{"id":4548,"date":"2022-09-07T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/?page_id=4548"},"modified":"2026-10-02T09:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:33:56","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre \u00e9quipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4548\" class=\"elementor elementor-4548\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-613dc71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"613dc71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91a5679\" data-id=\"91a5679\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdfaf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3bdfaf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ba265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86ba265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6e3c89\" data-id=\"f6e3c89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384cfc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"384cfc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c98c1b elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c98c1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8baf912\" data-id=\"8baf912\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881ab2a elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"881ab2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:110,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-underline e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-881ab2a\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21009\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/company\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">COMPANY<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21010\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/team\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">BOARD AND MANAGMENT<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21011\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/community\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">COMMUNITY<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-21515\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/employment-opportunites\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Employment<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-21560\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/suppliers\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Suppliers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-881ab2a\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21009\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/company\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">COMPANY<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21010\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/team\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">BOARD AND MANAGMENT<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21011\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/community\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">COMMUNITY<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-21515\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/employment-opportunites\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Employment<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-21560\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/suppliers\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Suppliers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7e8c8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7e8c8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec7ae9b\" data-id=\"ec7ae9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c8455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1c8455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team1-copy.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team1-copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team1-copy-214x300.jpg 214w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3126 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team1-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3126\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team1-copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team1-copy-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e469e5f\" data-id=\"e469e5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef90b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef90b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>John Passalacqua, Int&#8217;l MBA<\/strong><br \/><strong>CEO and Director<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cc75f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0cc75f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John Passalacqua is an international business strategist with over 35 years of extensive technology and capital markets experience. In 1998, John gained the title of a top 50 international business strategist on the early internet. He is involved in private and public market planning for companies in nascent, visionary industries. John has lived in Quebec and is fluently bilingual.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-29d4807 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29d4807\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e443f21\" data-id=\"e443f21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed5530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ed5530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team4.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team4-214x300.jpg 214w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3129 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/team4-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1248c77\" data-id=\"1248c77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84c992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c84c992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Laurence W. Zeifman, CPA<\/strong><br \/><strong>Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efdfea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efdfea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laurence W. Zeifman is an audit partner of Zeifmans LLP, a mid-sized Toronto public accounting firm. Larry has four decades of experience in public accounting and served for many years as chair of Nexia Canada, the Canadian division of one of the largest international accounting networks. He is also former Director of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club \/ former Alternate Governor of the National\u00a0Hockey\u00a0League.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7c88f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7c88f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc59104\" data-id=\"cc59104\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eaaff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86eaaff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BennettWEBSITE.svg\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15257 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BennettWEBSITE.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15257\" alt=\"\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-00f1f69\" data-id=\"00f1f69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc8ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc8ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bennett Kurtz<\/strong><br \/><strong>CFO and Director<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c0fdca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c0fdca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bennett Kurtz is principal of Kurtz Financial Group. He has experience in financing public companies and taking private companies public. Bennett has multi-faceted business experience in finance, management, sales, marketing and administrative functions including business analysis, public business unit segmentation, internal and external analytics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff5aa11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff5aa11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0be1c67\" data-id=\"0be1c67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3341c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3341c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-768x906.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-768x906.png 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-868x1024.png 868w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson.png 1155w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-26842 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-768x906.