CORPORATE
Management Profiles
Management profiles at CanAlaska Uranium LTD showcase our experienced leadership team's vision and dedication.
CORPORATE
Management Profiles
Management profiles at CanAlaska Uranium LTD showcase our experienced leadership team's vision and dedication.
Cory Belyk, P. Geo
chief executive officer,
president, director
Mr. Belyk is a geologist with nearly 30 years of experience in exploration and mining operations, project evaluation and business development. His depth of experience is a result of work on a global scale including Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Australia.
Mr. Belyk was previously employed by COGEMA (now Orano), Uranerz Exploration and Mining Ltd, and Cameco Corporation in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. His recent focus was on global activities related to Cameco’s project evaluation, business development, and international exploration activity with direct oversight and accountability for offices in Mongolia and Australia. Mr. Belyk was a member of Cameco’s exploration management team during the recent Fox Lake and West McArthur uranium discoveries.
Mr. Belyk holds a Bachelor’s (1994) degree in Geology from the University of Saskatchewan and a Certificate in Negotiation from Harvard Law School (2014). He is a registered member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan.
Nathan Bridge,
P. Geo
vice president,
exploration
Mr. Nathan Bridge has over a decade of experience managing exploration, delineation, and geotechnical drilling programs at Cameco Corporation. He was senior Geologist on Cameco’s Fox Lake discovery team that took the deposit from exploration stage, through discovery, and into resource definition. Nathan has spent the majority of his career exploring for uranium and in 2017 he led the exploration program that discovered the 42 Zone on the Company’s West McArthur project. Apart from his extensive experience on uranium mineralization zones along the “C10” corridor, Nathan has managed and worked on delineation and geotechnical programs on Cameco’s Cigar Lake, Eagle Point and Millennium deposits.
Nathan brings his very strong technical background to the CanAlaska team, focussing on exploration that is guided by geoscientific rigour and an understanding of the key criteria for the formation and preservation of high-quality ore deposits. Mr. Bridge is a licensed Professional Geoscientist and holds both B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Geology, from the University of Western Ontario.
Harry Chan
chief financial officer,
corporate secretary
Harry Chan has over 20 years of experience working in several different industries ranging from public practice, sports entertainment, wholesale distribution and telecommunications. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and received his Certified General Accountant designation in BC in 1996.
Carrie Howes
Investor relations
Board of Directors
Board of Directors profiles at CanAlaska Uranium LTD.
Karen Lloyd
Chair of the board,
director
Ms. Lloyd (B. Comm., M.B.A.) comes from a strong strategy, marketing and operations background across six different industries including mining, telecommunications, online payments, executive training, banking and aviation. This depth of experience comes from her employment with Telus Communications, Hongkong Bank of Canada and Cameco Corporation. Between 2009 and 2020, Ms. Lloyd managed a team of contract and inventory specialists to seamlessly fulfill global uranium sales generating annual revenue of between $1.8 and $2.4 billion for Cameco Corporation as a Director in Cameco’s Marketing team. In April 2021, Ms. Lloyd joined Kreos Aviation as Chief Operating Officer where she oversees all aspects of the Kreos operations including asset management, strategic alliances, flight operations, maintenance, fuel operations, marketing and sales, and business development. Ms. Lloyd obtained her ICD.D designation through the Institute of Corporate Directors in June 2023 and has been an independent member of CanAlaska’s Board since her appointment in July 2021.
Peter G. Dasler
DIRECTOR
Mr. Dasler, in 2004, positioned CanAlaska Uranium, (then CanAlaska Ventures Ltd.), to become a significant presence in the field of Canadian uranium exploration by staking mineral claims in the most favorable districts of Canada’s Athabasca Basin, home to the world’s largest-richest uranium mines. He has since assembled an expert geological team that has enabled CanAlaska to carry out extensive exploration and advance multiple uranium projects towards discovery.
Mr. Dasler possesses a comprehensive mineral exploration and public company management background, having worked for over 40 years in Canada as an executive and consulting geologist for companies engaged in the exploration for gold, copper, platinum, nickel, molybdenum, lead and zinc. Previously, he held the position of Mine Manager and Production Manager of the 10 mil. ton per annum Taharoa Ironsand Mine in his native New Zealand.
