General Strategic Metals names new CEO and CFO amid leadership change

October 6, 2026 8:03 AM EDT

General Strategic Metals Inc. (CSE: GSMI) (OTC Pink: GNRGF) (FSE: 7S50), formerly General Copper Gold Corp., has appointed Wayne Tisdale as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, and Kelsey Chin as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective immediately, according to a company statement.



Tisdale has more than 40 years of experience in resource industries, having founded and financed companies across multiple commodity sectors, including gold, copper, uranium, lithium, cobalt, palladium, and diamonds. The company states he has raised more than $2 billion in capital over his career.



Chin is a Chartered Professional Accountant with more than 20 years of experience in audit, finance, and accounting across mining, healthcare, and technology industries. She has previously held senior financial and corporate positions with publicly traded companies.



In connection with the appointments, Mike Curtis has resigned as President, CEO, and Interim CFO. Curtis will remain on the board of directors and has been appointed Chair of the Board, effective immediately.



General Strategic Metals is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company currently exploring the 2,313-hectare Topley Richfield copper-gold property in British Columbia. The company is also expanding its exploration activities into the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia, where the property is situated between the towns of Otjiwarongo and Otavi.


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