&A and integration experience, he was previously the CFO for Skylight Health Group Inc. and Reklaim Inc. Prior to that, Andrew was Senior Vice-President and CFO at McEwen Mining Inc. where he managed equity and debt financings of over $150M and multiple acquisitions. He also has held various senior leadership and treasury roles at Heinz UK, Diageo, and Worldcom UK. Andrew graduated from Oxford Brookes University, is a CPA in Ontario, and is Treasurer for the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder
Abuse.
Brent Omland | Director
Mr. Omland brings 20 years of experience in mining, metals, and trading, with a strong focus on finance and executive leadership. As CEO of Ocean Partners Holdings Limited, he has been integral to the company’s success as Chief Financial Officer and Director since 2013. Prior to joining Ocean Partners, he served as CFO for Ivernia Inc. and Enirgi Metals Group, leading finance functions for lead mining and smelting operations in Australia. Mr. Omland began his career with finance roles at Teck Cominco. A Canadian Chartered Accountant and graduate of the University of British Columbia (Commerce), he also holds board positions with Galantas Gold Corporation, Nicola Mining Inc., and DynaResource Inc.