MANAGEMENT & DIRECTORS

Ryan Connacher grew up around the Canadian capital markets, where his grandfather, Jim Connacher, led Gordon Capital. He began his career on Bay Street at Difference Capital Financial Inc. under Michael Wekerle and later served as Head of Business Development at Wek Corp, leading teams and raising capital across both private ventures and the public markets. Mr. Connacher is also the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Freeport Recovery Group Inc., the company behind Twelve Mile Recovery. Since founding Freeport in May 2025, he has raised $2 million and built the organization to two CARF-accredited addiction treatment campuses in St. Catharines, Ontario, and a team of more than 30.

Mr. Anderson has been in the Canadian capital markets business for over 30 years and was an investment advisor with Canaccord Genuity Corp. from 1987 to 2011. Mr. Anderson has extensive knowledge in the structuring and financing of resource companies and has deep industry relationships with mining executives and investors from around the world.

Mike Gardner brings more than five decades of Canadian capital markets experience, with deep roots in the mining and oil and gas sectors. He began his career on the floor of the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1973, where he was the youngest professional trader on the floor, making markets in mining and oil and gas stocks. Mike served as Head Trader at Yorkton Securities for 25 years during the firm's era as one of Canada's premier resource-focused investment dealers, and later founded and built the trading desk at Byron Securities. As Non-Executive Chairman, Mike provides governance oversight and strategic guidance as the Company enters its next phase of growth.

Mr. Meagher became a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) in 2008, and obtained the Chartered Director (C.Dir.) designation from The Directors College (a joint venture between McMaster University and The Conference Board of Canada) in 2017. Mr. Meagher currently serves as the CFO for several publicly listed companies namely Gatling Exploration Inc., Pacton Gold Inc., Bessor Minerals Inc., and Huntsman Exploration Inc. Previously, Mr. Meagher worked at Smythe CPA from May 2005 to November 2011 where he was a Staff Accountant and then later a Manager. Mr. Meagher holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia.

Mr. Cinits has 40 years of mineral exploration experience and has been involved in the exploration, development and M&A reviews of precious and base metal projects in approximately 20 countries and has a strong background in project management and evaluation, exploration program design and evaluation and execution of M&A opportunities. Mr. Cinits is a professional geoscientist registered with both Engineers and Geoscientists BC and Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador.

Ashton Wekerle is an Associate at Altitude Capital Partners, where he focuses on corporate finance, supporting transactions and investment activity across the mining and resource sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Laws and gained early exposure to capital markets and deal structuring through his father, Michael Wekerle, a well-known Bay Street financier. Ashton brings a detail-oriented approach and is committed to advancing Golden Spike's strategic and exploration objectives.