CVW CLEANTECH - Key Persons


Akshay Dubey - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
Mr. Dubey has over 11 years of experience originating and structuring investments in the natural resource space including within the oil and gas, mining and metals, agriculture and timberland industries. He previously reported directly to the Board of Directors of BaseCore Metals LP which he led since its inception in 2017 till its sale in July 2022 for $525m. At BaseCore his focus included originating and executing additional stream and royalty investments in the base metals sector, along with managing the company's portfolio of assets. Previous to BaseCore, Mr. Dubey was a Principal within the Natural Resources team at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, where he gained extensive experience in both the energy and mining sectors; including originating and structuring various investments, such as the $3.3b acquisition and subsequent set up of the Heritage Royalty platform. Mr. Dubey started his career working for CIBC in their investment banking division within the mining group based in Toronto, Canada. He holds a Bachelors of Business Administration (Hons.) from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

BRUCE GRIFFIN

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Owner of Farview Solutions Limited
Mr. Griffin is the owner of Farview Solutions Limited, a company providing consulting and advisory services to the mineral sands, titanium pigment and industrial minerals industries. Mr. Griffin has previously held senior management positions in several mining and minerals companies, including as Senior Vice President Strategic Development of Lomon Billions Group, the world's third largest producer of titanium dioxide pigments, Chief Executive Officer and a director of TZ Minerals International Pty. Ltd., the leading independent consultant on the global mineral sands industry, World Titanium Resources Ltd., a development stage titanium project in Africa and as Vice President Titanium for BHP Billiton, then one of the world's leaders in the industry. In April 2021 Mr. Griffin was appointed Executive Chairman of Sheffield Resources Limited.

DARREN MORCOMBE - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
Mr. Morcombe has more than 30 years of international experience in a variety of roles in in the natural resource and finance sectors. This includes over 10 years in senior roles with Normandy Mining and Newmont Mining Corporation in the areas of financing, treasury, mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Morcombe is the founder of Springtide Capital Pty. Ltd., a private investment company specializing in micro-cap listed companies, venture capital and resource-oriented companies. He was Founder, Chairman and a major shareholder of the largest gold refinery, distribution and finance company in the world. Morcombe is shareholder of several private and public companies.

JENNIFER KAUFIELD

Job Titles:
  • Director
Jennifer is an independent businesswoman with over 30 years of experience in private and public corporations both domestic and international. Ms. Kaufield was previously Chief Financial Officer of CVW CleanTech (formerly Titanium Corporation Inc.), until June 2021. She is a director of TransGlobe Energy Corporation and currently serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee, and is a member of both the Compensation and Corporate Governance committees. Ms. Kaufield holds a Bachelor of Administration degree, Accounting from St. Francis Xavier University, and is a designated CPA (Chartered Public Accountant (CPA, CA).

JOHN BRUSSA

Job Titles:
  • Director
Mr. Brussa is currently Partner and Chairman of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, a Calgary based law firm, where he has specialized in taxation. In addition, he is Chair of the Board of Directors of Crew Energy, a natural gas exploration and production company operating in the Montney fairway of NE British Columbia. He also currently serves as a director of several public and private energy producers operating in Canada, and a public financial services corporation. Mr. Brussa has had extensive experience in corporations across varying businesses, including those operating in mineral and oil sands mining respectively. He recently served as the Jarislowsky Fellow at the Haskayne School of Business and is a mentor at the Canadian Centre for Advanced Leadership.

Joshua Grant - CFO, Secretary

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Corporate Secretary
  • Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada
Mr. Grant is a qualified Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada who obtained his Honours Bachelor of Commerce from the McMaster University and has since garnered over 14 years of experience in audit, public accounting and corporate finance. He has worked in a number of industries including manufacturing, distribution and the natural resource sectors. Mr. Grant was previously at Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. where he was the finance leader responsible for banking and treasury management, external financial reporting and oversight of the controllership functions. Mr. Grant has also worked at the Director and Controllership levels for a multitude of organizations including Pathways to Education Canada, Multimatic and DoALL Canada, Inc. Mr. Grant started his career with Deloitte as an accounting professional.

KEVIN MORAN - CTO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Executive Vice - President
Dr Moran has led the development of CVWTM over the past 15 years including extensive research into hydrocarbon recovery technologies, integrated piloting and progressive engineering to advance the company's technology to TRL 8. He has over 25 years experience in the oil sands industry, during which time he focused on technical issues, and offering practical solutions, related to bitumen production through the application of colloidal, thermodynamic and transport principles; specific emphases included flotation, tight emulsions, vapour liquid equilibria and the physical characterization of bitumen. Dr. Moran joined the Company in 2008 from Syncrude Canada Ltd., where he managed research and technology development programs in oil sands bitumen extraction and froth treatment process technologies. As Project Leader & Research Associate, he was also responsible for feasibility studies and business case advancement in support of these R&D initiatives. Dr. Moran graduated from the University of Alberta with a doctorate in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Moran also holds a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto, undergraduate degrees in Engineering Science and Science from the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from Queen's University. Dr. Moran also fulfills a part-time role as Adjunct Professor at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta. He is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), registered in Alberta.

MOSS KADEY

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Founder and CEO of Mossco Capital Inc
Mr. Kadey is the Founder and CEO of Mossco Capital Inc., a Toronto based strategic investor specializing in consumer goods, real estate and technology companies. He is the Chairman and Founder of Luxury Brand Partners, a Miami based creator and owner of branded consumer products in the beauty and hair care industries. Some of the brands he has been involved with from start up to eventual sale have been Bumble and Bumble, sold to Estee Lauder, Becca Cosmetics sold to Estee Lauder, Oribe Hair Care sold to Kao Industries and the North and South American owner of the Brita Water Filter rights sold to The Clorox Company. He is on the boards of numerous privately held corporations and is currently the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hanvest Holdings, the parent company of Brita GmbH in Germany, the world leader in household pour through water filtration systems. Mr. Kadey obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in South Africa.