Mr Romain was President & CEO of MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd (TSX.V: BMK) searching for gold within the Sudbury Mining Camp. Prior to this, he was the President & CEO of Gowest Gold Ltd (TSX-V: GWA) where, over a 13-year period, he advanced its flagship Bradshaw gold project in Timmins, Ontario from pure exploration to a fully permitted 1,500 Tonnes per Day operation. Earlier Mr Romain was President & CEO of Norcast Castings Company Limited. During his tenure at Norcast, he was successful in taking Norcast public as an Income Trust in 2005 and oversaw the sale of the company to a private equity group in 2007.