here is a great review of the BOD of Gensource.. Michael Ferguson - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Ferguson is a professional engineer with over 30 years' experience in potash and uranium mining projects in Saskatchewan. Mike graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. Following a few years spent with the Canadian Military, Mike settled back in Saskatoon and has spent his entire mining career in Saskatchewan participating in projects in potash, uranium, gold and base metals.
His experience ranges from working at the mining face behind a Marietta Miner in a potash operations, to in-plant engineering (both surface plant and underground), engineering management, project management through to general management of engineering and EPCM companies.
Most recently, before his time at Gensource, Mike successfully led the Potash One project team responsible for the development of the Legacy Project in Southern Saskatchewan from initial exploration through scoping-, pre-feasibility- and feasibility studies and an approved EIS, to the point where it was acquired by the international potash producer K+S Group of Germany.
Alton Anderson - Chief Financial Officer
Alton is an experienced finance executive with over 30 years' experience in the fertilizer industry including 22 years at PotashCorp (Nutrien). While at PotashCorp, Alton led teams responsible for global transformation initiatives. He successfully led teams that aligned and transformed 16 operating sites in Canada, US, and Trinidad on processes, people, data and technology; and changed the culture from decentralized to centre led.
He has direct experience across the entire supply chain having led teams and projects in finance, supply chain management, procurement, operations, sales & marketing, and logistics. Alton and the teams he led have won numerous awards including BTOES Award for Best Achievement of Operational Excellence in Manufacturing and the Oracle Supply Chain Excellence Award.
He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan.
Calvin Redlick - Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Redlick has over 30 years of experience as a global investment banker. Mr. Redlick obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan and completed his formal education at the University of Wales, graduating with his Bachelor of Laws (Honours). Mr. Redlick was admitted to the bar while working at Parlee McLaws LLP, Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Redlick moved to London, England in 1987 to pursue a career in investment banking, where he currently resides.
Prior to forming his own company in 2013, Mr. Redlick served in various roles at Wyvern Partners (Partner, Corporate Finance - London), Mitsubishi UFJ Securities PLC (Senior Advisor, Corporate Finance - London), DTZ Corporate Finance (Senior Advisor, Corporate Finance - London), BNP Paribas (Managing Director, Head of Corporate Finance - Northern Europe), CIBC Wood Gundy Inc. (VP- Head of Structured Finance - London) and Sumitomo-Mitsui Bank (Manager, Debt Capital Markets, London).
Michael Mueller - Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Mueller is the former Chairman of PSP Investments (Public Sector Pension Investment Board) where he served from 2006 to 2018. From 2003 to 2005, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of MDS Capital Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Mueller held a series of senior positions at TD Bank Financial Group, including Senior Vice President and Country Head of its USA Division, Executive Vice President of Global Credit and Vice Chairman and head of Global Investment Banking. Currently, Mr. Mueller is Chairman of the Board of Laurentian Banking Group (TSX:LBC), and Chair of the Audit Committee of Meduxus Pharmaceuticals (TSX-V:MDP).
He is also Chair of the Board of one of the world's largest private companies serving the seniors living segment, Revera Inc. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in public company governance and corporate finance, with a focus on start-up company strategy and finance.
Amy O'Shea - Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms O'Shea joined the Gensource board in April 2020, bringing a stellar 27-year career in the agricultural industry, starting out with an innovative non-chemical bio-pesticides company. Subsequently, she held successively more senior roles with FMC Corporation, ultimately holding the position of Vice President and Business Director, North America Agricultural Solutions. Her track record within FMC shows a leadership and management ability to take difficult situations and turn them around to create thriving and profitable business units. Amy's leadership and knowledge in this area specifically, together with her deep understanding of the agricultural marketplace makes her a perfect fit for a director role at Gensource. Her guidance will be key as Gensource begins its transition from a project development company to a sustainable producer of potash.
Amy is currently President & CEO of Certis Biologicals USA, a leading bio-pesticide manufacturer and distributor, and she is a board member of Intag Systems, a company focused on biological solutions to help reduce the environmental impacts of food production while increasing yields for farmers. She has a strong leadership history throughout her career and that experience, together with her proven senior executive management skills combine to provide Gensource with tremendous value in the agricultural industry.
Stephen Dyer - Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Dyer, former CFO and Senior Vice President of Agrium, brings an exceedingly rare wealth of knowledge and experience to Gensource from his 30 years of experience in the agricultural sector. Mr. Dyer is a seasoned senior executive with significant experience with public company boards and direct board-management interaction in addition to experience with direct investor and capital markets interactions. His career with Agrium and its predecessor companies spanned over 25 years where he held a broad range of positions in the areas of manufacturing, retail, logistics, business development, and Finance. In his role as CFO at Agrium, Mr. Dyer was active in corporate finance activities, completing a complex $1.8B acquisition of Viterra's Canadian retail assets and providing Agrium with attractive long-term debt through his direct interaction with the bond market over two transactions totalling $1.5B. In his role of President Agrium Retail, Mr. Dyer had full P&L responsibility for the largest global Ag retail network spanning 7 countries, 12,000 employees and generating $1.1B in EBITDA from revenue of $12B.