John-Mark Staude

PRESIDENT / CEO / DIRECTOR

John-Mark Staude holds a Ph.D. in economic geology and has over 20 years of diverse mining and exploration experience in precious and base metals.

He earned a Masters of Science from Harvard University in 1989 and a Ph.D. in economic geology from the University of Arizona in 1995. Mr. Staude held positions of increasing responsibility with a number of major international mining companies including Kennecott, BHP-Billiton, and most recently Teck Cominco. He also worked with smaller commodity-focused companies like Magma Copper Company and consulted to private investment groups. Mr. Staude's extensive Latin America mineral resource experience began in Mexico and then extended through South America. Recently, Mr. Staude has ventured into Europe and Asia initiating companies and managing successful exploration programs in Turkey, Romania and China.

Mr. Staude has been successful in creating shareholder value through discoveries of gold and copper in Mexico, Peru and Turkey. He has located additional resources in known districts and helped convert discoveries into new mining operations.

His technical and managerial experience spans more than 30 countries in diverse geologic environments.

Through Riverside Resources, Mr. Staude will continue to build strong portfolios and profitable businesses through prospect generation, early stage partnering and drill discoveries.

Brian Groves

DIRECTOR

James Clare

DIRECTOR

James Clare is a lawyer at Fraser Milner Casgrain in Toronto specializing in Mining, Corporate Securities, and Merger and Acquisition. Mr. Clare has worked at the Ontario Securities Commission in the Corporate Finance Branch and on numerous resource transactions in the resource sector. He has significant experience in Canadian and international public and private corporate finance transactions, representing both issuers and underwriters. He has also advised public issuers on general corporate and securities law matters including stock exchange listings, continuous disclosure obligations and other regulatory compliance issues. Mr. Clare is also a member of the board of directors for Skygold Ventures Ltd.

Michael Doggett

DIRECTOR

Dr. Doggett is a mineral economics consultant based in Vancouver. He holds a B.Sc. degree from Mount Allison University and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Queen's University where he spent the past 10 years as Director of the Mineral Exploration Master's Program in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.

Dr. Doggett sits on the Board of Directors for five junior mining companies as well as the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. He also serves on the Committee for Earth Resources at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and as an Adjunct Professor at Queen's University and at the Western Australia School of Mines at Curtin University of Technology. In addition to his consulting activities with a range of domestic and international clients, Dr. Doggett has taught professional development seminars in exploration and project evaluation to more than 1000 industry participants in a dozen countries.

William Lee

DIRECTOR

Mr. Lee is a well-respected member of the financial and mining communities, providing more than 14 years of experience as an acting Director or CFO for companies such as, Rochester Resources Ltd., and Jinshan Gold Mines Inc.

He currently serves on the board of Vuzix Corp. Inc, Halo Resources Ltd., and Tinka Resources Ltd. With a strong financial background, including a Bachelor in Commerce from UBC, and an accredited membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, Mr. Lee will further enhance the expertise of Riverside’s Board of Directors.