Anthony Garson – CEO

Mr. Garson was extensively involved in the capital markets and spent much of his career employed as a Senior Mines & Metals Analyst with several international organizations that included: The Bank of Nova Scotia investment division, Dean Witter Reynolds Canada, Haywood Securities, Canaccord Capital, and principal of Union Capital Markets (UK) Ltd in London UK.Mr. Garson was the director of Alamos Gold Inc. from 2010 to 2015 and the director of AuRico Metals Inc. from 2015 to 2018.
Mr. Garson graduated with Bachelor of Science in Earth Science from the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Master’s degree in business administration from the University of Toronto, Ontario.

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.

Alex Bayer, Chief Legal Officer

    Mr. Bayer is a seasoned corporate securities lawyer with over 15 years of experience specializing in the mining sector. He has extensive expertise in advising mining companies on a wide range of matters, including public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, operations and corporate governance. Mr. Bayer has successfully guided TSX and TSXV listed companies through numerous complex transactions and strategic initiatives while navigating legal and regulatory requirements.

    Mr. Bayer holds a Bachelors of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Ottawa and has either advised or worked directly with publicly listed companies since 2005.