Founder of New Found Gold Corp. and Goldspot Discoveries, Inc., Denis Laviolette is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 8 different companies and is Non-Executive Chairman for Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp., Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at EarthLabs, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Golden Planet Mining Corp., President of Palisade Resources Corp. and President & Director at New Found Gold Corp. Denis Laviolette is also on the board of Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. and Radio Fuels Corp. and Chief Geologist at MA Resources Ltd.

In the past he occupied the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Goldspot Discoveries, Inc., President for Pinetree Capital Ltd., President & Director at Casino Gold Corp., Vice President-Corporate Development at ThreeD Capital, Inc., Production Geologist at Lake Shore Gold Corp., Director & Production Geologist at Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc., Senior Exploration Geologist at Buccaneer Gold Corp., Senior Exploration Geologist at Xtra-Gold Exploration Ltd. and Vice President of Palisade Global Investments Ltd.

Denis Laviolette received an undergraduate degree from Brock University.