Directors & Management
Directors
| Audit Committee | Governance, Compensation & Nominating Committee | |
|---|---|---|
| Terrence A. Lyons | yes | yes |
| Eugene P. Martineau | yes | yes |
| Marco A. Romero | ||
| Paul B. Sweeney | yes | yes |
| Herbert G.A. Wilson |
Chair
Terrence A. Lyons
Position: Chairman and Director
Mr. Lyons' business background includes natural resources, manufacturing, real estate, merchant banking and corporate restructuring activities. Mr. Lyons is currently non-executive Chairman of Northgate Minerals Corporation and a director and officer of several public and private corporations including Lead Director and Chairman of the audit committee of Canaccord Capital Inc., and a director of Diamonds North Resources Ltd. and Skye Resources Inc. Mr. Lyons was formerly President and Managing Partner of B.C. Pacific Capital Corporation and a Managing Partner of Brookfield Asset Management for 18 years. He is past Chairman of Versatile Pacific Shipyards, Westmin Resources and the Mining Association of British Columbia and past Vice Chairman of Battle Mountain Gold. Mr. Lyons' community activities include serving as a director of the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre Expansion Project and several charitable organizations.
Mr. Lyons was elected Chairman on June 2nd, 2011 in succession to Dr. Roman Shklanka who retired from the board after eleven years service.
Eugene P. Martineau
Position: Director
Mr. Martineau has over 40 years' experience in the ready-mixed concrete and related industries. Mr. Martineau was the founder and first president and CEO of U.S. Concrete Inc. which, under Mr. Martineau's guidance, became one of the largest concrete producers in the United States. In 2007, he left U.S. Concrete to found Martineau and Associates Consulting. He has served as a director and member of the Executive Committee of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and has been elected as a lifetime honorary director. He served as the National Director of RMC 2000 from 1993 to 1997. RMC 2000 was a grass roots industry movement which facilitated monumental changes in the industry. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the RMC Research & Education Foundation since its creation and served as chairman in 2004. Mr. Martineau was one of the founders, and served as the chairman, of the National Steering Committee for Concrete Industry Management (CIM). The CIM Program is now installed in five universities across the U.S. and is providing the industry with its future leaders. He currently serves as its Executive Director. In 2007, Mr. Martineau was selected by Concrete Producer magazine as one of the top influencers in the concrete industry. Mr. Martineau was appointed to the Polaris board in March 2010. Mr. Martineau is the 2010 recipient of NRMCA's Lifetime Achievement Award for Promotion which is awarded to a ready-mix concrete industry professional whose career has demonstrated outstanding leadership, dedication and achievement in support of concrete promotion and industry advancement.
Marco A. Romero
Position: Director and Founder
Mr. Romero is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of diversified experience in the mining and construction materials industries. Mr. Romero is the President and CEO of Delta Minerals Corporation, a mineral exploration and development company. He has held senior roles in exploration, environmental permitting, mine development and operations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and business management. Mr. Romero was the founder of Polaris Minerals Corporation and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2008. He was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. from 1998 to 2000. He was a co-founder and Executive Director of Eldorado Gold Corporation from 1991 to 1998. From 1983 to 1991, he was the founder and head of a mineral exploration consulting firm.
Paul B. Sweeney
Position: Director
Mr. Sweeney is a financial executive with over 30 years experience in the mining industry. He is the Executive Vice President - Business Development of Plutonic Power Corporation (since January 2007). He was previously the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Canico Resource Corp. from 2002 to December 2005. Mr. Sweeney is also a director of Pan American Silver Corp., New Gold Inc.,and Pacific Rim Mining Corporation.
Herbert G.A. Wilson
Position: Director
Mr. Wilson has over 30 years of experience in the development and operation of construction materials and industrial minerals operations. Mr. Wilson joined Polaris Minerals in 2001, prior to which he was President of United States Lime & Minerals Inc., a NASDAQ-listed public company producing lime products and construction materials from limestone quarries located in the south-central states. From 1992 to 1998 he was a founding director and Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Global Stone Corporation, a Toronto-listed public company producing construction aggregates and lime products.
Executive Management
Herbert G.A. Wilson
Position: President & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Wilson has over 30 years of experience in the development and operation of construction materials and industrial minerals operations. Mr. Wilson joined Polaris Minerals in 2001, prior to which he was President of United States Lime & Minerals Inc., a NASDAQ-listed public company producing lime products and construction materials from limestone quarries located in the south-central states. From 1992 to 1998 he was a founding director and Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Global Stone Corporation, a Toronto-listed public company producing construction aggregates and lime products.
Darren McDonald
Position: Vice President, Finance
Mr. McDonald was appointed Corporate Controller for the Company in January 2009 and was appointed Vice President, Finance in June 2011. Mr. McDonald is a Certified Management Accountant with the Certified Management Accountants Society of British Columbia. He began his accounting career in public practice, including 3 years with Grant Thornton LLP, and has held a number of accounting and finance positions, including corporate controller positions at producing diamond mining and open pit copper mining companies, prior to joining Polaris.
Kenneth M. Palko
Position: Vice President, Operations
Mr. Palko joined Polaris Minerals Corporation in February 2008. He has over ten years of experience in the Ontario aggregate industry in various operational, marketing and project management roles with Holcim and Lafarge. Mr. Palko has a B.Sc. (Honours) in Civil Engineering from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. He is a Professional Engineer (Civil) in good standing in the Province of British Columbia.
William B. Terry
Position: Chief Executive Officer, Eagle Rock Aggregates, Inc.
Mr. Terry joined Eagle Rock Aggregates, Inc. in 2006 with 38 years of experience in public and private businesses and government. He served in South East Asia, Europe, and the Middle East as a US Army officer. Mr. Terry was Deputy Director of Streets and Sanitation for the City of Dallas, Texas. With Waste Management, Inc., he was General Manager for New Mexico, Vice President -Indiana, Vice President for Human Resources, and Vice President for Landfill Operations and Facilities Development. He has been Chief Operating Office for Rumpke Consolidated Companies and Northern California Area President for Republic Services, Inc.
David F. Singleton
Position: President, Eagle Rock Aggregates, Inc.
Mr. Singleton has been the President of Eagle Rock Aggregates, Inc. since 2002. He has over 40 years experience in the industrial minerals sector and has been President of Proconsult UK Ltd. (''Proconsult'') since 1990. Mr. Singleton was the past Managing Director of ARC Aggregates Limited from 1987 to 1989, a large aggregates producer in Europe which was acquired by Hanson Plc in 1989. Mr. Singleton was involved in the creation in 1982 of BACMI (British Aggregates Construction Materials Industries) and acted as Chairman of the Economic and Public Affairs Committee from 1984 to 1987. Mr. Singleton formed Global Stone Corporation, a lime and limestone company. He took the company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1993. Mr. Singleton was the past President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Clay Products LLC from 1999 to 2001, a company in the North American clay brick industry. He was also the former International Director of the National Stone Association from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Singleton served on the board of Polaris Minerals Corporation from 2001 to 2009 and remains active in a management role with the company.