Richard F. Wittmeier
Independent Director
Mr. Wittmeier has been the President (principal) of TechnoVenture Inc., a Toronto based business consulting company, since May 2007. He has also served on the audit commitees of Pinetree Capital Ltd., Critical Outcome Technologies Inc., Hamilton Thorne Limited (formerly Calotto Capital Inc.) and Diagnos Inc. Mr. Wittmeier has over 20 years of experience working with small to medium size technoclogy companies as well as venture capital investing in technology oriented companies. He holds a BASc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, a MASc in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the University of Toronto.
Dean Gendron
Independent Director
Mr. Gendron is the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of RedaN Capital Incorporated, a company that provides mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance advisory services. He was a Regional Manager of Solantus Inc. from October 2014 until January 2018. He was also President and Chief Executive Officer of DDP Therapeutics, an early stage drug development company. Mr. Gendron was a founder and a Director of KCC Capital Corporation through May 2014, a TSXV listed capital pool company. He is currently a member of the TSXV Ontario Advisory Committee and a past member of the TSXV National Advisory Committee. Mr. Gendron received his Bachelor of Business Admininstration degree from the University of Ottawa.
Knowledge Katti
Independent Director
Mr. Katti resides in Namibia and is a pioneer in the Namibian oil and gas industry with extensive experience in its crude oil and natural gas industries, having served as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kunene Energy (Pty) Ltd., the founder of the Namibia Industrial Development Group, and the co-founder of Tri Linear Investments Namibia and Intaka Namibia. He previously served as a director and founding shareholder of UNX Energy Corp. and was business development manager of Brazilian oil and gas company HRT. He is responsible for attracting investment of more than US$400 million into Namibia over his career. Mr. Katti brings extensive knowledge of the Namibian oil and gas industry and familiarity with its local business culture and practices to other members of the Board of Directors and management. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting/Economics and Auditing from the University of Namibia.