Mr. Tessier is a Professional Engineer and Geologist, involved in the mineral exploration and mining industry since 1989, including 12 years as Director, President and CEO of publicly traded Junior companies.
Mr. Tessier started his career as Exploration Manager of the Quebec exploration office for Cominco Ltd in Noranda. He subsequently became geological consultant to the industry with clients from both the major and junior sectors in Canada, South and Central America and Central Asia. In 2003, Mr. Tessier was appointed President, CEO and Director of Murgor Resources Inc. a position he held until 2015 when Murgor successfully merged with a Toronto-based junior exploration company.
During his tenure at Murgor, the company raised over $38M through equity financing and asset value-creation (i.e. acquisition – value addition – monetization). Before joining Delta, Mr. Tessier was employed by the Ontario Geological Survey (2016-19) and was an adjunct Professor at Queen’s University in Kingston (2018-19).