Ahmed S. Said - Director

Mr. Said is a Professional Engineer and his background includes operational and senior management roles in the oil & gas industry both domestically and internationally. His recent focus has included corporate strategy development and host government negotiations. He is concurrently the President & CEO of Longford Energy Inc. and the President Oil & Gas Group of Forbes & Manhattan Inc., a private merchant bank. He is also the director of several public and private companies. Mr. Said holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Calgary, Canada.

Stan Bharti - Director

Mr. Bharti is the President of Forbes & Manhattan Inc. He has over 25 years of business, management and financial experience. Over the last ten years, Mr. Bharti has been involved in the creation, acquisition, restructuring, and financing of a large number of resource companies globally. Transactions have included acquisitions in Europe, Australia, Africa, and North America. He holds two Masters of Science degrees in Mining Engineering from Moscow, Russia and London, England.

Pierre S. Pettigrew - Director

The Honorable Pierre S. Pettigrew. p.c. has had a distinguished career as a Canadian federal cabinet minister, serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for International Trade in his last positions in public office. Mr. Pierre Pettigrew also served as Minister of Health, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Human Resources Development and Minister of International Cooperation. As a cabinet minister, he chaired numerous working groups on difficult international trade issues and lead trade missions to China, India, Russia, Germany, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Nigeria, Mexico, and other countries. From 1985 to 1995, he was an International Business Consultant with Deloitte.

David Argyle - Director

Mr. Argyle is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dynamite Resources. Prior to joining Dynamite, he was the Managing Director of Tau Mining. Mr Argyle brings with him 20 years experience in senior management positions on mining and chemical projects in China, South East Asia, Central Asia and Australia. He holds a degree in Commerce from the University of Western Australia and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Jay Garner - Director

General (U.S. Army, Retired) Jay Garner’s military career culminated with his being Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. Prior assignments include Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (USASSDC), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Force Development, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Washington, D.C. at the Pentagon; Deputy Commanding General, V Corps in Frankfurt Germany; and Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Air Defense School.

In January 2003, General Garner was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to organize and direct the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) for post-war Iraq. His extensive experience in the region goes back to 1991 when he was appointed Commanding General, Joint Task Force Bravo for Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq. Under his leadership, a coalition of American, British, French and Italian forces provided humanitarian relief assistance to the Iraqi Kurds.