Chris Castle
Chairman
Mr. Castle is a chartered accountant with more than 44 years of experience in the investment and corporate finance sectors.
His mining and mineral exploration background includes projects with Amoil NZ, Kanieri Gold Dredging and Australian Anglo-American. His investment sector experience includes Brierley Investments and Regina Confections/Charter Corporation Group.
He is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of both TSX.V listed Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited and USX listed Aorere Resources Limited. He is also non-executive director of NZX listed SMW Group.
Duncan T. Blount
Independent non-executive director
Mr. Blount has over 15 years of experience focused on global natural resources.
Prior to his current position at Decklar Resources, he was Head of Emerging & Frontier Market Commodities at RWC Partners, where he was responsible for developing their commodity and natural resources portfolio strategy. He held similar roles at Baobab Investment Management and Everest Capital. Throughout his career, Mr. Blount has been an early investor (pre-IPO or IPO) in numerous public and private West African oil & gas companies. He also has experience in physical mineral trading and structuring off-take agreements.
He holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA in Language & World Trade from Samford University.
Zack Malone
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Malone has over 30 years of experience managing drilling operations, with the last 19 years spent working in Nigeria including 10 years as Mart Resources Inc. drilling and completions manager and the past nine years as an independent consultant working for various indigenous oil and gas and drilling services companies including operations for Decklar Resources. Mr. Malone had previous experience as a rig manager for large international drilling contractors in Canada.
Sam Grier
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Grier has over 30 years of experience in the investor relations business for natural resource companies. Mr. Grier is the founder and CEO of Stirling Merchant Capital Inc. in Calgary, an investor relations and marketing firms working for natural resource companies. Sam started his career working in-house corporate investor relations, and later for a national investor relations firm before founding his own practice in 2005. Mr. Grier has an Economics degree from University of Calgary and completed the Canadian Securities Course. Sam has built solid relationships in the investment industry in Canada and is a member of the Mineral Exploration Group, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Saskatoon Club, and is an alumni member of the University of Calgary Dinos wrestling team.