Mr. Dasler holds Bachelor’s (1974) and Master’s (1981) degrees in Geology from Canterbury University, New Zealand.
Jean Luc Roy
DIRECTOR,
Member of Corp. Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committees
Mr. Roy is an independent Director of the Company (2007 — present). He has over 20 years experience in the mining industry. The majority of his experience has been in Africa for companies such as International Gold Resources, Ashanti Goldfields Inc., Senafo, and First Quantum Minerals. Mr. Roy has managed projects from exploration through to production in three different countries. As Managing Director for First Quantum Minerals, Jean Luc played a crucial role in securing extensive land positions and by successfully placing a mining operation into production in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a period of major unrest in the country.
Mr. Roy is presently a resident of Burkina Faso where is COO of Ampella Mining Ltd an Australian listed company focused on gold exploration in West Africa with their flagship property Batie West.
Shane Shircliff
DIRECTOR
Mr. Shircliff (B. Comm., M.B.A.), now appointed to CanAlaska’s Board, has over twenty years of experience in senior management and corporate director roles for both publicly traded and private companies, and has extensive experience with various public regulatory regimes. Mr. Shircliff’s breadth of expertise over his career include all aspects of negotiating and mergers, acquisitions and divestitures totaling over one billion dollars in value. Mr. Shircliff was a member of Cameco Corporation’s Corporate Development and Power Generation team between 2002 and 2011 ending with the position of Director. During this time, he was a lead for growth/acquisition opportunities through early identification, assessment and valuation, due diligence, deal structure, negotiations and transition planning. Mr. Shircliff has been directly involved with all aspects of developing resource projects encompassing lithium, uranium, gold, silver, industrial minerals, diamonds as well as oil and gas in a variety of countries. Mr. Shircliff is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Clinworth Management Corp., a private company, which provides management and corporate development services to a wide range of clients. In addition to industry clients, Clinworth continues to advise First Nations and their economic development entities on strategy, negotiation and growth opportunities. Mr. Shircliff has been a member of CanAlaska’s Advisory Board since July 2021.
Geoff Gay
DIRECTOR
Mr. Gay (BBA) is currently Chief Executive Officer of Athabasca Basin Development, an Indigenous-owned investment company based in Saskatchewan. Mr. Gay has been its executive leader, and subsequent CEO, since the company’s inception nineteen years ago and was instrumental in establishing and growing the company to where it is today. As CEO, Mr. Gay is responsible to articulate the vision of the partnership with a focus on creating value for the unit holders and leading the company in long term strategic planning and implementation, evaluating new opportunities for investment, assessing and mitigating risk, and overseeing all financial aspects of the partnership.
Athabasca Basin Development is an investment company committed to building and investing in successful businesses. Since establishment, the company has grown to include partial or complete ownership in thirteen companies providing a wide range of services to the mining and resources industry, with consolidated revenues regularly exceeding $100M. In 2017, Mr. Gay was named Business Leader of the Year by Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce at its annual ABEX awards.
Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr.
CHAIR EMERITUS
Ambassador Graham Jr. has been a strong member of CanAlaska’s board for the past 18 years. Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. is one of the world’s leading experts in nuclear non-proliferation. Amb. Graham Jr. has served under four successive U.S. Presidents as a senior U.S. diplomat involved in the negotiation of every major international arms control and non-proliferation agreement during that time. This includes the SALT, START, ABM, INF, NPT, CFE and CTBT Treaties. Amb. Graham Jr. has served with the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and as the Special Representative of the President of the United States for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament, in which role he successfully led U.S. government efforts to achieve the permanent extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Amb. Graham Jr. has been an Independent Director of the Company since 2007 and Chair of the Company since 2011. He was appointed as a member of the International Advisory Board for the nuclear program of the United Arab Emirates in December 2009 and was Executive Chairman of Lightbridge Corporation, formerly Thorium Power, Ltd. (2006 – 2024) and is currently serving as Chairman of the Board of Mexco Energy Corporation (July 1997 – present).
