Management And Directors

Jason Powell – CEO

Jason Powell is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience driving investor engagement and strategic growth within publicly traded companies in the mining sector. Mr. Powell brings a rare blend of visionary leadership and operational discipline anchored by a deep understanding of global resource markets and shareholder value creation.

John Lee, Director

  • Specializes in M&A with 20 years experience in mining
  • Raised over $120M in capital markets for Silver Elephant and its spinouts.
  • Graduated from Rice University with bachelor’s degrees in Economics and in Engineering

Bill Pincus Director

  • Mr. Pincus brings more than 40 years of experience in mineral exploration to Silver Elephant. He is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines with M.Sc. Degrees in Geology and Mineral Economics. Mr. Pincus was Founder and President of Esperanza Resources (acquired by Alamos Gold) that discovered the Cerro Jumil (México) and San Luis (Peru) gold deposits. He has worked extensively in mining projects across the world and is responsible for six major precious metals discoveries.
  • He is also a fellow of The Society of Economic Geologists and Certified Professional Geologist by the A.I.P.G. Mr. Pincus is a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”). He is also fluent in Spanish.

Harald Batista, Director

    Based in Brazil and California, Harald Batista is the son of the honorable Eliezer Batista (1924–2018), the founder and former president of CVRD (now Vale). With extensive network and fluency in Portuguese, German, English, and Spanish, Mr. Batista will advise on Flying Nickel’s Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) strategy.

Andrew Yau, CPA, CGA: Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Yau is an accomplished financial executive with diverse merger and acquisition experience in the mining sector complemented with strong international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and public company compliance knowledge. Mr. Yau previously held senior financial positions with several Toronto Stock Exchange- and TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies, most recently as executive vice-president and chief financial officer of Orea Mining Corp.Mr. Yau, CPA, CGA, holds a bachelor of commerce and business administration degree from the University of British Columbia and has been in accounting and finance roles with publicly listed companies since 2006.

Stephanie Lee, VP Legal

Ms. Lee is a lawyer with nearly a decade of experience in corporate finance, securities, and mining law. Before joining Oracle Commodity Mining Corp., she practiced at a large national law firm, where she advised public and private companies on financings, mergers and acquisitions, disclosure, and regulatory compliance.

At Oracle Commodity, Ms. Lee oversees legal, governance, and compliance matters across the Company and its subsidiaries. She provides strategic legal advice to senior management and the Board on corporate, transactional, and securities law matters.