Directors and Officers
Frank J. Basa, P. Eng., President, CEO & Chairman
Mr. Basa has been a director of Gold Bullion Development since 2004. He is also President of Grupo Moje Ltd. and Mineral Recovery Management Services Corporation. Mr. Basa has over 28 years’ global experience in gold mining and development as a professional hydrometallurgical engineer with expertise in milling, gravity concentration, flotation, leaching and refining of precious and base metals. He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and a graduate of McGill University.
Roger Thomas, Director
Mr. Thomas is a valuable member of the Gold Bullion team and brings a career in the investment industry that spanned some 3 decades. Mr. Thomas joined Gold Bullion Development Corp. as a Director in 2008 after gaining considerable expertise in finance and marketing with The National Bank, Blackmont Capital and B.C.E among others. Mr. Thomas is a graduate of Carleton University where he focused his studies on finance, economics and accounting. Previous to that he studied engineering and used his expertise with the U.S. Air Force and Canadian Military to ensure optimum performance from their sophisticated communication systems.
Jacques F. Monette, Director
Mr. Monette has been a Gold Bullion director since 2008. He is also a director of Landdrill International Inc. and their Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Monette is a career miner who has been engaged in every facet of underground mining for more than 40 years. His previous positions included Shaft Project Coordinator with Cementation Canada Inc., Vice President of Operations/Mining Division for Wabi Development Corp., Vice President of Development for CMAC Mining Group, Operations Manager for Moran Mining and Tunneling, as well as Area Manager for J.S. Redpath Group.
Thomas P. Devlin, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Devlin became Gold Bullion’s CFO in January, 2009. He brings to the company over 40 years of accounting and management experience in the investment and junior resource industries.
Ronald Goguen, Director
Mr. Goguen became a director of Gold Bullion Development Corp. in March 2011 bringing a wealth of experience in the mining industry. In 1980 Mr. Goguen purchased his first exploration-drilling firm, Ideal Drilling. He added a second drilling company in 1981, which eventually became Major Drilling Group International. Major Drilling began trading on the TSE in 1995. Mr. Goguen continued as President and CEO until 2000. During his tenure Mr. Goguen built the firm into one of the largest drilling companies in the world with 33 operations in 15 countries. Currently, Mr. Goguen is Chairman and a Director with Beaver Brook Antimony Mine Inc., and sits on the Board of Northeast Bancorp and Saratoga Capital Management. In 1995, the Governor General of Canada awarded Mr. Goguen Entrepreneur of the Year honours for Atlantic Canada.