Who we are

Laurence Stephenson, Director

President and CEO

Mr. Stephenson has been a Director of JAXON MINERALS INC., since November 2008, when he became President and guided the Company into the resource exploration business. He has over 35 years experience in the field of mineral exploration and in guiding new companies in the acquisition and utilization of capital. He was instrumental in starting Glencairn Exploration Ltd., a listed company and its subsidiary, Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. (formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange before its plan of arrangement with Goldcorp Inc.). Mr. Stephenson received his B.Sc. from Carlton University and his MBA from York University. He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.

 

James Lavigne, Director

Technical Advisor

Mr. Lavigne has been a Director of JAXON MINERALS INC. since November 2008.
Mr. Lavigne has over 20 years experience in all phases of mineral exploration and development predominantly in base and precious metal deposits. His positions included Vice-President of Exploration for Goldbrook Ventures Inc. where he was responsible for design implementation and management of their programs; senior geologist with FNX Mining Company; and consulting geologist with Wardrop Engineering. He is currently Vice President Exploration for Garson Gold Corp. focusing on the New Britannia Gold Mine, Snow Lake, Manitoba. Mr. Lavigne has a B.Sc. (Geology) from Memorial University of NFLD and a M.Sc. (Geology) from the University of Ottawa.

 

Navin Varshney, Director

Mr. Varshney was founding Director and President of the Company prior to its involvement in the Resource Exploration Business. He is the President of N.K.V. Engineering and Consulting Ltd., a private company involved in providing structural and geotechnical engineering services for the last 18 years. He also provides guidance and technical advice to publicly traded companies particularly those where he is a board member. Mr. Varshney has a B.Sc. in Engineering from the Aligarth Muslim University in India and has a P.Eng. designation from the Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of British Columbia.

 

Leif Smither, Director

Manager Of Corporate Relations

Mr. Smither, a founding Director of the Company, is responsible for corporate and investor relations. Prior to his involvement with the Company he was active as an Investment Advisor for Union Securities Ltd. from 1997 to 2003 specializing in natural resource financing. He then provided investor relations services to Starfield Resources Inc. from July 2003 to April of 2007. His experience and knowledge of the Investment Industry is an important addition to company management skillsets.

 

Bruce Ballantyne

Project Manager

Mr. Ballantyne has the significant role of being the Manager of the Company’s projects. Mr. Ballantyne had a distinguished career of 23 years starting in 1974, with the Geological Survey of Canada, as a well known member of the Mineral Resources Division, where he specialized in Applied Exploration Geochemistry. He was responsible for the development and initiation of the National Geochemical Reconnaissance Stream Sediment surveys in the Canadian Cordillera and as a guest speaker has presented his research on a variety of deposits nationally and internationally. Since 1996 he has consulted to  junior and mid tier mineral exploration companies including a six year term ending in 2008 with Starfield Resources Inc. where he was an integral part of the successful exploration and development of resources at the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-cobalt-platinum group metal deposit in Nunavut, Canada. Mr. Ballantyne is a B.Sc. graduate of the University of Guelph, Ontario.

 

Oleg Scherbina

Chief Financial Officer

Oleg scherbina has over 12 years of financial management experience including the last 6 years in the mineral exploration and gold mining industry. He has worked for a number of years with resource companies including Uranium One Inc., Eureka Mining, Bema Gold Corporation and Zoloto Resources Ltd. He holds a Masters Degree in Accounting and Audit from Odessa State Economic University and a Bachelors Degree in Business Law from Odessa State University, Ukraine.