Edward Munden was appointed Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in October 2003. He is a Director of Capital House Corporation (Capital House), which he co-founded in February 1989 as an Ottawa based private boutique investment banking organization that has provided and/or arranged early and mid stage venture capital and hands-on managerial assistance to a portfolio of technology software, energy and mining companies. In 1994, Mr. Munden co-founded DevX Energy, Inc. (DevX) as a Dallas based independent NASDAQ-traded public energy company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. Mr. Munden held senior level positions with DevX including Director, Chairman, President and CEO until it was sold to Comstock Resources, Inc. in December 2001. Prior to his involvement with the Company, Capital House and DevX, Mr. Munden held positions in the mining industry with Eldorado Nuclear Limited from 1980 to 1989, the manufacturing industry with Proctor and Gamble Company of Canada from 1978 to 1980, and the oil and natural gas industry with Union Oil of Canada Limited from 1974 to 1976. Mr. Munden is also a director of Mustang Minerals Corporation and of JML Resources Limited, both mineral exploration companies whose shares are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada. Mr. Munden is a professional engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Queens University in Kingston, Canada. |