Management

Graphite One Resources Inc. is led by a team of individuals who have achieved outstanding results in their careers. The combined knowledge and experience demonstrates proven business strategies as well as geological and exploration expertise including:

• 20 plus years experience in mineral exploration, development and production
• Strong corporate background
• Managed major exploration programs with significant budgets
• Collectively financed over $250 million for various resource companies

Mr. Chebry is the CEO, Chairman and Director of Graphite One Resources Inc. (TSXV: GPH). Mr. Chebry is also involved in the following mineral exploration companies: President, CEO and Director of Altiplano Minerals Ltd.(TSXV: APN); Director of Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: HPY); Director of North Country Gold Corp. (TSXV: NCG).  Mr Chebry is also a Director of Olympia Financial Group Inc. (TSXV: OLY) and Target Capital Inc. (TSXV: TCI). Mr. Chebry has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta and is a Certified Management Accountant.

Mr. Huston has a background in management and finance having served as a Managing Partner with both public and private companies where he recently played an integral role in raising over $20M. Mr. Huston acted as lead financial advisor on a range of finance and acquisition transactions in many industry sectors including technology, bio-tech, and most recently the resource sector. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.

Mr. Besserer, a graduate of the University of Western Ontario (1995), and has been a geological consultant since 1994. Mr. Besserer is a principal and Managing Director of APEX Geoscience Ltd., a geological consulting firm with offices in Canada and Australia as well as a director of Brilliant Resources Inc. and Sentosa Mining Ltd. His industry experience includes exploration and property evaluations in Canada, Australia, Russia, South East Asia, South America and Africa for numerous major and junior mining companies for commodities including gold, base metals and diamonds. As well, Mr. Besserer has managed exploration programs with annual exploration budgets in excess of $10 million. Mr. Besserer is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.

Mr. Hansen has over 20 years experience in the bitumen mining and oil & gas industry and has worked for a number of Canadian and International based Energy Resource companies including Suncor Energy and Koch Exploration. Mr. Hansen is involved in the following mineral exploration companies: Chief Financial Officer, Director of Argonaut Exploration Inc. (AGA: TSX-V); Chief Financial Officer of Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. (HPY: TSX-V). Mr. Hansen has a proven track record at all levels of management in the Resource Industry and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

Mr. Mager has a Bachelor of Commerce (1989) from the University of Alberta and more than twenty years of experience in management and governance of private and public enterprise. Since 1998, Mr. Mager has co-founded and developed several public companies conducting exploration and mining worldwide, with precious metal, base metal and diamond interests in North and South America, Australia and Africa. He currently serves as Vice President, Director and/or Chief Financial Officer for North Country Gold Corp, Brilliant Resources Inc, Cedar Mountain Exploration Inc, Kaminak Gold Corporation and Grizzly Diamonds Inc, all of which are listed on the TSXV. Of these, Brilliant Resources Inc was named in 2007 and 2008 to the "TSX Venture 50TM", a ranking of Canada's top emerging public companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange, as a "Top 10 Mining Company" based on a formula that includes revenue, return on investment, market cap growth, and trading volume. 

Mr. Kleespies is a professional geologist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) and has 19 years experience in exploration geology for both precious and base metals in North and South America. He worked for both junior and senior companies, including BHP Minerals Canada Limited, Metallic Resources and Miramar Mining Corporation on a broad range of exploration projects including the High Lake and Hope Bay Greenstone Belts in the Slave Province, Proterozoic aged greenstones both in Canada and Venezuela, and younger intrusion related deposits within poly-deformed carbonate terrains in Mexico and Canada. His expertise ranges from conceptual project generation, grassroots exploration, large-scale surface and underground drill programs, deposit modeling and resource estimation. Mr. Kleespies has demonstrated the application of sound technical principles and ability to integrate complex geological, geochemical and geophysical datasets in the search for, and delineation of economically viable mineral deposits. Most recently he was a Senior Exploration Geologist with Committee Bay Resources Ltd. and formerly managed exploration projects at Hope Bay for Miramar Mining Corporation.

Mr. Kleespies has a Bachelor of Science (Hon. Geology) and Master of Science (Geology) from the University of Alberta.

Mr. Budd has an extensive management background with over 20 years of entrepreneurial and sales leadership experience having managed sales teams for two major software companies: Business Objects and SAP. He has developed and executed comprehensive business plans, corporate communication programs and strategies for both the resource and high-tech sectors.  Mr. Budd has been with North Country Gold serving as a Director and VP of Corporate Development, his duties included company public relations, financing and corporate development.  Along with his role as VP of Corporate Development, Mr. Budd currently serves as Corporate Secretary for North Country Gold Corp.

John has a Bachelor of Science, Specialization in Geology, (1988) from the University of Alberta. He is an independent consultant and entrepreneur with more than 25 years experience, including 17 years in the management, development and governance of public companies conducting worldwide mineral exploration and mining. He is a founder of ten junior resource and or mining companies with gold, nickel and diamond-based operations in Canada, Western Australia, South America and Africa.

He has served as Chairman, President, CEO, CFO and or Director of TSX Venture listed companies; North Country Gold Corp. (since April 2010), Niblack Mineral Developments Inc. (April 2010 to January 2012), CBR Gold Corp. (August 1998 to May 2010), Brilliant Resources Inc. (since September 2003); Indicator Minerals Inc. (April 2001 to March 2005); Kaminak Gold Corporation (since November 2005), and Cedar Mountain Exploration Inc. (since March 2006), Corsa Coal Corp., Altiplano Minerals Ltd., and Australian-listed Sentosa Mining Ltd. During his career, John has been instrumental in financing over $250 million in equity or debt financing, conducted over $70 million in exploration and has grossed over $95 million in metal sales.

Mr. Williamson is a professional geologist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA). He is also a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada and Member of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Mr. Robins is a professional geologist based in Vancouver, BC, with over 25 years of experience as an independent exploration geologist and entrepreneur. A 1984 graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Geology, Mr. Robins initially worked as a self employed prospector and geologist in BC and Northern Canada. In 1988, he founded Hunter Exploration Group, one of Canada's most successful private exploration companies. Mr. Robins has also been active in starting several successful public exploration and development companies culminating in 2005 with his co-founding of the Discovery Group of Companies. In addition to his role with the Discovery Group, Mr. Robins also sits on the Boards of several successful publically traded exploration companies.

His experience in everything from grass roots exploration to production is complemented by his success in the capital markets and financing activities.  In 2008, Mr. Robins was recognized for his achievements in mining exploration by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia with the H.H. "Spud" Huestis Award. This is recognized as the highest award given for mineral exploration and is awarded to those who have made "a significant contribution… to enhance the mineral resources of British Columbia and/or the Yukon Territory, through the original application of prospecting techniques or other geoscience technology".