Dale C. Peniuk, BComm, C.A.
DIRECTOR

Mr. Peniuk received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in 1982. He subsequently received his designation as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia in 1986.

Until 2006, Mr. Peniuk was an assurance partner with KPMG’s Vancouver office specializing in the mining area and was the leader of KPMG’s Vancouver office mining industry group. He was the lead audit engagement partner for a number of KPMG’s Vancouver mining company clients, including several companies with advanced development projects, producing mines and smelter/refinery operations, primarily in North and South America and in Australia.

Mr. Peniuk has extensive experience assisting Canadian and foreign companies to register their securities in Canada, the United States and elsewhere, including obtaining listings for companies on the TSX and the TSX Venture Exchanges in Canada, the NYSE, AMEX and NASD in the United States and AIM in London. In addition to his expertise with Canadian GAAP and reporting standards, he has significant experience dealing with US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Mr. Peniuk also has been actively involved in the corporate finance area for his clients, including assistance with financings and due diligence on potential merger and acquisition opportunities and divestiture transactions.

Mr. Peniuk has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia’s Public Company Technical Forum since 2000 and is currently the Chair of that committee. Mr. Peniuk has also made numerous technical presentations, including topics such as "How to go Public on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange" and "Financial Reporting in Canada".

Mr. Peniuk currently provides financial consulting services to companies in the mining industry and serves as a director of six other public companies/reporting issuers.