Russell Brewing Company

Key Personnel - Senior Management & Board of Directors

Brian Harris - CEO & Director

Mr. Harris is a co-founder of the Company with over 30 years experience leading junior companies to raise capital, develop successful go-to-market strategies, launch new products and services and compete successfully. Mr. Harris has experience in the management of public companies on the Canadian, United States and Australian Stock Exchanges. Mr. Harris was a founder of EFTech Ltd. a leading supplier of Electronic Funds Transfer services at the Point of Sale in Australia. He was also a founder of Best Available Seating Service Inc., a leading developer of computerized entertainment ticketing systems and the predecessor to what is now known as Ticketmaster. Prior to that Mr. Harris was the founder and President of Target Group Marketing Services Ltd. and Shoppers Voice Publications Ltd, which became the largest selective sampling and controlled publications group in South Africa and Australia. Prior to establishing his own businesses, he was an Executive with General Foods in Canada and Film Corporation of America. Mr. Harris has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta.

Andrew Harris - President, COO & Director

Andrew Harris, a co-founder of the Company, has over 15 years experience in all facets of the food and beverage industry. Mr Harris was owner / operator of two successful high profile casual restaurants in Vancouver. He was the Director, Food, & Beverage of The Arts Club Theatre Company, a non-profit organization with a number of theatres and restaurant operations in Vancouver. As the Director of Operations for Rainforest Cafe (NASDAQ:RAIN), Mr. Harris headed up the selection and training of operations teams for the launch of the London, England and Hong Kong markets. Mr. Harris has a Bachelors of Commerce from the University of Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa.

Gary Liu - CFO

Gary Liu holds a BBA in accounting and IT. He has served as a director and an officer of several public companies over the past 10 years. Currently, he is serving on the boards of directors of Sun Entertainment Holding Corporation and Luxor Industrial Corporation. Mr. Liu has over 15 years experience in accounting, financial information systems integration, administrative and regulatory affairs with both public and private companies. Mr Liu is also the owner of Mt. Pacific Financial Corp., a consulting company providing accounting services to public companies.

Richard J. Shier - Director

Richard Shier is a seasoned entrepreneur and has been involved in a wide range of manufacturing companies since 1985. Mr. Shier was the former CEO/Director of Digital Payment Technologies Corp., a manufacturer of automated parking payment stations and back office software. Prior to this Mr. Shier has had extensive experience in building successful organizations and contracted his services to many firms requiring senior operational guidance and management. Currently Mr. Shier provides management services to growth companies in a variety of sectors. Mr. Shier is an excellent representative for the Company to the outside world having served as Chairman of the Technology Committee for BC's Children's Hospital. Mr. Shier has extensive public speaking and investor presentation experience associated with debt and equity fund-raising in both Europe and Canada. Mr. Shier holds a Diploma in Business Management and Marketing from Capilano University in North Vancouver, BC.


Robert Murray - Director

Robert Murray has wide-ranging experience in strategy and business turn around having been a senior executive involved in 17 turn around initiatives in 12 different countries worldwide.  Since early 2010, Mr. Murray has been the EVP North America for Faronics Corporation, a manufacturer of multi-layer I.T. security products.  Mr. Murray is also Chairman of the GrowthPoint Group and an Advisory Board Member for Element Four Technologies.  Previously, Mr. Murray was the VP and CCOO for Vodafone Romania and a senior executive with TELUS.  Mr. Murray holds a Diploma in Marketing Management from BCIT and Advanced Services Marketing Certificate from Babson College in Boston.

Paul Robertson - Director

Paul Robertson has extensive experience in the public markets and brings over 15 years of accounting, auditing, and tax experience working for some of the largest public accounting firms as well as industry experience in the manufacturing, sales and distribution sectors. Since 2005, Mr. Robertson has been the managing partner of Quantum Advisory Partners LLP, a professional services firm dedicated to assisting publicly listed companies with their financial reporting, taxation and regulatory requirements, and also acts as the Chief Financial Officer for one company on the TSE and three companies listed on the TSX V. Mr. Robertson was a manager at Ernst & Young LLP from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Robertson holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario and is a Chartered Accountant (British Columbia).