Laiva Gold Inc
Laiva Gold Inc is a Canadian company which owns the Laiva Gold mine in Finland. The company was formed in early 2023 following its spin out from Pilar Gold Inc. Management plans to begin gold production in 2024 with a public listing to follow.
Our corporate board is formed of a team of experienced mining and finance professionals who have worked on numerous publicly listed companies on TSX.
Finland Management Team
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Jim Jackson
Over 20 years of experience in the mining and Transport industries. Qualified mechanical fitter. Worked with BHP in mining, Placer Dome Porgera Mine construction. Newcrest Telfer gold mine in mining production
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Hanna Rannikko, Finance Executive
Professional finance executive with long experience in multi-national business accounts. Over 13 years of experience in the mining industry and leading the finance department. Previously worked in Kevitsa mine.
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Raymond Blount, Commercial Executive
ND Purchasing management from the University of South Africa. 30 years of experience in Commercial Procurement & Supply Chain development. Experienced in ERP and BI application design, rollout and analysis.
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Toni Juven, Engineering Manager
Over 10 years experience in the mining and metals industry sector. BSc in Mechanical and Production Engineering and BSc in Civil Engineering. Worked many different management and supervisor positions of the Laiva Mine.
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Max Forsman, Head Geologist
25 years of experience in the mining industry. Worked with both underground and open pit mines + several years of experience as head of exploration. Worked as mining consultant — M.Sc in geology and mineralogy from the University of Oulu
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Percy Scholz, Mining Manager
Over 20 years open pit mining experience in precision metals and gems. Previously worked in South Africa’s largest iron ore mine - Sishen. International mining experience.
Laiva Gold Corporate Board
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Jeremy Gray, CEO & Director
Co Founder of Chancery AM and principal in Pilar, Laiva and Valterra. Founding investor in K92. Senior roles at Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Standard Chartered.
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Jim Jackson, General Manager & Director
Over 20 years of experience in the mining and Transport industries. Qualified mechanical fitter. Worked with BHP in mining, Placer Dome Porgera Mine construction. Newcrest Telfer gold mine in mining production
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Thomas Puppendahl, Legal & Director
Co-Founder of Chancery Asset Management. Founding investor in K92 Mining Inc. (TSXV: KNT). Worked in M&A at Merrill Lynch, Ermgassen & Co and the Monitor Group.
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Charles Chebry, President & Director
BSc, CPA Experienced Senior Executive. President on several TSXV listed companies. Strong background in international resource sector.
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Max Beck, Head of Investor Relations
30 years of business development and fifteen in the corporate finance space working on mining projects in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Previously with Tetra Tech running a mining investment conference in London and with PwC running their corporate finance business development team.
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Edward Balme, IR Manager
15 years working in drilling & exploration in Australia and Brazil. Focused on investor relations, marketing and fundraising.
Fluent in Portuguese & Spanish.
Worked at Grimwood Davies, Ord River Resources & Carter Capital. Also Tucano Gold, Pure Tungsten & Pilar Gold.