John Knowles, CPA, CA

Director @ ZYUS Life Sciences

About

John Knowles is a corporate director and has been CEO or CFO of companies listed on major Canadian and international stock exchanges. Industries include mining, oil & gas, life sciences. He has served on the boards of several public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations. On corporate boards, he has been Board Chairman and has chaired or been a member of Audit, Governance, Compensation, Technical and Special Committees. His capital markets experience includes equity and debt issues, several contested proxy battles, initial public offerings, major capital project decisions, mergers and acquisitions.

Country

Canada

City

Winnipeg

Industry

Mining & Metals

Skill

Regulatory Requirements, General Management, Budgeting, British English, Finance, Committees, Financial Accounting, Agenda, Confidentiality, Securities, Project Finance, Precious Metals, Executive Leadership, CEOs, CEO/CFO Certification, Mining Exploration, Business Development, Minerals, Management, Board of Directors

Experience

Director

ZYUS Life Sciences

2020-7 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

ZYUS Life Sciences Inc. is a Canadian life sciences company focused on the global development and commercialization of phyto-therapeutics, including protein-based and cannabinoid formulations. Its strategy is to focus exclusively on patients by delivering high-quality, consistent and GMP-compliant therapeutic products to the global medical market.

Advisor to CEO

ZYUS Life Sciences

2018-10 - 2020-7 · 1 yr 10 mos

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Director

James & Jamesy Performance Society

2017-7 - Present · 9 yrs 3 mos

Vancouver, BC Canada

A professional, non-profit organization with a mandate to further the development, appreciation and potential of contemporary physical performance. James & Jamesy are multiple award-winning creators, performers and educators in clown and physical theatre, touring nationally since 2013 and internationally since 2016.

Director, Chair, Finance Committee

Riverview Health Centre Foundation

2020-9 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

Winnipeg, MB

Riverview Health Centre is a 387-bed rehabilitation and long-term care facility that offers progressive programming for patients and residents in both hospital and personal care home units. Its redeveloped complex is one of the first of its kind to incorporate a residential design on an all-encompassing scale. The home-like, nurturing space supports, enhances and complements patients’ healing and care.

Chair of the Board, Director & President

Meals on Wheels Winnipeg

2020-9 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

Winnipeg, MB

Feeding Independent Living™. In 1965, the Home Welfare Association made a commitment to deliver nutritious meals to senior citizens in the Winnipeg area. Today Meals on Wheels champions that commitment, with a small staff and approximately 300 volunteers delivering between 600-800 meals, Monday to Friday to Winnipeg's homebound citizens.

Chair of the Board, Director

Ensign Minerals Inc.

2021-11 - 2024-6 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Vancouver, BC

Ensign Minerals Inc. is a Canadian company with a gold development project in the Mercur District, Utah, USA, on which the historic Mercur Gold Mine was operated by Barrick Gold Corp. until its closure in 1998. In June 2024, Ensign was acquired by Revival Gold Inc. in a friendly takeover.

Director

Roxgold Inc.

2012-9 - 2021-7 · 8 yrs 11 mos

Toronto, ON Canada

Gold exploration, development and mining, West Africa; TSX-listed. Roxgold is a Canadian gold mining company with assets located in Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire. The Company owns and operates the high-grade Yaramoko Mine Complex located on the Houndé greenstone belt in western Burkina Faso and the Séguéla Gold Project located in northern Côte d'Ivoire. In July, 2021 Roxgold was acquired for $1.2 Bn by Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. Board Committees: Audit (Chair), Governance & Nominating

Director

Prairie Plant Systems Inc.

2008-4 - 2018-6 · 10 yrs 3 mos

Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Biopharmaceutical research and product development, production and sales in Canada and internationally. Predecessor company of CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.

Director (and, from October 2016 to May 2018, Chief Financial Officer)

CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.

2008-4 - 2018-6 · 10 yrs 3 mos

Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Medicinal cannabis research, production, sales; TSX-listed. Board committees (before becoming CFO): Audit & Finance (Chair), Governance & Nominating. Executive Committee Chair during integration with Aurora Cannabis Inc. CanniMed is the parent company of Prairie Plant Systems Inc., the first licensed producer of medicinal cannabis in Canada, starting in 2000. CFO of CanniMed from October 2016, through IPO on the TSX in December 2016, acquisition in March 2018 by Aurora Cannabis Inc. for $1.2 billion following a rigorous takeover battle.

Director (President and CEO) June 2007 - July 2015 and September 2015 - March 2016)

Fuse Battery Metals Inc. (formerly Wildcat Exploration Ltd.)

2007-6 - 2016-9 · 9 yrs 4 mos

Winnipeg, MB Canada

Precious and base metal exploration, Canada; TSXV-listed.

Director (and, from 1996 to 2005, VP and Chief Financial Officer)

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

2009-3 - 2015-5 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Toronto, ON Canada

Copper, zinc, gold and silver exploration, development and mining, North and South America; TSX and NYSE listed. Board committees: Audit, Governance & Nominating, Technical