Leadership & Governance

Proven Mine Builders with Global Experience

Vitalis Metals is led by a team of proven mine builders, financial strategists, and metallurgical innovators with decades of experience developing, financing, and operating large-scale mining projects across Canada, Africa, and international markets. Our leadership combines institutional-grade governance, robust capital capability, and deep technical expertise, ensuring that every project advances with discipline, transparency, and engineering credibility.

Our governance framework is built on 3 pillars:

Responsible capital allocation

guided by leaders who have raised and managed hundreds of millions in mining finance.

Technical oversight

driven by engineers and operators who have built and optimized major mines.

Rigorous compliance

supported by experienced legal advisors specializing in mining law and OHADA corporate structures.

This integrated leadership provides the governance, technical discipline, and execution capability required to advance critical-metal assets toward production.

Our Team

The Leadership Behind Vitalis Metals

Vitalis Metals is guided by a multidisciplinary leadership team with deep expertise across mining, engineering, metallurgy, finance, industrial operations, and strategic project execution. Together, they bring the proven capability to structure, fund, de-risk, and advance complex critical-metals projects from vision to extraction.

Leadership & Governance

Daniel Barrette

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Jean Dion

Vice President and Director

Heidi Gutte, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Operations

Daniel Mundele Mulula, MSc, Economic Geology

Director of Operations

Guillaume Matabaro Mayange

Senior Geologist, Field Operations

Technical Advisors

Daniel M. Gagnon, FCIM, P.Eng

Advisor

Frank J. Basa, P.Eng.

Metallurgical Advisor & Founder of Re-2Ox

Government & Legal

Djoudjou Kibe Leya

Institutional and Government Relations

Maître Christian Tshibanda Mulunda

Mining Law, Regulatory Governance & Strategic Structuring