Taranis Resources Inc. / Management & Leadership
TSX.V: TRO·OTCQB: TNREF
Proven leadership. Long-term alignment.
Taranis Resources is guided by an experienced leadership team focused on taking mineral exploration projects from discovery through to mine development. Geologists, financial executives, securities lawyers and mining engineers bring major-producer expertise combined with strict capital discipline.
With core leadership continuity spanning more than two decades, Taranis maintains substantial insider ownership and a long-term approach to discovery. Management prioritizes exploration investment, technical intelligence and shareholder alignment.
The Taranis leadership advantage
Technical rigor, patient capital and a shared commitment to the long-term potential of the Silver Cup Mining District.
Our focus extends beyond defining mineralization to the work required to assess and advance exploration prospects toward potential mine development. This requires technical rigor, environmental baseline monitoring, permitting foresight and methodical capital deployment.
Taranis prioritizes technical investment and disciplined overhead. Management directs capital into high-quality 3D geoscience, core drilling and metallurgical engineering to support informed exploration decisions.
Taranis directors and officers hold shares and participate in private placement financings. Our leadership thinks and acts like long-term owners because they are long-term owners.
Executive & board profiles
Meet the people guiding Taranis’ technical strategy, financial discipline and responsible project development.
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
M.Sc., P.Geo.
John Gardiner is a veteran exploration geologist and the architect of the Thor “linked-porphyry” geological model. His career spans exploration and mining geology, with experience at major producers including Placer Dome, Noranda, Cameco and Echo Bay.
Mr. Gardiner specializes in advancing exploration projects through systematic, science-driven evaluation. At Taranis, he has overseen 15+ years of 3D modeling, geophysics and over 250 diamond drill holes across the Silver Cup Mining District. He serves as the Qualified Person (QP) for Taranis Resources under Canadian National Instrument 43-101.
Chief Financial Officer & Director
Gary McDonald brings extensive financial management, corporate reporting and capital risk oversight expertise to Taranis Resources. His experience in the junior resource sector supports disciplined capital management, transparent financial reporting and efficient corporate governance.
He works closely with executive leadership to manage expenditure budgets and maintain fiscal discipline across exploration cycles. His background includes resource-sector audit and financial management roles.
Corporate Secretary & Director
Glenn Yeadon is an experienced securities lawyer whose work encompasses corporate governance, legal structuring and mining regulatory compliance. Associated with Tupper Jonsson & Yeadon in Vancouver, he has worked with publicly traded junior mining companies throughout his career.
He oversees Taranis’ corporate compliance, TSX Venture Exchange regulatory filings and legal affairs, supporting a disciplined approach to corporate governance.
Independent Director
Bo McCloskey is a veteran mining engineer who brings extensive operational, engineering and large-scale project development expertise to the board. His background includes senior leadership at Baffinland Iron Mines and other mining and resource development companies.
His engineering insights support Taranis as the Thor Project advances through resource evaluation, bulk sampling and metallurgical testing, with a focus on the technical work required for future development decisions.
Director · ESG & Corporate Development
Thomas Gardiner leads Taranis’ corporate development, stakeholder relations and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives. His work includes proactive reclamation programs, environmental baseline monitoring and site water balance studies in southeastern British Columbia.
He manages engagement with local communities in Trout Lake and Nakusp, as well as ongoing consultations with First Nations. Thomas has been involved with the Thor Project since 2006 and joined the company’s board in 2021.
Governance, ESG & productive stewardship
Productive stewardship brings together scientific investment, environmental responsibility and respectful engagement with the people connected to the land.
Review Corporate InformationIndependent environmental engineering firms support ongoing reclamation activities, road recontouring and vegetation regrowth monitoring.
Taranis maintains communication with local residents in Trout Lake and Nakusp, hosting educational events and hiring local contractors whenever possible.
Taranis conducts consultations and shares technical site investigation reports with Indigenous communities, including the Ktunaxa First Nation, to support respectful resource development.
Leadership with a long-term perspective
Our leadership team combines major-producer experience with a two-decade commitment to creating long-term shareholder value.