Patrick Gerard Downey is a businessperson who founded Choom Holdings, Inc. and who has been at the head of 9 different companies. Presently, Mr. Downey holds the position of Independent Non-Executive Chairman for GFG Resources, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Orezone Gold Corp. and President of Patrick Downey & Associates Ltd. Mr. Downey is also on the board of Pan Global Resources, Inc., GFG Resources (US), Inc. and Fireweed Metals Corp. and Member of Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of BC.

In the past Mr. Downey was President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Aura Minerals, Inc., Vice President for Rescan Engineering Ltd., Project Manager at Kilborn Engineering Pacific Ltd., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Viceroy Exploration Ltd., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Elgin Mining, Inc., President of Consolidated Trillion Resources Ltd., President for Canico Resource Corp. and President at Oliver Gold Corp.

He received an undergraduate degree from Queen's University of Belfast.