Company
Transformative
efficiency
MineHub provides enterprise-grade digital solutions that connect buyers, sellers and financiers within physical commodities supply chains in a digitally integrated workflow powered by data that is useable, shareable, verifiable and unforgeable.
Users of MineHub solutions are in full control of their supply chains, enabling them to optimize their use of resources, respond better and faster to disruptions, and provide a better customer service. Global enterprises already use MineHub solutions as part of their logistics, compliance, trade management and financing operations.
The MineHub Leadership Team
Vince Sorace
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Mr. Sorace is a mining and technology entrepreneur with over 30 years of international business and capital markets experience. Mr. Sorace has financed and led several resource, technology and alternative energy companies with assets and operations in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia, and has raised over $300M in equity and debt financings for public and private entities. He has been the founder, served as a Director and held CEO positions for numerous companies with extensive experience in capital markets, operations & management and public company governance. Mr. Sorace is currently the President & CEO of Kutcho Copper Corp and Founder and Chairman of MineHub Technologies Inc.
Monika Russell
CFO
Ms. Russell is a seasoned executive business leader with a distinguished career spanning over 20 years across various industries, including ecommerce, technology, manufacturing, and forestry. She has demonstrated her expertise in both public and private companies, navigating through all stages from commercialization to mergers and acquisitions, including working with private equity ownership. She was previously the CFO of Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery Inc. where she facilitated the company’s acquisition by private equity lenders. Prior to that, she was the CFO of Nanotech Security Corp., a publicly listed company that was acquired in 2021. Previously Ms. Russell also served as Director of Accounting & Control at Norbord Inc. Her multifaceted experience and demonstrated track record of success make her a highly capable and versatile leader in the realms of finance, accounting, and executive management. Ms. Russell is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.
Jean-Philippe Boul
HEAD OF INTERNAL AI & HEAD OF PRODUCT & OPERATIONS, RECYCLING
Mr. Boul is an entrepreneur and leader with over a decade of experience scaling digital platforms across emerging markets, e-commerce, and industrial commodities. He co-founded Jules in 2022 as COO, building the product, data, and customer success functions of a B2B SaaS platform automating contract-to-cash operations for recyclable commodity traders. In 2025, MineHub Technologies acquired Jules and Mr. Boul now serves as Head of Product & Operations for Recycled Materials and Head of Internal AI. Prior to Jules, he co-founded Harold Waste, a venture-backed recycling technology company, and held leadership roles as Country Manager for Jumia (NYSE: JMIA) across multiple African markets, before overseeing strategic projects at Frichti. His background spanning emerging market operations, consumer tech, and industrial SaaS positions him as a hands-on builder with expertise in taking complex operational workflows from zero to scale.
Andrea Aranguren
PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR
Ms. Aranguren is a seasoned executive leader with over 20 years of experience across commodities operations, including oil & gas, metals, and environmental sectors. She has built a career navigating complex supply chains and logistics operations for both global financial institutions and high-growth startups, driving operational excellence at every stage of company development.
Prior to joining MineHub, Ms. Aranguren served as Chief Customer Officer and Co-founder of Waybridge, where she played a pivotal role in building the company’s customer operations and scaling its platform for the commodities industry. Before that, she held the position of Vice President of Logistics at Goldman Sachs, where she applied her deep expertise in commodities to optimize global logistics and supply chain management at one of the world’s leading financial institutions. Her multifaceted background — spanning Wall Street finance, technology startups, and commodities operations — positions her as a uniquely versatile leader in the commodities technology space, with a proven track record of helping organizations streamline logistics and unlock supply chain value.
Arnaud Boucheron
HEAD OF COMMERCIAL, RECYCLING
Mr. Boucheron is an entrepreneur and technology leader specializing in AI-powered solutions for recycled and industrial commodity trading. He co-founded Jules in 2022, building it into a B2B SaaS platform that automates contract-to-cash operations for commodity traders — spanning trade execution, logistics, documentation, and reporting — with deployments across North America, Asia and Europe. In 2025, MineHub acquired Jules and Mr. Boucheron now serves as Global Director, Recycled Materials & Trading, and Head of Commercial Strategy for Europe. Prior to Jules, he co-founded two ventures in the recycling sector and served as Interim Chief of Staff at Thynk.Cloud (Hospitality tech). Earlier in his career, he was a member of the investment team at DN Capital in London. Mr. Boucheron holds masters from HEC Paris and Sciences Po Paris.
