Joel Strickland

Biographical Information
"Mr. Strickland has substantial operational experience in Africa including as President of Buchanan Renewables Fuel Inc., a company with operations in Liberia, West Africa. Mr. Strickland founded and was instrumental in securing financing for the development of Buchanan. Mr. Strickland managed a team of expatriates and over 600 Liberian residents for Buchanan. Buchanan was a pioneer in the production and export of woody biomass to Europe where it was consumed for energy and has won several awards including The Corporate Council on Africa Business Excellence in Natural Resources award in 2009 and The Green Award at the African Business Awards in June 2011."

"Mr. Joel Strickland has been the Chief Strategy Officer at Zaio Corp. since February 16, 2011. Mr. Strickland serves as a Consultant at Lawrence Asset Management Inc. and is primarily responsible for business development activities and supporting due diligence activities for potential investments. He serves as the President of Buchanan Renewables BV. Mr. Strickland has substantial operational experience in Africa, served as President of Buchanan Renewables Fuel Inc., a company with operations in Liberia, West Africa. Mr. Strickland founded and was instrumental in securing financing for the development of Buchanan. Mr. Strickland managed a team of expatriates and over 600 Liberian residents for Buchanan. Prior to that, Mr. Strickland has held Senior Executive roles with a number of companies. Mr. Strickland has invested in and raised capital for early stage companies. Prior to joining Lawrence, Mr. Strickland was a Senior Fixed Income Trader in New York at Lehman Brothers and in Toronto at Burns Fry and First Boston. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Business Development at Navitrak International Corp. (now VECTr Systems Inc.). He was Corporate Development and Investment Professional at Aston Hill Asset Management Inc. He has also held senior positions at investment banks in Toronto and New York. He was also employed at Capital Partners Corporation. He has been a Director at Feronia Inc. since September 2011. He has been a Director of Zaio Corp. since September 9, 2010. He serves as a Director at CNSX Markets Inc., Welaptega Marine Limited and Zaio. Mr. Strickland served as a Director at Grandview Gold Inc. since December 20, 2004. He served as a Director at Navitrak International Corp. He was a Fixed-Income Trader. He is a graduate of the Richard Ivey Business School's HBA program. He has a BA in Business Administration from The University Of Western Ontario."

In 2010: "Recently Mr. Strickland has been assembling gold exploration rights in West Africa...His current Board positions include Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX), Welaptega Marine Ltd. and Elephant and Castle Inc. "

Affiliations

 * Director, Feronia