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-26842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-768x906.png 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-868x1024.png 868w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Peter-Nicolson.png 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-602d84b\" data-id=\"602d84b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d83f99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d83f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Peter Nicholson<\/strong><br \/><strong>Director<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121341d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"121341d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peter Nicholson is a recognized leader in Canadian tax assisted investments, with a specialized focus on philanthropic tax planning and tax reduction and the mining industry. Through work with numerous donors, foundations, institutions, and boards, Peter has helped generate over $350 million for client donations. Peter is also a generous philanthropist in his own right and a tireless supporter of community initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-14cf68c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14cf68c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adb8b61\" data-id=\"adb8b61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed9cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aed9cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-kent.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" title=\"peter kent\" alt=\"peter kent\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-kent.png\" title=\"peter kent\" alt=\"peter kent\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d02a92c\" data-id=\"d02a92c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ef80c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ef80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Peter Kent<\/strong><br \/><strong>Director<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9707c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9707c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Kent was an international broadcast journalist, reporter, producer (CTV, CBC, NBC, Monitor, Global) for four decades. Elected to Canadian Parliament in 2008, Peter served in the\nDepartment of Foreign Affairs as Minister of State for the Americas, as Environment Minister. He oversaw improvements to environmental assessment of\nresource projects &#038; their responsible development.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68fd3c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68fd3c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24fe4a7\" data-id=\"24fe4a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f3f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16f3f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Armand-MacKenzie-jpg.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Armand-MacKenzie-jpg.webp 366w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Armand-MacKenzie-214x300.webp 214w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Armand-MacKenzie-9x12.webp 9w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11364 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Armand-MacKenzie-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Armand-MacKenzie-jpg.webp 366w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Armand-MacKenzie-214x300.webp 214w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Armand-MacKenzie-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2d0eb\" data-id=\"6d2d0eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7929920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7929920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Armand MacKenzie<\/strong><br \/><strong>President<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41f718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d41f718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Armand MacKenzie was raised in traditional Innu territory. He has practiced law for 15 years and was chief legal advisor on land rights for the Innu Nation. He was special advisor\/negotiator on the drafting and adoption of the UN General Assembly Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He has negotiated numerous impact benefit agreements. He has been a mining executive for the last 15 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-259364c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"259364c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f00a8c6\" data-id=\"f00a8c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee9121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dee9121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-789x1024.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713.jpg 1169w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7323 lazyload\" alt=\"David Dufour\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-789x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7323\" alt=\"David Dufour\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/David-Dufour2-e1667347626713.jpg 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e01ce\" data-id=\"58e01ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4131f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f4131f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>David Dufour<\/strong><br \/><strong>Executive Vice-president<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8901c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8901c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David Dufour has over 30 years experience in the development and the management of high-growth businesses in Saguenay, Quebec. He has worked as land surveyor, project manager and director of economic development. He also worked in economic development for the Government of Quebec. David specializes in the areas of eco-responsibility and local governance issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4851108 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4851108\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0aa4fac\" data-id=\"0aa4fac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef04215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef04215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/steeve.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/steeve.jpg 243w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/steeve-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/steeve-9x12.jpg 9w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20413 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/steeve.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/steeve.jpg 243w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/steeve-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/steeve-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77f51f2\" data-id=\"77f51f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccd8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ccd8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Steeve Lavoie, P. Geo<\/strong><br \/><strong>Chief Geologist<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ae307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70ae307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Steeve Lavoie completed a bachelor&#8217;s degree in geology, with a concentration in environmental studies, at the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC). He has over 20 years of experience in mineral exploration. Steeve has planned and supervised drilling projects in Quebec and Nunavut. He has participated in two mining project start-ups for Agnico Eagle Mines and promoted them to local communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf34b9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf34b9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-229d2f2\" data-id=\"229d2f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c6a1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c6a1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MARIO3-e1719329994653.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MARIO3-e1719329994653.jpg 499w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MARIO3-e1719329994653-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MARIO3-e1719329994653-9x12.jpg 9w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15423 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MARIO3-e1719329994653.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MARIO3-e1719329994653.jpg 499w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MARIO3-e1719329994653-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MARIO3-e1719329994653-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-690f0d8\" data-id=\"690f0d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d1eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80d1eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mario Bouchard<\/strong><br \/><strong>Project Development Manager\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b205acb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b205acb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mario Bouchard was Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries and Major Economic Projects at the Minist\u00e8re de l&#8217;\u00c9conomie et de l&#8217;Innovation du Qu\u00e9bec. He was also Associate Deputy Minister for Energy, Natural Resources and Finance. Mario was involved in major corporate financing by the Qu\u00e9bec government, the creation of state-owned companies \/ privatizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dffe4e9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dffe4e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8249a28\" data-id=\"8249a28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db3485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4db3485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gary-standly-WEBSITE.svg\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15250 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gary-standly-WEBSITE.