Derrick Zhang

Biography

Mr. Zhang joined the Company on January 4, 2010 and serves as Chief Financial Officer responsible for the planning and management of the Company's accounting and financial reporting, since August 10, 2011. Mr. Zhang served as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company from February 28, 2011 to August 10, 2011 and served as Controller of the Company from January 4, 2010 to February 28, 2011. Mr. Zhang has over 20 years of experience in financial reporting and engineering for public and private companies including experience leading financial reporting for mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Zhang was a financial and accounting supervisor and cost accountant for E-One Moli Energy (Canada) Ltd., an operating subsidiary of China Synthetic Rubber Corporation, a public company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, from May 2008 to December 2009 and September 2006 to November 2007, respectively. Mr. Zhang was a Financial Analyst for Teleflex (Canada) Ltd., an operating subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated, a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, from November 2007 to April 2008. Mr. Zhang was an accountant with Docuport Inc., a private technology company, from May 2005 to May 2006. From 1991 to 2001, Mr. Zhang worked as a mining and construction cost engineer in China and Singapore. Mr. Zhang is a Certified General Accountant in Canada and a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom. He is also a Member of the Society of Economic Geologists in United States. Mr. Zhang holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in Accountancy from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Geology from Southwest University of Science and Technology in China.  

Research Interest

Geology