Management Team
ROSS McELROY
President & CEO
Mr. Ross McElroy is a geologist with over 38 years of global mining experience, from exploration to production. He has held senior roles at BHP, Cameco, and Fission Uranium. At Fission, he led the company through a $1.14 billion sale as President and CEO. He has also served on multiple public company boards over the past 15 years.
CHRIS CAIRNS, CPA, CA
Chief Financial Officer
A CPA, CA with over 13 years of experience in the finance and
mining industry. He began his career with PwC, working with Canadian and
U.S.-listed mining and exploration companies with operations across Asia, North
America, South America, and Europe. He has since held senior finance roles,
including Controller and Chief Financial Officer positions with publicly traded
mining companies, where he has supported financial reporting, planning, and
capital markets activities, and contributed to strong corporate governance
practices.
RONA SELLERS, LLB
VP, Commercial and Compliance & Corporate Secretary
A seasoned governance and legal professional with over 14 years of experience in corporate and securities law. She leads the Company’s compliance, governance, and legal functions, ensuring adherence to public company obligations across North America. She previously served as Vice President, Compliance and Corporate Secretary at Maple Gold Mines Ltd., and previous to that as Corporate Secretary for two publicly traded companies listed in both Canada and the United States.
ISABELLE LÉPINE, M.Sc., P.GEO
Director of Mineral Resources
With over 20 years experience leading resource focused technical programs and teams, Isabelle brings extensive knowledge in mineral resource management to Apollo. Her significant experience ranges across the advanced stages of the resource development cycle through to mining. Most recently she was Director Mineral Resources at Stornoway Diamonds.
TONY GONZALES, B.Sc. (Spec), P.GEO
Senior Project Manager
Tony is a seasoned geologist with over 35 years of experience in mining and exploration across Canada. He spent over two decades with BHP, playing a crucial role in developing Canada’s first surface and underground diamond mine, including the Fox, Panda, Misery, and Koala kimberlite pipes at EKATI. Since 2011, he has been instrumental in uranium exploration with Fission companies, contributing to major discoveries including the J-Zone, Triple-R deposit, and F3 Uranium Corp’s JR Zone in the Athabasca Basin. Tony brings expertise in project management, technical leadership, and overseeing large exploration teams of 50+ personnel.
GEORGE KENLINE, PG, CEG, CHg
Advisor
Mr. Kenline is a California licensed Engineering Geologist and Hydrogeologist with extensive experience in environmental review processes. In particular, he has deep expertise in the permitting of mineral resource extraction, water supply development, reclamation, and habitat restoration in the County of San Bernardino, California. For over 15 years, he led as the Mining Engineering Geologist/Environmental Compliance Manager for the San Bernardino County’s Land Use Services Department Mining Section as the County’s Mining/Engineering Geologist.