Meet the BrasNova Management Team

Brian Leeners
Chief Executive Officer
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Brian Leeners received both his B.Comm. and LL.B. degrees from the University of British Columbia in 1992 and since that time has been focused on the management of private and public venture companies. In 2002, he founded Nexvu Capital Corp. which is a venture capital firm focused on developing companies in the Materials and Technology Sectors. Nexvu provides hands-on business development strategy and expertise for start-up and growth phase companies. Focused on both private and public companies, Nexvu also insulates the operational management from the public company process and provides economies of scale in the regulatory/legal, accounting/audit and investor relations areas. Since formation in 2002, Nexvu has been directly responsible for raising in excess of US$100 million for Nexvu transactions (not including any public market buy-side volumes)

Joel Ferari
Chief Executive Officer
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Mr. Ferari is an experienced Brazilian business professional and entrepreneur with decades of experience in working with Startups and developing Industrial Process Plants and Services, in Brazil. Mr. Ferari has experience working in publicly traded, family-owned, branch and parent companies in Brazil with more than 25 years working in projects focused on the Startup phase. Specific deliverables have included construction of plants on budget, planning and guidelines, technical parameters; negotiation with national and international suppliers; hiring of the staff/team and implementation and assembly of industrial equipment. Mr. Ferari’s education includes degrees in both Materials and Production Engineering.

Antonio Vitor
Country Manager
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Antionio has vast experience in project management at large corporations, including Transpetro, PwC, Shell, along with 10 years of experience in mining. He was involved in the mining projects AMA Gold, Hawking Graphite, 3 S Rare Earths and Copper, Palmeres Rare Earths. He graduated in Business Administration and holds an MBA. He is a Member of IBGC.
Edward Low
Chief Financial Officer
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Nancy Zhao
Chief Financial Officer
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Nancy Zhao, has over nine years of experience working with public companies, including having served as the CFO for several publicly traded entities and contributing her financial acumen to organizations such as First Hydrogen Corp (TSXV-FHYD), and Neo Battery Materials Ltd (TSXV-NBM). Ms. Zhao is currently a board member of First Hydrogen Corp.