Michael Rapsch has over 18 years of in-depth capital markets experience in the resource sector, including several senior roles as Vice President Corporate Communications and Corporate Development. In these roles, he was responsible for the implementation, management and execution of all marketing and investor relations related programs. His tenure included 4 years at SilverCrest Mines until the acquisition by First Majestic in 2015. From 2015 to the end of 2018, he was leading the investor relations activities for SilverCrest Metals which owns the Las Chispas silver and gold project in Sonora, Mexico. During his professional career, he was instrumental in assisting companies with capital raises. In 2019, Mr. Rapsch founded Cologne Communications Corp., which provides investor relations consulting services to publicly traded resource companies.