Steve Robertson joined Sun Metals in November 2017 from Imperial Metals, a mid-tier mining company that has been involved in the development and/or operations of five mines, primarily in British Columbia. In 2013, Steve was appointed as Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Imperial with responsibilities including government relations, community relations, aboriginal affairs and corporate communications. As a member of the executive team, he was actively engaged in the planning and execution of strategies to meet Imperial’s corporate objectives. Prior to his VP appointment he was Manager of Exploration at Imperial including responsibility for Red Chris exploration, feasibility, permitting and development, and also exploration at Mount Polley. He designed and executed many exploration programs including the highly successful deep drilling at Red Chris. Mr. Robertson has nearly three decades experience in exploration and mine operations in British Columbia. Always actively engaged within the mining community, he has served as director for AME BC and sat on the Geoscience BC Technical Advisory Committee. As well, he was a founding director of the BC Aboriginal Mine Training Association. Mr. Robertson was awarded the 2016 E.A. Scholz Award for Excellence in Mine Development for his leadership role in development of the Red Chris mine.