Echo Tao
MARKET STRATEGY, CHINA
Echo has been focused on commodity trading and marketing for the majority of her career life. She started her journey in steel trading with Nichimen Corporation, by then one of the largest global integrated business enterprises. She joined BHP in the year of 2002 as an iron ore marketer. In the 14 years with the organization, she gained experience in marketing various ferro commodities, such as iron ore, metallurgical coal, energy coal, manganese, and uranium, both in Shanghai and Singapore. She then led the China procurement team in BHP, and was one of the BHP’s Inclusion & Diversity Forum members. After BHP, she spent three years with listed state-owned enterprise XINDECO to build up their ferro commodity trading capability.
Vince Sorace
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Mr. Sorace is a mining and technology entrepreneur with over 30 years of international business and capital markets experience. Mr. Sorace has financed and led several resource, technology and alternative energy companies with assets and operations in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia, and has raised over $300M in equity and debt financings for public and private entities. He has been the founder, served as a Director and held CEO positions for numerous companies with extensive experience in capital markets, operations & management and public company governance. Mr. Sorace is currently the President & CEO of Kutcho Copper Corp and Founder and Chairman of MineHub Technologies Inc.
Andrea Aranguren
PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR
Ms. Aranguren is a seasoned executive leader with over 20 years of experience across commodities operations, including oil & gas, metals, and environmental sectors. She has built a career navigating complex supply chains and logistics operations for both global financial institutions and high-growth startups, driving operational excellence at every stage of company development.
Prior to joining MineHub, Ms. Aranguren served as Chief Customer Officer and Co-founder of Waybridge, where she played a pivotal role in building the company’s customer operations and scaling its platform for the commodities industry. Before that, she held the position of Vice President of Logistics at Goldman Sachs, where she applied her deep expertise in commodities to optimize global logistics and supply chain management at one of the world’s leading financial institutions. Her multifaceted background — spanning Wall Street finance, technology startups, and commodities operations — positions her as a uniquely versatile leader in the commodities technology space, with a proven track record of helping organizations streamline logistics and unlock supply chain value.
Monika Russell
CFO
Ms. Russell is a seasoned executive business leader with a distinguished career spanning over 20 years across various industries, including ecommerce, technology, manufacturing, and forestry. She has demonstrated her expertise in both public and private companies, navigating through all stages from commercialization to mergers and acquisitions, including working with private equity ownership. She was previously the CFO of Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery Inc. where she facilitated the company’s acquisition by private equity lenders. Prior to that, she was the CFO of Nanotech Security Corp., a publicly listed company that was acquired in 2021. Previously Ms. Russell also served as Director of Accounting & Control at Norbord Inc. Her multifaceted experience and demonstrated track record of success make her a highly capable and versatile leader in the realms of finance, accounting, and executive management. Ms. Russell is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.
Arnaud Boucheron
HEAD OF COMMERCIAL, RECYCLING
Mr. Boucheron is an entrepreneur and technology leader specializing in AI-powered solutions for recycled and industrial commodity trading. He co-founded Jules in 2022, building it into a B2B SaaS platform that automates contract-to-cash operations for commodity traders — spanning trade execution, logistics, documentation, and reporting — with deployments across North America, Asia and Europe. In 2025, MineHub acquired Jules and Mr. Boucheron now serves as Global Director, Recycled Materials & Trading, and Head of Commercial Strategy for Europe. Prior to Jules, he co-founded two ventures in the recycling sector and served as Interim Chief of Staff at Thynk.Cloud (Hospitality tech). Earlier in his career, he was a member of the investment team at DN Capital in London. Mr. Boucheron holds masters from HEC Paris and Sciences Po Paris.
Jean-Philippe Boul
HEAD OF INTERNAL AI & HEAD OF PRODUCT & OPERATIONS, RECYCLING
Mr. Boul is an entrepreneur and leader with over a decade of experience scaling digital platforms across emerging markets, e-commerce, and industrial commodities. He co-founded Jules in 2022 as COO, building the product, data, and customer success functions of a B2B SaaS platform automating contract-to-cash operations for recyclable commodity traders. In 2025, MineHub Technologies acquired Jules and Mr. Boul now serves as Head of Product & Operations for Recycled Materials and Head of Internal AI. Prior to Jules, he co-founded Harold Waste, a venture-backed recycling technology company, and held leadership roles as Country Manager for Jumia (NYSE: JMIA) across multiple African markets, before overseeing strategic projects at Frichti. His background spanning emerging market operations, consumer tech, and industrial SaaS positions him as a hands-on builder with expertise in taking complex operational workflows from zero to scale.
Echo Tao
MARKET STRATEGY, CHINA
Echo has been focused on commodity trading and marketing for the majority of her career life. She started her journey in steel trading with Nichimen Corporation, by then one of the largest global integrated business enterprises. She joined BHP in the year of 2002 as an iron ore marketer. In the 14 years with the organization, she gained experience in marketing various ferro commodities, such as iron ore, metallurgical coal, energy coal, manganese, and uranium, both in Shanghai and Singapore. She then led the China procurement team in BHP, and was one of the BHP’s Inclusion & Diversity Forum members. After BHP, she spent three years with listed state-owned enterprise XINDECO to build up their ferro commodity trading capability.
