Wayne has over 25 years of international trade and investment promotion experience and expertise, with a particular focus on mining. He worked previously with the South African Department of Trade and Industry in Toronto and the Sudbury Regional Development Corporation. He has organized numerous delegations at international trade shows, trade missions and conferences including; the annual South African pavillion at PDAC, MinExpo in Las Vegas, Electra Mining, and the Canadian Institute of Mining, as well as high profile ministerial and trade delegations to Canada. He is a current Board Member (and past Chairman) of the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business and Past President of the Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Canada. Wayne holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.