Board of Directors  
 
 
 

Ralph E. Shearing, P.Geol. – President, CEO, Corporate Secretary, and Director

Mr. Shearing is a graduate of the University of British Columbia holding a B. Sc. Geology Degree. Since graduating in 1981, Mr. Shearing has practiced his profession as a professional geologist throughout Canada, and internationally. He has been directly involved in several world class exploration and development projects in British Columbia, Canada. During an active mineral exploration and development career, Mr. Shearing has gained hands-on experience in all aspects of mineral exploration, including, geophysics, geochemistry, geology and diamond core drilling, the latter as a senior partner of a successful contract diamond drilling company. In 1986, Mr. Shearing founded Soho Resources Corp. a junior resource and development company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Shearing's experience managing and directing publicly listed companies over the last 22 years, combined with his practical experience in implementing major exploration projects, gives Soho Resources Corp. a director with unique insight, invaluable practical experience, and a well rounded business approach to a junior resource company.

 
         
   

Art Freeze, P. Geo. - Director

Mr. Freeze has extensive experience in mining development programs and evaluating projects for both senior and junior resource companies. He has held consulting, supervising, and management positions with major and junior mining companies including: Cominco Ltd., Pasminco Exploration, Echo Bay Mines and Pan American Silver Corporation. He has extensive international experience in North, Central and South America, and in the former Soviet Republics. Currently he is President of Stillwater Enterprises Limited and until recently he was the principal Consulting Geologist for Goldcorp Inc. Mr. Freeze has over 38 years of experience as an exploration and production geologist. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.

 
         
   

William Carl (Bill) Howald - Director

Mr. Howald obtained a B. Sc. in geological engineering at the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology (Montana School of Mines) in 1985. He has over twenty years of experience in the international gold exploration and the mining industry, gained primarily in the United States and Latin America. He worked for senior producers Newmont Mining, Phelps Dodge Mining, and most recently, Placer Dome (now Barrick Gold Corporation). During his 15 years with Placer Dome, Mr. Howald managed and led exploration teams that delivered more than 80 million ounces of gold and gold-equivalent resources. As Placer Dome’s former Exploration Manager for the U.S. and Latin America, he provided strategic direction to resource growth at the Cortez Hills, Turquoise Ridge, Pueblo Viejo, Donlin Creek, Cerro Casale and Puren projects. He is a co-founder and director of a publically held precious-metals company working in Nevada, USA, and owns a consulting business based in Reno, Nevada.

 
         
 

 

Lianxi Zhang, B.Sc. Chemical Engineering – Director

Mr. Zhang graduated in 1980 from Geological College of Hebei Province, China holding a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering. Mr. Zhang then served as Department and General Manager for Tangshan XinGuang Ltd a developer of coal mines in the North Eastern part of China. Mr. Zhang assisted that company in evaluating coal projects as well as the oversight of project operations. In 1990, Mr. Zhang founded Tianjin LanDe Investment Co. Ltd. (“Tianjin”), involved in coal mine development, real estate development and direct equity investments in a number of domestic and foreign companies. Tianjin has established itself as one of the most recognizable investment holding companies in Tianjin City, China and holds investment interests in a number of Chinese and international publicly traded companies. It has established an excellent working relationship with a number of regional banks and investment funds. Mr. Zhang currently serves as President and CEO of the company

 
         
   

Yao Sun, B.Comm., CFA, CMA, CPA – Director, Vice President - Asia Pacific Region

Mr. Yao Sun graduated from the University of BC with a Bachelor of Commerce in 2005. He is an active member of the CFA Institute, the Certified Management Accountants (CMA) of Canada and the Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) of Australia. Upon graduation from UBC, Mr. Sun was a financial analyst with Citic Media Group in Beijing, China. He is currently V.P. Finance with M.Y. Perspective Canada Investment & Consulting Ltd., a Canadian company which provides advisory services to Canadian & Chinese public companies.

 
         
 

 

Paul Chung, MBA, B.Sc. Geology – Director

Mr. Chung is experienced in project management and possesses extensive skills in bringing companies to the public markets and negotiating international transactions. As a director for numerous companies, Mr. Chung conducted operations throughout South America and was responsible for asset acquisitions, project oversight, strategic planning, government liaison, and ensuring strategic alignment between parent and subsidiary. Mr. Chung also has experience in coordinating asset acquisition, financings, investor relations, and Internet marketing for a multi-location international business. As an official representative for numerous companies, Mr. Chung has negotiated with major political and industrial officials in both Guyana and Argentina. Mr. Chung holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from the University of British Columbia and received a Masters of Business Administration from Athabasca University.

 
         
 
 
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