Frank C. Busch - Interim Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Busch’s expertise is finance, business development and indigenous relations. Mr. Busch is a member of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Manitoba, 5 certificates from the Canadian Securities Institute, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Finance from Harvard University. He has worked with various organizations, companies, and boards throughout his 20-year career, mainly in finance and leadership positions.
Anthony (Tony) Andrukaitis, B.Sc., MBA, CPA - Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Andrukaitis has over 25 years of senior corporate management experience in finance, accounting, strategic planning, business development and turn-around activities. He was the Chief Operations Officer of TrinityRail and former President of Trinity Tank Car, Inc., both subsidiaries of Trinity Industries of Dallas, Texas. Prior to that, he was the President and CEO of GATX Terminals Corporation of Chicago, IL. Mr. Andrukaitis is a CPA and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois and Master of Business Administration degree from DePaul University.
Sameer Uplenchwar, CPA - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Uplenchwar brings over 20 years of expertise in financial and business development, encompassing financial modeling, financial structuring, investment banking, and energy research. He is currently the co-founder of Helios Corp, which invests in critical minerals, energy, agritech and IT infrastructure. Previously, he served as Managing Director and Head of US Equity Research with GMP Capital LLC in Houston, and Managing Director with Global Hunter Securities in Calgary/Houston. Before immigrating to Canada about a decade ago, Mr. Uplenchwar was Senior Energy Analyst supporting a +$1Bn long/short hedge fund in New York for Surveyor Capital LLC, VP at Morgan Stanley and worked at KPMG and Lasalle/Bank of America.