Leadership
Leadership
Our leadership team has a broad skill set, bringing together the exploration, technical and financial experience required to advance AU Gold’s assets.
Marc Blythe, MBA, P.Eng.
President. CEO & Director
Marc has extensive experience conducting diligence reviews and providing operational advice to mining companies and financiers. He owns an independent mining consulting firm and has held roles as a president of a junior exploration company, mining engineer, mine manager, and in corporate development. Marc has a Master of Business Administration from La Trobe University in Melbourne and a Bachelor of Mining Engineering degree from the Western Australian School of Mines.
Mark Brown, CPA, CA
Director
Mark is the President and a director of Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd. (“Pacific Opportunity”), a financial consulting and merchant banking firm active in venture capital markets in North America. His role at Pacific Opportunity focuses on providing constructive financial support to a range of companies that Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd. invests in. Mark’s background includes founding one company which became a $500 million company. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and became a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1993.
Scott Trebilcock, MBA, C.DIR.
Director
Scott has over 30 years of experience, most recently, as Chief Development Officer of Mandalay Resources, where he developed and executed a transformational M&A and IR strategy resulting in a merger with Alkane Resources in a $1 billion transaction. He has also been a consultant, CEO of KORE Mining and Chief Development Officer of Nevsun Resources, which sold for $1.9B in 2018. Scott holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and an MBA, both from Queen’s University, and is a Chartered Director.
Bill Wengzynowski. P.Eng
Exploration Manager
Bill is a registered professional engineer in British Columbia and holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences degree in Geological Engineering from the University of British Columbia. He spent most of his professional career in Yukon mineral exploration with the geological consulting firm of Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited where he started in 1983 and served as President from 2000 to 2011. He was part of the team that led ATAC Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ATC) to the discovery of the Tiger Gold Deposit and then Carlin-type mineralization at the Rackla Gold Project. He is a two-time recipient of the Yukon Prospector of the Year Award, once in 2000 and again in 2011. He was also co-recipient of the H.H. Spud Huestis Award for excellence in prospecting in exploration in 2013 for the discovery and development of the Rackla Gold Belt.
Winnie Wong, CPA, CA
CFO & Corporate Secretary
Winnie is the Vice President of Client Services at Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd., a firm that provides financial management and accounting services. Following her graduation from Queen’s University, Ms. Wong worked with Deloitte & Touche, where she earned her Chartered Accountant designation. In the past 21 years, Ms. Wong has acted as CFO and Corporate Secretary for various TSX Venture Exchange listed companies. Ms. Wong has been involved with several publicly traded companies that have become successful for the shareholders through building value or being taken over.