Mr. Charter is the President of 3Cs Corporation his private consulting and investment company. Mr. Charter has experience in a number of sectors including mining, oil & gas, real estate, financial services and corporate governance. He has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors Education Program and is a member of the Institute. He is a graduate of McGill University where he obtained degrees in Economics and Law. In 1995 he left the practice of law and joined the Dundee group of companies as an Executive Vice President with a number of responsibilities including the company's capital market activities. In 1998 he became the inaugural Chairman and CEO of the Dundee Securities group of companies and oversaw its growth from a start up to a major independent financial services company. In 2006 Mr. Charter left this group of companies and has focused his attention on 3Cs and as a corporate director primarily in the resource sector currently sitting on the Board of a number of public companies.