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15250\" alt=\"\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8aa43fb\" data-id=\"8aa43fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74db805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74db805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Gary Stanley<\/strong><br \/><strong>US Government Relations<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef5e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef5e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gary Stanley is former Director of the Office of Critical Minerals and Metals at the U.S. Department of Commerce. He has 40+ years experience serving under every U.S. President from Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden. Mr. Stanley worked with both public and<br \/>private sector stakeholders to strengthen American supply chains and U.S. global competitiveness in critical minerals. He was lead author of the 2019 US Federal Critical Minerals Strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-477e4aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"477e4aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b093515\" data-id=\"b093515\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6315d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6315d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yves2.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yves2.png 403w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yves2-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yves2-10x12.png 10w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19256 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yves2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yves2.png 403w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yves2-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yves2-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ae4b4b\" data-id=\"8ae4b4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d64b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d64b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Yves Desrosiers, Eng.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Director of Mining Operations<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1809417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1809417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yves Desrosiers is a metallurgical engineer having managed major site operations and engineering projects in the mining sector as manager, general manager, and vice-president. He has knowledge of mining, concentrators, engineering, environment, health &amp; safety\/maintenance. He focuses on production costs while respecting deadlines and budgetary constraints.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e733c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e733c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d58a9ee\" data-id=\"d58a9ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a21ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38a21ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-758x1024.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-758x1024.webp 758w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-222x300.webp 222w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-768x1038.webp 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva.webp 800w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21284 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-758x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-758x1024.webp 758w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-222x300.webp 222w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-768x1038.webp 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eva.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07f3e7d\" data-id=\"07f3e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e6306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08e6306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Eva Carissimi<\/strong><br \/><strong>Project Manager, Phosphoric Acid \/ LFP CAM<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89029d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89029d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eva Carissimi is a metallurgical engineer with over 35 years experience in the efficient operation of large-scale industrial plants. She was most recently responsible for the greenfield commissioning of a lithium-ion recycling plant in Qu\u00e9bec. Eva has also served in c-suite and board level positions for private and public companies and other organizations alike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-574a93d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"574a93d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd143c\" data-id=\"1bd143c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f5b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00f5b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-726x1024.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-768x1083.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw.jpg 800w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20336 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-726x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20336\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-768x1083.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Merhrdad-bw.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e2d070\" data-id=\"5e2d070\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd20ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd20ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mehrdad Taheran<\/strong><br \/><strong>Senior Metallurgist<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5101f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5101f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mehrdad Taheran has a solid foundation in chemical engineering and water sciences combined with a drive to advance innovative metallurgical solutions. With over 15 years of experience in research, product development, and project management, he specializes in optimizing extraction and refining processes, enhancing operational efficiency, and ensuring consistent product quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4529cb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4529cb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a3fbb\" data-id=\"46a3fbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842f79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"842f79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mariana-Trindade.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mariana-Trindade.jpg 408w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mariana-Trindade-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mariana-Trindade-9x12.jpg 9w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23819 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mariana-Trindade.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23819\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mariana-Trindade.jpg 408w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mariana-Trindade-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mariana-Trindade-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60a97c9\" data-id=\"60a97c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe13fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe13fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mariana Trindade<br><\/strong><strong>Manager, Environmental Affairs &amp; Permitting<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158d3b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"158d3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMariana holds a Ph.D. in geography from Memorial University, a master\u2019s degree in terrestrial biology and a diploma in impact assessment from Concordia University. She has worked in the environmental field for over 20 years, including 15 years dedicated to the life cycle of mines. Her focus is on environmental compliance for mining projects subject to federal and provincial regulations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-567255e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"567255e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7487af8\" data-id=\"7487af8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bead133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bead133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frederic-Lalancette.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frederic-Lalancette.jpg 500w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frederic-Lalancette-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frederic-Lalancette-9x12.jpg 9w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22152 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frederic-Lalancette.