Management

Oremex has a strong management team who are supported by an accomplished Board of Directors.

Chief Executive Officer

Linda Thorstad, M.Sc., P. Geo. is the Chief Executive Officer of Oremex Resources Inc. Formerly VP Campaigns of Leading Edge BC and Executive Director of the Vancouver Economic Development Commission, she has also served in a range of senior roles in the mining sector including President of Interaction Resources; VP, Corporate Relations for Viceroy Resource Corp. and President of Questore Consultants Ltd.

Linda is highly respected for her strategic and change management skills, her strong communication abilities, her community-building efforts and is a respected resource person with respect to sustainable development.

Linda is a recipient of Vancouver's prestigious Influential Women in Business Award in 2002 and the 2004 Frank Woodside Past Presidents Distinguished Service Award (BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines). She is Past President of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of BC, is a founding member of the Canadian Council for Professional Geoscientists and has served on the Minister of Natural Resources Canada Advisory Board related to sustainable development in the mining sector.

With an extensive track record of community service, Linda is former Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of British Columbia, Past President of the University BC Alumni Association, a former member of the Board of Governors of Science World and has fundraised on behalf of the resource sector for BC Children's Hospital Foundation.

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Jenkins has held senior financial positions with Canadian publicly-traded companies. He has also worked in a corporate finance and regulatory compliance capacity with three leading brokerage firms and served in a senior role with the BC Securities Commission. Mr. Jenkins obtained his BA in 1977 and has held his CGA designation since 1983.

Project Development Manager

Mr. Javier Rojas is Project Development Manager for the Company’s Tejamen Silver Property in Mexico. Mr. Rojas is a highly qualified mining specialist with almost 40 years of experience in project development and mining operations throughout Mexico.  Mr. Rojas has served in several senior roles directing surface operations, mine planning and implementation. He has managed strategic planning and engineering in both open pit and underground mining operations using heap leach and milling processes for a range of companies in Mexico.