Meet The Team

About Sage Potash

Vision

To be the preferred potash supplier for American farmers, backstopped by low-cost domestic production of high quality and low emission potash.

Mission

To deliver a sustainable, domestic potash supply that supports American agriculture, strengthens food security, and minimizes environmental impact through efficient, responsible mining practices.

Management Team

Leadership team with over 75 years combined experience in mining, fertilizers, logistics, and finance.

Portrait of J. Patricio Varas

J. Patricio Varas

P. Geo

CEO & Director

A Professional Geoscientist and Mining Executive with over 39 years’ experience in mineral exploration, mine development and corporate management. He has extensive experience in developing precious and base metal exploration and mining projects around the world. He has played integral roles in the discovery of world class mineral deposits and mines (Santo Domingo Sur Cu-Fe in Chile, Diavik Diamonds – NWT, and Milestone Potash – Saskatchewan), delivery of major feasibility studies and has overseen significant mineral asset sales and corporate transactions.

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Bill Grossholz

CPA, CA

CFO

Mr. Grossholz, CPA, CA has been a Chartered Accountant for 40 years and has a strong financial management, administration, accounting and tax background. He is the interim Chief Financial Officer of Sage Potash Inc. Mr. Grossholz has been involved in the listing of numerous private companies on public stock exchanges. He has been a director of publicly listed companies Rift Valley Resources Corp, (RVR:CSE), Caiterra International Energy Corp. (CTI:TSXV) and Lions Gate Lighting Corp. (LGLC:OTC). He has also been a founder and Chief Financial Officer for businesses in the mineral exploration, power development, real estate development and telecommunications sectors.

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Martin Burian

CPA, ICD.D

VP Corporate Development

Mr. Burian, CPA, ICD.D has 35 years of experience in finance, investment banking, and operational strategy. He has great depth of experience in financing mining exploration and development companies having done so as Managing Director of Investment Banking for the firms Canaccord Capital, Bolder Investment Partners, Haywood Securities and RCI Capital Group. His management acumen is demonstrated through his tenure as President of Bolder Investment Partners and as CFO of Heffel Gallery Limited. Mr. Burian holds the designation ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors and obtained his Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator designations early in his career at KPMG where he advised on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures as a member of the corporate finance advisory services group.

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Greg Vogelsang

P. Geo, P. Eng

VP Project Development

Greg Vogelsang, P. Geo, P.Eng. is sole practitioner and owner of consulting firm Earthview Environmental Engineering Ltd. He is registered as a Professional Geoscientist and Professional Engineer and has over 35 years’ experience in the mining and oil and gas industries in Canada and internationally He has extensive experience related to mine developments in the potash, uranium and gold sectors while working in both the public and private sectors. Greg was actively involved in all aspects of the Western Potash Milestone selective solution mining project and gained valuable experience during the exploration, environmental assessment and construction phases of the project.

He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Regina and a Diploma in Resource Engineering Technology from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

He is past President of The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan as well as Geoscientists Canada and resides in Regina Saskatchewan.

Board of Directors

The board of directors brings together decades of leadership in mining, law, finance, and corporate governance, with extensive experience in global transactions, public markets, and resource development.

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David Reid

LL. B. (Chairman)

Director

Global Co-Chair of Mining and Senior Partner at DLA Piper, he specializes in securities, corporate finance, M&A, and mining law. Recognized among Canada’s top mining lawyers, he has served on TSX and NYSE company boards and advised Sumitomo on its US$1.4B Cote Gold Project with IAMGOLD. Honored by Best Lawyers in Canada for Mining, Natural Resources, and Securities Law across multiple years.

Portrait of Gordon Ellis

Gordon Ellis

P. Eng (Retired)

Director,

Over 50 years of involvement in the mining industry and resource development. Has managed mining exploration from the Canadian high arctic to southern South America, from Japan across North America to Africa. Held Chairman and multiple senior management and director roles in public companies listed on TSX, TSXV, NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange both inside and outside the mining industry. Holds an MBA in International Finance and a Chartered Directors designation from The Director’s College (a joint venture of McMaster University and The Conference Board of Canada). Past member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIMM), Association of Professional Economists of BC (P Econ), American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME).

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Stockwell Day

ICD.D

Director

A highly respected Canadian political leader who was re-elected nine times over 25 years at Federal and Provincial levels in two Canadian provinces. He was the Leader of Canada’s Official Opposition, Minister of Finance (Alberta), Minister of Public Safety, Chair of Federal Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan and Federal Minister of International Trade. Mr. Day served federally as a Member of Parliament between 2000 and 2011, and provincially as a member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly between 1986 and 2000. As a member of the federal Conservative Party of Canada, Mr. Day was the President of the Treasury Board of Canada for a two-year period prior to his retirement from politics in 2011 to pursue corporate and business trade opportunities. Mr. Day served for 14 years as a member of the Alberta Legislature and was the Provincial Treasurer and Acting Premier for three years during 1997-2000.

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Matthew Lechtzier

Director

A qualified lawyer with extensive experience in marketing, transacting and documenting a variety of international financial transactions. He has acted as project manager and senior advisor for over 80 public and private offerings. For nearly 25 years, Mr. Lechtzier has served as Senior Vice President of Ivanhoe Capital Corporation. He has been responsible for transaction execution, marketing and banker and investor relations with respect to both public and private affiliated companies. In addition, he has overseen the raising of over $1 billion in five separate initial public and other offerings while at Ivanhoe Capital. He also served as Senior Vice President of Ivanhoe Mines UK Ltd. and is based out of London, UK.

Prior to Ivanhoe Capital, Mr. Lechtzier was a Director of Equity Capital Markets at Jardine Fleming, Hong Kong and Assistant Director of Schroder Securities in London and Taipei. He holds a BA (University of British Columbia, LL.B. (University of Victoria) and M.A. (University of Kingston, U.K.

Portrait of Richard Lock

Richard Lock

P. Eng

Director

Mr. Lock is a globally recognized mining engineer with extensive experience developing and constructing world-class mining projects, with particular expertise in potash and solution mining. He has held senior executive and project director roles on major developments including Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper project (Arizona), the award-winning Diavik Diamond Mine (NWT), and Western Potash’s Milestone solution mining project in Saskatchewan.

Mr. Lock has also held leadership roles with Yara International’s Dallol sulphate of potash project in Ethiopia, Arizona Mining’s Hermosa project, and PolyMet Mining’s NorthMet project. He is currently CEO and Director of Oroco Resource Corp., advancing the Santo Tomas copper-gold project in Mexico.

Mr. Lock brings deep technical, construction, and solution-mining expertise to Sage Potash as the Company advances toward feasibility and development.