Senior Leadership

Greg Fenton is a seasoned investment professional, with a Bay Street career spanning nearly 30 years. He has worked in various capacities with ever-increasing responsibility in both the Canadian banking and investment management sectors. Greg has been a partner in three investment management firms, heading the Risk Solutions Group at Scotiabank and leading Liability Driven Investment Group at National Bank Financial. His experience spans many disciplines: capital markets, investment management, actuarial, pension, insurance, accounting, tax and risk management. He also acts as an advisory board member to numerous corporations.

Francis brings an entrepreneurial mindset to his science and healthcare background, which has been foundational to Zentek's early success. Francis has significant experience in intellectual property development and management, including the research, development, and patent granting of ZenGUARD(TM) - a graphene-silver composite used to enhance the pathogen filtration of various types of media. He also has deep knowledge and experience in the areas of strategic planning, fundraising, and capital markets.

Wendy has more than three decades of experience in finance and accounting leadership roles for both private and publicly traded companies. Most recently, Ms. Ford served as VP of Finance and CFO of Mancor Industries, a precision manufacturer of metal components and sub-assemblies. Prior to this, Ms. Ford served as CFO of AirBoss of America, a publicly traded company on the TSX, focused on the compounding, defense, and automotive industries. She has served in leadership roles including financial reporting, auditing, taxation, and compliance for Nasdaq and TSX listed companies. Ms. Ford is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and is a graduate of the University of Toronto.

Peter Wood is a geological engineer with over 35 years’ exploration and project management experience in the mining industry. During this time, he has worked with several major mining companies including Newmont, Homestake, and HudBay and has also been actively involved in the exploration and development of gold, base metal, platinum-group element, and magmatic nickel-copper deposits with many junior exploration companies. Peter graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours BASc in Geological Engineering in 1983 and an MSc in Geology in 1987. He joined the ZEN team as Vice President, Exploration in January 2013 and has been responsible for the successful completion of the company’s NI 43-101 compliant initial resource estimate and subsequent PEA study and, more recently, with the company’s market development and R&D initiatives. Peter was promoted to ZEN’s Vice President and subsequently President in 2018.

Brian Bosse has been a respected professional investor for nearly 30 years with corporate capital allocation policy being his key business specialty. He forms and motivates great teams revolve around stakeholder return on investment using leadership styles that fuel employee intellectual curiosity. Formerly Brian served Dundee Corporation’s Goodman & Company Investment Counsel as portfolio manager of the Goodman Bluespring Fund. He earned an honors degree from the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics in Waterloo Ontario plus the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Brian joined Zentek in May 2018 as director and officer following a successful proxy battle.

Dr. Colin van der Kuur, B. Sc., M. Div., D. Min. (VP of Science and Research): was the first graduate from the University of Guelph with a Specialized Honours in chemical physics in 1993 and subsequently completed a doctorate in leadership in 2010. He worked in the non-profit industry for 25 years including serving as the Director of Church Planting for the Fellowship Pacific where he trained and coached executives. Through his leadership, Zentek is rapidly expanding a high-value IP portfolio through internal research, collaboration and licensing world-leading technology.

Prior to leading Zentek's Business Development and Investor Relations efforts, Ryan spent nearly 15 years working in large public companies, most recently with Nutrien Ltd. (formerly Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.) where he held a number of positions of growing responsibility in Investor Relations, Risk Management, Corporate and Sustainability Reporting, Treasury, Internal Control Compliance and Finance Transformation. Ryan is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, a Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified Treasury Professional.