Management

Ms. Christie has served as President & CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Banyan since 2016. She has over 26 years of experience in the exploration and mining business. Prior to that, Ms. Christie was President of privately owned Gimlex Gold Mines Ltd. (2006-2016), one of Yukon's largest placer mining operations and consulted in exploration, mining, environmental assessment, government, community and First Nation relations, including working with First Nation development corporations. She is currently a member of the board of Western Copper and Gold Corporation. Ms. Christie previously served as a board member of Osisko Green Acquisition Limited, Constantine Metal Resources Ltd., Klondike Gold Corp., PDAC, AMEBC and other industry associations and was a founding board member of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board (2004-2016). She is active in non-profits and charities, including being President of "Every Student, Every Day", a charity that works to improve attendance in Yukon schools. Ms. Christie has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of British Columbia and is a registered professional engineer in British Columbia and Yukon.

Mr. Rutt is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA CMA) in Alberta and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Windsor. He has been a management consultant since September 2006 with a focus on senior management financial roles in private and public companies. During this time he has brought four companies public onto the Venture Exchange while holding the positions of President and/or Chief Financial Officer. In addition to his roles with Banyan Gold, Mr. Rutt is Chief Financial Officer of UVAD Technologies Inc. a private company developing unmanned aerial vehicles. Between October 2002 and March 2010, Mr. Rutt was the Secretary-Treasurer of Landis Energy. Between April 2009 and March 2010 he was the Chief Financial Officer of Landis Energy until it was sold.

With a career spanning over 20 years, Jasmine Sangria has a proven track record in innovative marketing and collaborative leadership.

A seasoned Brand Strategist, Ms. Sangria previously worked in the marketing industries in Vancouver and Whitehorse for the better part of two decades with brands such as Vespa®, Best Western, Coast Hotels, and the Yukon First Nations Chamber of Commerce. This was accompanied by accolades and recognition for her work in Southern Alberta, as the Chief Executive Officer for Tourism Lethbridge and the region’s four Unesco sites. Multilingual in three languages, Ms. Sangria has lived in North America and Asia – cultural experiences that have influenced and shaped her work in Marketing Communications and Business Development. Jasmine’s educational background includes an Undergraduate Degree in Applied Design and a Master of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia.

Kai Woloshyn is a registered Professional Chemist with nearly 20 years of experience in mining and environmental consulting.

Mr. Woloshyn was the Environmental Manager for Alexco Resource Corp. (acquired by Hecla Mining in 2022) for over 10 years and was responsible for all environmental management and permitting matters for the Keno Hill Silver District Mining Operations. Previous to Banyan, he was the Vice President of Strategic Projects for Ensero Solutions, where he led Yukon exploration and mining projects through baseline data collection, environmental assessment and permitting processes. During his time with Alexco and Ensero, Mr. Woloshyn contributed to economic studies and advanced multiple projects towards operations. He has led First Nations and community consultation, including negotiation and implementation of several benefit agreements. Mr. Woloshyn holds a Bachelor of Science Combined Major in Chemistry and Earth & Ocean Sciences from University of Victoria.

An accomplished Geologist, James Thom has worked in the exploration industry since 1997.

Mr. Thom’s expertise lies in developing drill targets from grassroot exploration surveys, as well as experience in developing geological models and target refinement from more advanced stages of exploration. Mr. Thom has been involved in exploration programs in Western Canada, Mexico, Peru and the Dominican Republic. He has also been involved in the design and implementation of geochemical, geophysical and geological surveys and drilling programs for many of these projects. Mr. Thom has a BSc. degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a MSc. degree from the University of Toronto, along with post-graduate research and teaching experience from UBC.