Richard N. Zimmer occupies the position of Non-Executive Chairman at Ascot Resources Ltd. Mr. Zimmer is also on the board of Alexco Resource Corp. and DLP Resources, Inc. and Member of The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum and Member of Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of BC.

In his past career Richard N. Zimmer occupied the position of Vice President at Teck Resources Limited, Senior Staff Engineer at Bow Valley Industries Ltd., Vice President & Project Manager at Teck Pogo, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer of Far West Mining Ltd. and Vice President & Project Manager at Northern Star (Pogo) LLC.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Manitoba, an undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and an MBA from the University of Saskatchewan.