Mr. Paulencu is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors holding the ICD.D designation.

Mr. Paulencu retired from Deloitte LLP in 2015 where he served as a partner for 31 years having the position as managing partner of the Edmonton office for 10 years.

Mr. Paulencu was an audit and advisory partner serving both publicly traded and private companies primarily in the financial institution and real estate industry sectors.

Mr. Paulencu is currently chairman of the publicly traded company, Athabasca Minerals Inc., and serves as an advisory director on two large privately held companies in the real estate and manufacturing industry sectors.

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