WHO WE ARE
Meet the Team
NICK LUKSHA
CEO
Nick is the managing partner of Tesoro Capital Partners and has over 20 years of business experience as an owner, senior management, and in capital markets as a Director, President, and Executive Vice President of private and publicly traded companies. Mr. Luksha was the president of a Canadian mining company that IPO'd in 2021, raised over $10 million, and had a maximum market cap of just over $60 million during his tenure. Throughout his career, Nick has been a leader in numerous sectors including mining, real estate development, investment, asset management, technology, franchising, and building management teams to help small to medium-sized businesses achieve controlled growth. He has considerable experience providing access to capital for high-growth businesses worldwide. Nick’s vast network of value-add capital sources includes High Net Worth retail investors, family offices, institutional investors, and broker/dealers. Having operated across Canada, the USA, and Latin America, Nick has cultivated a sophisticated approach to a diverse range of professional environments.
TERESA CHERRY
CFO
Ms. Cherry has been the CFO and Corporate Secretary of Mustang Energy Corp. (formerly Glorious Creation Limited) since July 1, 2022. Ms. Cherry works as a consultant through her own private consulting company acting for venture issuers in the mining sector in such capacities as CFO, director and/or Corporate Secretary. Ms. Cherry also works for a private company that services public companies in the mining, resources, and oil and gas industries acting as Controller, Accountant, CFO and Corporate Secretary. In addition, She obtained her CPA, CGA from Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia and Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia in September 2014.
Ms. Cherry has worked with public companies in the mining, exploration, and oil and gas production for 16 years and during this time, holding many positions including CFO, Director, Secretary, and consultant.
CONSTANTINE CARMICHEL
Director
Constantine Carmichel is a businessman with over twenty five years' experience in corporate finance, including consulting private and public companies, spearheading multiple initial public offerings, and helping facilitate mergers and acquisitions.
For the past 20 plus years he has operated Caelum Finance Ltd. (https://caelumfinance.com) as a merchant bank and business development consulting company, helping clients achieve their goals. Connecting capital, offering fast access to sales channels, product consulting and rollout, data procurement and management, business process outsourcing (BPO), and corporate restructuring are some of the services offered by Mr. Carmichel's company. Mr. Carmichel received his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, Canada.
TERESA RZEPCZYK
Director
Teresa Taylor, has over 15 years of experience in Capital markets and accounting in both public and private companies. She spent over 10 years with First Merit Group, a Vancouver based boutique venture capital firm, assisting in the financing and go public transactions of numerous companies. Ms Rzepczyk’s corporate experience includes: Currently Board Member and a Director (since 2019) of WPD Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Biotech research and development company, operating in Europe.
Former, CFO and Director of Arco Resources Corp., now Cannex Capital Holdings Inc, a US based real estate holdings company serving the cannabis industry. Controller and Corporate Secretary for Atom Energy, a junior resource company exploring for Uranium in Saskatchewan. Controller of Worldwide Resources Corp, developing copper-nickel deposit in Quebec.
TOBY LIM
Director
Mr. Lim has been a practicing solicitor since 1997, with a focus on corporate and securities law. He received a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with honours from the University of British Columbia in 1992, followed by a Bachelor of Laws Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Ontario in 1996. Following his call to the BC Bar in 1997, he was an associate lawyer at Anfield Sujir Kennedy & Durno, a corporate and securities law firm located in Vancouver, BC, for 18 years, and has served as a director of and adviser to a number of public and private companies. In 2015, he co-founded Vantage Law Corporation, where he currently practices.