Board of Directors
Mazen Alnaimi
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Alnaimi has vast experience spanning almost 30 years in the commercialization of greenfield oil and gas, petrochemicals and steelmaking projects. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska (1977) and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston (1981). In 1989, Mr. Alnaimi started the first private-sector petrochemical facility in the Arabian Gulf, Chemanol, which he took public in 2008. In 2000, Mr. Alnaimi started the first medium-section structural steel company in the Gulf region, United Gulf Steel.
Amir Dallala
Director
Amir Dallala is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), auditor and Chartered Accountant (C.A.). Since 2000, Mr. Dallala has been a senior partner of the accounting firm DHA Inc., auditing the firm’s local and international corporate and individual clients. He is also a founder, and has been a partner since 2000, of Intercap Venture Partners Inc., a consulting firm dedicated to corporate mergers and acquisitions for Qubec-based companies as well as technology transfers, feasibility studies and internal controls for projects in developing countries.
Raouf Ghali
Director
Mr. Ghali has 25 years of international experience in financial services and business development. He holds a Bachelor of Mathematics (1980) and several levels of commercial pilot license (1984). He recently assisted in the due diligence leading to the reorganization and financing of Argex Titanium and the introduction of Mr. Alnaimi as an investor and chairman.
Mazen Haddad
Director
Mr. Haddad was formally President of Township Capital Inc. from 2005 until 2010. He was formerly Chairman of SGI Properties Canada Fund L.P., and past Vice-President of SGI Capital Corporation. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Emory University of Atlanta, Georgia.
Jean Martineau
Director
Jean Martineau is a senior executive with extensive experience in the management of natural resource companies. He has worked in the Canadian mining industry for more than 25 years as a director of junior exploration companies and as an investment broker. Since October 2017, he is CEO and President of Dynacor Gold Mines Inc, where his expertise has been of prime importance in the development of the plant operations and of the mining development of the company.
Florian Rais
Director
Mr. Rais is the Founder of Far Investments Inc. and is a Partner at Tangent Venture, a private equity investment firm in London, England. He is also a Director of Blue Wall Shipping Limited and China Motors Ltd. Mr. Rais holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Lausanne Business School.