Board of Directors

Jacques L’Écuyer

Director
Non independent
Mr. L’Écuyer is one of our founders and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since the company’s inception in June 2000. Mr. L’Écuyer previously acted as the pure metals and compounds Business Unit Manager within Noranda Inc. and, subsequently, ANRAD Corporation. Mr. L’Écuyer holds BS and MS degrees in metallurgical engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal and a PhD in materials science from the University of Birmingham in England.

Dennis Wood

Chairman of the Board
Member of the Audit and Compensation Committees
Independent
Mr. Wood is President and Chief Executive Officer of DWH Inc., a position he has held since 1973. A highly respected businessman, Mr. Wood is a board member of many companies, including National Bank Trust, Transat A.T. Inc., the Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., Rite Aid Corporation and Azimut Exploration Inc. Mr. Wood is the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of GBO Inc. (formerly Le Groupe Bocenor Inc.). He received in 1987 an honorary PhD from the Université de Sherbrooke, and was awarded the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian award.

Jean-Marie Bourassa

Director
President of the Audit Committee
Independent
Mr. Bourassa is Founding President and CEO of Bourassa Boyer inc., an accounting firm. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Savaria Corporation, which is listed on the TSX, and is involved with various private companies as a shareholder and director. Mr. Bourassa has been a chartered accountant since 1976 and attained corporate governance certification at Université Laval in 2009.

John H. Davis

Director
President of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Independent
John Davis retired from Noranda Inc. after twenty-five years in technical development and management. As Director, Strategic Planning and Coordination, he led Noranda to develop new businesses in several advanced technologies, including those that are now the basis for 5N Plus, and was involved in assessments for a number of successful investment initiatives. Mr. Davis has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Imperial College, University of London. He is an Associate of the Royal College of Science and has completed the Management Development Program at Northeastern University.

Pierre Shoiry

Director
Member of the Compensation Committee
Independent
Pierre Shoiry is President and Chief Executive Officer of GENIVAR, a leading Canadian engineering company. Mr. Shoiry has been a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Quebec since 1980. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in applied science with a major in civil engineering, as well as a Master’s degree in applied science from Université de Laval in Québec City.