This Is Our Great Quest

Early in his career, Mr. Richardson worked as a Research Analyst at Cormark/Sprott Securities covering silver and base metals companies. During that time, he played a role in introducing institutional investors to emerging silver producers, including First Majestic Silver and Fortuna Silver & Gold, two companies that went on to become significant players in the global silver sector. Mr. Richardson subsequently held the role of Vice-President of Corporate Development at Verde Potash, where he was responsible for developing resource assets in Brazil. Mr. Richardson also served as President & CEO of Great Quest, a TSX-V listed company that began as a fertilizer resource developer active in Mali before pivoting to gold exploration. Under his leadership, he gained practical experience building and operating junior resource companies in Africa. Great Quest subsequently completed a reverse takeover and relisted as Ongwe Minerals Inc. in 2026. Prior to Safi Silver, he also served as President & CEO of Trigon Metals. where he led the restart of the Kombat Mine in Namibia, one of the country's most historically significant copper operations, and built the foundation of what is now Safi Silver's Morocco exploration portfolio.

Dr. Rompel's career includes experience in major mining companies, junior explorers, and project evaluation roles across Africa, South America, and beyond. For more than a decade, he evaluated capital projects within Anglo American, one of the world's largest diversified mining groups, and served as Technical Director on the board of Spectrem, an Anglo American company. He subsequently worked in Peru as Corporate Manager of Business Development, where he was responsible for the evaluation and acquisition of mining projects across North and South America, a role that required intensive technical judgment paired with strategic business leadership. His commodity experience includes precious metals, base metals, coking coal, and cobalt, giving him a wide technical perspective that is directly relevant to Safi Silver's polymetallic project portfolio in Morocco. Dr. Rompel also holds a Diploma in Investment in Mining Projects from the Camara Minera del Peru, reinforcing his ability to assess exploration assets through both a geological and financial lens.

Prior to capital markets, Mr. Panoulias held senior corporate development roles at Kinross Gold Corporation and TVX Gold Inc., where he was responsible for managing acquisition and divestiture activities. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts.