L. Rowland Wallenius, CA


Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Wallenius graduated with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. (1993) and became a Chartered Accountant in 1996. He worked as a Chartered Accountant for BDO Dunwoody and Collins Barrow in Vancouver, B.C., focusing on public company auditing. In 1997, Mr. Wallenius became corporate controller of a publicly traded waste recycling company until 1999 when he joined Planet Earth Recycling Inc. as President and CFO. In both these positions he was responsible for the accounting and regulatory departments and fully involved in equity raises by the companies. From late 2001 to 2005 he provided accounting and consulting services to several private and public corporations including several start-up ventures in which Mr. Wallenius set-up the accounting and internal control systems for public reporting in Canada and the United States. In 2005, Mr. Wallenius joined the resource industry when he became the interim controller of Augusta Resources Corporation, Sargold Resource Corporation and Wildcat Silver Corporation. He continued development of financial and public reporting, assisted in equity raises and the move to the Toronto Stock Exchange. In his role as CFO of the Company, Mr. Wallenius is responsible for finance, corporate and operational accounting and treasury.