Ms. Gowland joined Tristone Capital in February 2007. Prior to joining Tristone she worked for BNP Paribas Asset Management for 7 years as Office Manager and Assistant to Managing Director in charge of Argentina's branch. Prior thereto she worked for C&A Modas S.A. for 5 years, reporting directly to the Chairman & CEO for Argentina. Ms. Gowland gained over 20 years of administrative experience with companies such as Petroquímica General Mosconi, Exprinter Banco and Banco Republica among others.

Mr. Kehler joined Tristone in May of 2002. Mr. Kehler was Chief Financial Officer of an emerging national investment dealer where he was active in investment banking activities. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Kehler was the Chief Financial Officer of a telecommunications company in Calgary, focused on mergers and acquisitions. Prior to 1999, Mr. Kehler held various positions over a seven year period with a major international accounting firm culminating in the position of Senior Manager - Corporate Finance.

Mr. Kehler holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan and has the designations of Chartered Accountant, and Chartered Financial Analyst.

Ms. McRiane joined Tristone in May 2008 as Office Manager & Human Resources Administrator. Prior to joining Tristone Ms. McRiane was at Raymond James for 14 years culminating in her title as Branch Administrator and Executive Assistant, Managing a staff of 85 people. Prior to Raymond James, Ms. McRiane was at McDermid St. Lawrence, a boutique trading firm specializing in Junior Capital Pools and venture trading. Prior thereto Ms. McRiane was at CIBC Wood Gundy as a  Sales Assistant and then as Branch Administrator overseeing a group of 75 employees. Ms. McRiane started her industry experience with First Marathon Securities in 1989 and has called Calgary home for the last 20 years.

Ms. Tsutsumi joined Tristone in January 2007. Prior to joining Tristone, Ms. Tsutsumi was the Manager, Financial Compliance at the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. For almost six years prior to joining the IDA, Ms. Tsutsumi was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of a Canadian boutique brokerage firm, where she was also involved in investment banking activity. Ms. Tsutsumi obtained her Chartered Accounting designation with Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants in 1994, and commenced her securities industry career at the Alberta Stock Exchange in 1995, where she was responsible for financial and sales compliance, as well as corporate finance regulation.

Mr. Ng joined Tristone in October 2005. Prior to Tristone, Mr. Ng spent five years as a Senior Investigator with the Investment Dealers Association. Prior to that role Mr. Ng was a Compliance Officer with CIBC World Markets and prior thereto was a Registered Options Representative with CIBC Investor Services. Mr. Ng holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary.

Rita Sivadas joined Tristone Capital in May 2002, as Operations Manager. Prior to that, she spent over seven years at Peters & Co Limited with the Syndication & Operation Department.

Ms. Tiberio was one of the first employees at Tristone, joining in September 2000, and bringing with her 20 years experience. Prior to joining Tristone, Ms. Tiberio was Business Manager for Rob Peters' group of companies and Event Planner for Peters & Co. Ltd. From 1995 to 1997 Ms. Tiberio worked with the Investment Banking area of Yorkton Securities assisting in due diligence for company financings and before joining Yorkton she set up the Calgary office for Marleau Lemire Securities.

Lita joined Tristone Capital as a Senior Accountant. She spent 2 years with a transfer agent and registrar company as Account Manager. Prior to that, Lita has 4 years of management consulting experiences with various consulting companies in Singapore. She has also spent 7 years in the area of audit, sales operations and business finance with Compaq Computer. Lita holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) with a major in Finance and Accounting from Simon Fraser University.

Mr. Vasquez joined Tristone in January 2007 as a Senior Accountant. Prior to joining Tristone Mr. Vasquez worked in several companies in Accounting and Finances fields in North and South America bringing with him more than 6 years of experience. Mr. Vasquez was a Financial Analyst in the National Venezuelan Oil Company (PDVSA), one of the biggest in the world. Prior to that, he was Senior Auditor in Price Waterhouse & Coopers where he worked within many companies in the utilities and energy sector. Mr. Vasquez holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the Catholic University in Caracas Venezuela and a Master in Business Administration with specialization in Finances.

Ms. Lussier joined Tristone Capital in April 2007, and is responsible for corporate branding, marketing and communications. Ms. Lussier brings over 15 years experience in graphic design and corporate communications to Tristone. Prior to joining Tristone, she spent 9 years running her own design and communications firm in Calgary for corporate, education, non-profit, and government sectors. Ms. Lussier obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia in 1990.

Mr. Topp joined Tristone in March 2008 as Principal of Information Technology. Mr. Topp brings over 16 years of IT experience to Tristone from several industries. Prior to joining Tristone, Mr. Topp served in senior IT roles as a System Analyst for an international Engineering Firm and Infrastructure Solutions Architect with an IT consulting group.

Mr. Hines joined Tristone Capital's Denver office in June 2007. Prior to Tristone, he was the Financial and Operations Principal as well as Chief Compliance Officer for Petrie Parkman & Co. for sixteen years. In addition, Mr. Hines also spent over 20 years in the energy and securities industries in various financial and accounting positions.

Mr. Hines holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Stephenson joined Tristone in March 2007. Prior to joining Tristone Capital he worked at JPMorgan Chase in Investment Banking as a Senior Associate in Syndicate Originations in New York for almost two years, and prior to this as a Sales/Trade support analyst in Domestic Institutional Trading at Lehman Brothers in New York.

Mr. Stephenson holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1997.

Ms. Shelton joined Tristone in 2007 as the Business Manager of the Denver office. Prior to joining Tristone she worked in the administrative department of Petrie Parkman & Co. for four years. Ms. Shelton worked closely with the Chairman and CEO and provided accounting, back office and front office support.

Ms. Manarin joined Tristone Capital in October 2005 as Business Manager, providing administrative and financial support to the UK operation. Prior to joining Tristone, Ms. Manarin worked for Waterous & Co in London as Manager Human Resources and Administration for over 4 years. Before joining Waterous she worked for Enron in Sao Paulo for 3 years, reporting directly to the Co-Chairman and CEO for the Latin American operation. Ms. Manarin gained 18 years of administrative experience with blue-chip companies such as British Gas, Lloyds Bank and Motorola in Latin America. Ms. Manarin holds a Master of Communication and Public Relations degree from FIAM (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and is a part-qualified accountant (CIMA - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London). She is also a full member of the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians - MAAT).

Mrs. Sandell joined Tristone Capital as administrative assistant supporting Capital Markets in November 2006, and in December 2007 took over the responsibility of office manager for the London office. Before joining Tristone she worked as a paralegal assistant in the intellectual property field.  Prior to that, she worked as an IT Support Team Coordinator for Ericsson Telecommunications and Enron South America in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Mrs. Sandell holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Mackenzie University in Sao Paulo.