Mr. Barnard has been the CEO, President, and Director of Foremost Clean Energy Ltd since 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Carleton University and completed the Canadian Securities Course in 1990. Mr. Barnard began his career as a stockbroker at McDermid St. Laurence Securities in 1991, focusing on mining and exploration companies. He later worked at Canaccord Genuity from 1997 to 2004. Transitioning to venture capital, he has raised nearly $500 million in equity for mining and exploration companies.

Christina Barnard is the President of Rio Grande Resources and has been instrumental in the company’s formation, including the successful completion of its Plan of Arrangement with Foremost Clean Energy Ltd., establishing Rio Grande as a standalone public issuer.  Ms. Barnard brings over 20 years of experience working within the public company arena with a strong focus on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and multi-exchange coordination. Since 2020, she has held senior roles at Foremost Clean Energy Ltd., and has been acting Chief Operating Officer since 2023, where she supported key corporate milestones, including the company’s Nasdaq listing in 2023. She has extensive experience managing complex regulatory processes and ensuring alignment with legal, exchange, and disclosure requirements.  Her background includes strategic communications, operational, business and project management as well as investor relations and marketing for both publicly traded issuers and private companies.

Mr. Strafehl is the current President of Redline Minerals. He has over two decades of experience in the finance and resource sectors, backed by a solid academic foundation in business, accounting, and economics. He has been a Director of Tearlach Resources Limited since 2019, serving as President and CEO until 2022, and has also been a Director and audit committee member of Goldex Resources Corp. since 2015 and Nickel One Resources Inc. from 2016 to 2019. His experience includes serving as Director and adviser to the $300 million merger of Valley High Ventures Ltd. and Levon Resources Ltd. in 2011. Earlier in his career, Mr. Strafehl founded VentureBC, assisting over 200 tech-driven startups. He was also a stock exchange trader, investment advisor, and registered commodity trading advisor for 22 years.

Mr. Bouwman has been working with public markets on the NASDAQ and the CSE Exchange since 2022. He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Management, Economics, and Finance from the University of Guelph.

Lindsay is a Vancouver-based geological consultant with over 45 years of experience in international mining exploration and development, most recently focused on epithermal gold and porphyry copper-gold exploration in the American Cordillera and Central Asia. He recently retired from Entree Gold after 10 years as VP Acquisitions/Corporate Development, with major involvement in exploration of the Oyu Tolgoi North and South concessions in Mongolia, leading to discovery of the Hugo North Extension Cu-Au and Heruga Cu-Au-Mo porphyry deposits. He also led the acquisition of the Ann Mason Cu-Mo porphyry deposit in Nevada. He and company founder Keith Anderson conducted the initial site visit to the Winston project and recognized the potential for high grade silver-gold mineralization in the historic mining camp which had been dormant since the early 1980s.

Jordan Trask possesses more than 20 years of experience in the field of Information Technology and is the owner of his own IT firm, LMT Solutions. His extensive technical expertise encompasses networking, systems architecture, client-side support, server administration, and the management of technical assets. He commenced his career as a front-line technical support representative, gaining experience across all levels of IT. Mr. Trask has demonstrated a proven capability in addressing intricate technical challenges, deconstructing them, and delivering streamlined, business-oriented solutions.

With more than 15 years of experience in the public markets, Mr. Brown brings extensive industry knowledge and executive leadership experience. He has held a variety of senior roles, including officer and director positions with companies listed on both the TSX Venture Exchange and the Canadian Securities Exchange.  Mr. Brown’s expertise spans corporate governance, corporate secretarial services, corporate finance, and business development, enabling him to provide strategic and customized support to clients across a range of industries.  Prior to founding Ardent Corporate Services, Mr. Brown served as President of a highly regarded corporate services firm based in Vancouver. He also held the role of Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary for a successful TSX Venture-listed gold development company.