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22152\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frederic-Lalancette.jpg 500w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frederic-Lalancette-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frederic-Lalancette-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90c6b8b\" data-id=\"90c6b8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff3a55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff3a55a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lalancette, Eng., M. Sc.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Project Manager<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c4edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87c4edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lalancette has three years of experience as an environmental project manager at an engineering consulting firm. She holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in geological engineering and a master&#8217;s degree in earth sciences\u2014environmental technologies. She brings unique expertise, particularly in geology, environmental law, environmental impact studies, and hydrogeology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-147d4aa elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"147d4aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65ec7ff\" data-id=\"65ec7ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96ae77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c96ae77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arnab3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arnab3.jpg 683w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arnab3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arnab3-8x12.jpg 8w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17590 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arnab3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arnab3.jpg 683w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arnab3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Arnab3-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d0c25a\" data-id=\"7d0c25a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c5a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98c5a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Arnab De, CPA, CGMA, CMA, MBA<\/strong><br \/><strong>Corporate Finance Director<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07d5ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b07d5ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arnab De has over 20 years of experience in financial management, financial planning, business optimization and strategy development. He worked for Tata Group as CFO in the JCAPCPL joint venture with Nippon Steel and Tata Steel Minerals Canada, where he oversaw the DSO project from conception and managed a +$1.5B investment of in equity\/debt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-19e2998 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19e2998\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad15a10\" data-id=\"ad15a10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721e058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"721e058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/val.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/val.jpg 246w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/val-11x12.jpg 11w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20405 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/val.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/val.jpg 246w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/val-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bb5198\" data-id=\"1bb5198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87138bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87138bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Val\u00e9rie Morin<\/strong><br \/><strong>Chartered Professional Accountant<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5e156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b5e156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Val\u00e9rie Morin brings experience gained in accounting firms, both in audit and assurance as well as advisory services, where she worked with organizations with a wide range of business models. She brings a rigorous and structured financial perspective as to the viability and economic potential of projects and supports informed investment decisions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e05970c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e05970c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0016bcd\" data-id=\"0016bcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2aee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea2aee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-819x1024.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-scaled.jpg 2048w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21411 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AU1A5223_BW-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0267fc\" data-id=\"d0267fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e70c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49e70c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cindy Romero-Luarca<br \/>Manager, Project Initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e4d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9e4d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cindy has advised on tax credits and government incentives for capital-intensive, innovation-driven projects across advanced manufacturing, AIoT, optics-photonics, aerospace, critical minerals and the electric battery value chain. At former Big Four firms, she supported global clients in securing governmental funding from key agencies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-604238c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"604238c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc33f9a\" data-id=\"fc33f9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f571a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f571a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-scaled.jpg 1964w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-1178x1536.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-1571x2048.jpg 1571w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-9x12.jpg 9w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19647 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1964px) 100vw, 1964px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1964\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-scaled.jpg 1964w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-1178x1536.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-1571x2048.jpg 1571w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alexis-3-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1964px) 100vw, 1964px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8db0210\" data-id=\"8db0210\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029d08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"029d08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Alexis de la Renaudi\u00e8re<br \/>Team Lead, Strategic Development<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a21dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a21dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alexis de la Renaudi\u00e8re is a business development professional with extensive capital markets experience.\u00a0 He was at the core of the development of Peterson Capital building and managing relationships with strategic and institutional investors. He is an out-of-thebox thinker who pursues new business opportunities from a strategic perspective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-271bbeb elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"271bbeb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ec472c\" data-id=\"3ec472c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae9542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ae9542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PeterWEBSITE2.jpg.svg\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15256 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PeterWEBSITE2.jpg.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15256\" alt=\"\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf536b\" data-id=\"6cf536b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7b491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed7b491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Peter Kent<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b03d926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b03d926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peter Kent was an international broadcast journalist, reporter, producer (CTV, CBC, NBC, Monitor, Global) for four decades. Elected to Canadian Parliament in 2008, Peter served in the Department of Foreign Affairs as Minister of State for the Americas, and as Environment Minister. He oversaw improvements to the environmental assessment of resource projects and responsible resource development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-afb4318 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afb4318\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d60a1b6\" data-id=\"d60a1b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ac7a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74ac7a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture8.