Panelist: Steven Krause, Avisar Chartered Professional AccountantsRegister Now

BIO: Mr. Krause is a Chartered Professional Accountant in British Columbia, a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors in Canada.  Mr. Krause has been a director for both private and public companies and has extensive experience in the public accounting, manufacturing, mining and financial advisory industries. 

Mr. Krause was the Chairman of the Board of Luna Gold Corp, a public company headquartered in Vancouver with gold mining operations in Brazil. From 2009 onwards, Mr. Krause’s role on the board of directors of Luna Gold had increased to Lead Independent Director in 2013, to the Chairman of the Board in 2014 and a member of the Special Committee in 2014 and 2017. Mr. Krause was the Audit Committee Chair from 2009 to 2017. During Mr. Krause’s tenure as Chairman, the board of directors completed a successful transition of the senior executive officers of the Company in 2016.  In March 2017, Luna Gold merged with JDL Gold to form Trek Mining in a $360 million merger.

From 2003 to present, Mr. Krause is the Chief Financial Officer of Bear Creek Mining Corporation, a company with operations in Canada, the United States and Peru.  During his current tenure as Chief Financial Officer of Bear Creek, the Company has raised more than US$280 million in common share financing. 

Mr. Krause was a co-founder of Avisar Chartered Professional Accountants in 2004.  Avisar is a chartered professional accounting firm which specializes in providing business advisory, tax and accounting services to public and private enterprises.   In his role as founding partner of Avisar, Mr. Krause has provided financial advisory, accounting and tax services to a number of private companies related to mergers and acquisitions, strategic growth and corporate structuring.