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| | | John Sutherland
Position: Direktor
Mr. Sutherland is a Certified General Accountant and holds a diploma in Operations Management from the B.C. Institute of Technology. He is currently the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Goldgroup Resources Inc., a private gold exploration company. He is also the Corporate Secretary of Uracan Resources Ltd. In addition, he is currently a director of four other public companies: Aquiline Resources Inc.(TSX), Silex Ventures Ltd. and Amicus Capital Corp. (both listed on TSX Venture), and International Absorbents Inc. (AMEX).
Mr. Sutherland has a long and successful history of advising growth companies regarding corporate finance matters. He was Chief Financial Officer of Arequipa Resources leading up to its acquisition by Barrick Gold for $1.1 billion in 1996. He was also a partner in a venture capital company specializing in worldwide marketing ventures and previous to that, Site Manager in building a $110 million gold mine in California. Most recently, he was co-founder, Vice-President and CFO of Tekion, Inc., a private micro fuel cell developer, and was a key partner in its growth from
4 to 75 employees in less than three years while raising US$18 million in capital. Prior to Tekion, he was President and CEO of ASC AVCAN Systems Inc., which he helped build into an international operation.
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