Stephen Lautens is the Editor-in-Chief – Special Projects, and Director for InvestorNews.com and has extensive experience as a mining executive, consultant, and general counsel, in roles ranging from business development, corporate communications, writing, editing, compliance, and investor relations. He has previously served as a key member of management teams during the growth and successful sale of public and private corporations. With a parallel background in journalism, Stephen has at the same time been a columnist and writer with major newspaper chains and is a Governor of the National Newspaper Awards.