Deborah Battiston is a Chartered Professional Account and an ICD.D (“Institute of Corporate Director’s Director”) obtained from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Ms. Battiston also holds a BA in Economicsfrom the University of Guelph. She has over 35 years of financial management experience, 24 of which are in the public company sector. Ms. Battiston has broad experience in the mining sector, having been CFO and director of multiple mining companies in various stages of exploration, development, and production. Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, US and Canadian IPO’s, tax, and financing.