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture8.png 307w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture8-215x300.png 215w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2985 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture8.png 307w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture8-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05c2434\" data-id=\"05c2434\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54676e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54676e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Peir Pufahl, P. Geo<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5396c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5396c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Peir Pufahl is professor of Earth Science at Queen\u2019s University, Canada, and co-director of the Queen\u2019s Facility for Isotope Research. He is an internationally recognized expert on the geology of phosphorites. Dr. Pufahl and his team have developed state-of-the-art phosphorite exploration models and fine-tuned production strategies. Dr. Pufahl is a Fellow of both the Society of Economic Geologists and the Geological Society of America.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6faefe elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6faefe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1c919\" data-id=\"fc1c919\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e8242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08e8242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/new-directors.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/new-directors.jpg 373w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/new-directors-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/new-directors-9x12.jpg 9w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6794 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/new-directors.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/new-directors.jpg 373w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/new-directors-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/new-directors-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbf4825\" data-id=\"dbf4825\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00fef5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00fef5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Yves Caprara<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc9ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddc9ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yves Caprara is an international expert in purified phosphoric acid technologies and their applications with focus on sustainability. He was CEO of Prayon SA, Europe\u2019s largest producer of food and technical grade phosphoric acid. Yves ran operations in Europe, the United States, Canada, China, India, Brazil and Morocco. Board member of the International Fertilizer Association from 2015-2020.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a397ac8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a397ac8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be4ee88\" data-id=\"be4ee88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf5306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cf5306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture7.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture7.png 307w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture7-215x300.png 215w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2983 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2983\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture7.png 307w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture7-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-829a622\" data-id=\"829a622\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e87d56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e87d56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Paul Pitman, P. Geo<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a629f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a629f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paul Pitman is a registered professional geologist who has over 50 years\u2019 experience as exploration geologist, as corporate officer of mining companies and as geological consultant. He is a former director\/officer of several junior resource companies that he founded including three fertilizer companies: Pueblo Potash Inc., Murdock Mt. (phosphate) and Boreal Agrominerals (mineral soils).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b07fcf5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b07fcf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-262f0bc\" data-id=\"262f0bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89a669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d89a669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-236x300.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-768x976.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-1208x1536.jpg 1208w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-1611x2048.jpg 1611w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-scaled.jpg 2014w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7321 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-236x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7321\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-768x976.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-1208x1536.jpg 1208w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-1611x2048.jpg 1611w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ford-bw-scaled.jpg 2014w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cf0b1a\" data-id=\"2cf0b1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7bf05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc7bf05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ford Nicholson<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923098c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"923098c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ford Nicholson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a Managing Partner and founder of Kepis &amp; Pobe Financial Group. Over the past 25 years, Mr. Nicholson has invested in and provided executive management to multiple international projects in the traditional energy and renewable energy sectors. Mr. Nicholson is the former deputy chairman of the board of InterOil Corporation before its sale to ExxonMobil.\u00a0 Ford is also a former member of the President&#8217;s council of the International Crisis Group.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e5fb44 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e5fb44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e39e0b\" data-id=\"2e39e0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83a013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c83a013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-250x300.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-852x1024.jpg 852w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-768x923.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-1278x1536.jpg 1278w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-1705x2048.jpg 1705w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-10x12.jpg 10w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7386 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"  \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-250x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7386\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-852x1024.jpg 852w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-768x923.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-1278x1536.jpg 1278w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-1705x2048.jpg 1705w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bernard1-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b6b893\" data-id=\"7b6b893\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c68e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c68e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bernard Lapointe<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fed02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22fed02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bernard Lapointe founded Arianne Phosphate in 1997 and was president of the company until 2013. Bernard holds a Ph.D. in mineral resources from the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC). Prior to Arianne Phosphate, he was director of the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Mining Fund. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of several public companies in the resource and fertilizer sectors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Board and Management John Passalacqua, Int&#8217;l MBACEO and Director John Passalacqua is an international business strategist with over 35 years of extensive technology and capital markets experience. In 1998, John gained the title of a top 50 international business strategist on the early internet. 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