Chris Beer

Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of ATEX Resources Inc., appointed February 2, 2026 following Ben Pullinger's resignation; a director of ATEX since June 2024. Over 30 years in mining finance and exploration. Career: 24 years as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of North American and Global Natural Resources funds at RBC Global Asset Management, until 2024; earlier, an exploration geologist with Noranda Inc. Also Chair of Fuerte Metals/Talamore Resources (already tracked in this DB, TALA -- a real, disclosed concurrent role, not separately scored) and a director of Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (already tracked in this DB, MTA -- also concurrent, not separately scored). Holds a CFA designation, an MBA from the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, and a B.S. in Geology.