Management
Board of Directors: Business Acumen, Engineering Depth
Les Kjosness – President and Director
Les Kjosness is President and founder of Paragon Drywall & Plastering Ltd., a British Columbia construction industry contractor specializing in structural steel framing, interior design, and finishing for commercial and residential projects, including schools, hospitals and condominium towers. Managing a junior resource company involves the coordination and oversight of a large number of what are effectively sub-contractors: geologists, prospectors, geophysicists, earth works contractors, drilling companies and so on. Les’ background in the construction industry has provided him with an excellent background in exactly that process. As with all senior executives, Les relies on industry experts for the specific administrative requirements of a public company.
Bernard Stannus, P.Eng. - Director
From 1982 to the present, Mr. Stannus has played an integral part in the design, development, construction and operation of a number of mines, including the Picacho Mine in California, the Gilt Edge Mine in South Dakota, the Ryan Lode Mine in Alaska, and the Andacollo Gold Mine in Chile. Mr. Stannus, a resident of Tucson, Arizona, is ideally situated to provide Golden Arch with invaluable assistance in all project areas from overall geological work and mine engineering, to permitting, property maintenance and administrative issues that are unique to local governing authorities. He serves as the Company's Qualified Person.
B. Keith Shirley, Professional Geologist - Director
Keith Shirley is a project petroleum geologist resident in Fort Worth, Texas, with 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry providing expertise at the initial state of prospect generation, through to acquisition and the completion of wells. Mr. Shirley is responsible for all geotechnical due diligence in the Company’s review of oil and gas acquisitions and program planning and development.
James Broad, LL.B. Director and Corporate Secretary
James Broad is an independent Barrister and Solicitor registered in British Columbia, with a practice centered on corporate, commercial and real estate law. His 23 years of experience have been invaluable to Golden Arch in contracts, corporate structuring, leases, acquisitions and litigation matters.
Blaine Bailey, CGA, Chief Financial Officer
Appointed effective October 1, 2008, Bailey received his Bachelor of commerce degree (Honours) from the University of Manitoba in 1977, and qualified for the CGA designation in British Columbia in 1983. He has 10 years’ experience working as Chief Financial Officer and Director with mineral exploration companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.