Board of Directors & Advisors
Troy Bullock
DIRECTOR
Mr. Bullock is a recognized leader in the Canadian technology space with over 25 years of international finance leadership experience having previously served as the President and CEO of Nanotech Security Corp., a publicly listed company that was acquired in 2021. During his tenure at Nanotech, he led the company from start-up, including developing and executing a clear strategy, driving revenues of over $50 million, and ultimately through a successful sale of the business for over $90 million. Before his tenure at Nanotech, Mr. Bullock was the CEO of Stormtech Performance Apparel where he played a pivotal role developing a new go-to market strategy and restructuring the business. Mr. Bullock’s previous experience includes serving as the CFO and Director at TSX listed companies Ascalade Communications and Norsat International. Mr. Bullock has a proven track record of developing and executing a focussed go-to market strategy. Mr. Bullock is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.
Gavin Cooper
ADVISOR
Mr. Cooper is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in all aspects of corporate and financial management. For the past 35 years, Mr. Cooper has been providing strategic and financial advice and corporate administration services, and has held senior positions with a number of public and private companies with local and international operations. He was formerly CEO and a director of a ship-construction project with a budget in excess of $400 million, and Director of Finance & Administration at a shipyard that had employed over 1,000 workers. He has a Hons. Bachelor of Accounting and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.
Guy Halford-Thompson
DIRECTOR
Guy Halford–Thompson is a thought leader and entrepreneur in the Canadian technology ecosystem. Over the last five years Guy has launched several successful public and private ventures, raising over $30m CAD in funding and building over $500m in investor value. Guy is a founder of BTL Group, the world’s first public blockchain company, and sits on the board of leading Canadian technology companies covering blockchain, real estate and esports markets.
Joseph Nakhla
DIRECTOR
Joseph Nakhla is the Founder and CEO of bazinga! Technologies Inc. one of the world’s largest condo management solutions provider. Mr. Nakhla is also the founder of Eli Technlogies, an AI solution for Real Estate transactions and Tribe Management, one of BC’s largest Property Solutions provider. Prior to bazinga!, Joseph was the Chief Operations Officer of one of Canada’s largest cloud–based payment processors, TIO Networks, which was acquired by Paypal in 2017. Joseph studied Civil and Structural Engineering and Executive Business Management at BCIT.
Troy Bullock
DIRECTOR
Mr. Bullock is a recognized leader in the Canadian technology space with over 25 years of international finance leadership experience having previously served as the President and CEO of Nanotech Security Corp., a publicly listed company that was acquired in 2021. During his tenure at Nanotech, he led the company from start-up, including developing and executing a clear strategy, driving revenues of over $50 million, and ultimately through a successful sale of the business for over $90 million. Before his tenure at Nanotech, Mr. Bullock was the CEO of Stormtech Performance Apparel where he played a pivotal role developing a new go-to market strategy and restructuring the business. Mr. Bullock’s previous experience includes serving as the CFO and Director at TSX listed companies Ascalade Communications and Norsat International. Mr. Bullock has a proven track record of developing and executing a focussed go-to market strategy. Mr. Bullock is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.
Guy Halford-Thompson
DIRECTOR
Guy Halford–Thompson is a thought leader and entrepreneur in the Canadian technology ecosystem. Over the last five years Guy has launched several successful public and private ventures, raising over $30m CAD in funding and building over $500m in investor value. Guy is a founder of BTL Group, the world’s first public blockchain company, and sits on the board of leading Canadian technology companies covering blockchain, real estate and esports markets.
Joseph Nakhla
DIRECTOR
Joseph Nakhla is the Founder and CEO of bazinga! Technologies Inc. one of the world’s largest condo management solutions provider. Mr. Nakhla is also the founder of Eli Technlogies, an AI solution for Real Estate transactions and Tribe Management, one of BC’s largest Property Solutions provider. Prior to bazinga!, Joseph was the Chief Operations Officer of one of Canada’s largest cloud–based payment processors, TIO Networks, which was acquired by Paypal in 2017. Joseph studied Civil and Structural Engineering and Executive Business Management at BCIT.
Gavin Cooper
ADVISOR
Mr. Cooper is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in all aspects of corporate and financial management. For the past 35 years, Mr. Cooper has been providing strategic and financial advice and corporate administration services, and has held senior positions with a number of public and private companies with local and international operations. He was formerly CEO and a director of a ship-construction project with a budget in excess of $400 million, and Director of Finance & Administration at a shipyard that had employed over 1,000 workers. He has a Hons. Bachelor of Accounting and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.