Board of Directors
Haneef Esmail,
Chairman & Director
Over the past 35 years, Haneef has been involved in the capital markets and the management of primarily hospitality industry assets. He is a passionate fan of many sports but enjoys playing golf and pickleball to exhaustion. His newest venture is with IPOP (Inclusive Place of Pickleball), building and operating indoor and outdoor Pickleball facilities in British Columbia. Haneef has been a long-time investor in MSP and recently took a controlling interest in the company to build shareholder value with a strategic focus on advancing current projects and bringing other opportunities forward to MSP.
Mervyn Pinto
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Director
Mr. Pinto is an entrepreneur and an owner-operator of a shipping company operating out of India and the Middle East. He was awarded by the Indian Shipping Chamber to be the youngest Captain at the age of 25 to command merchant ships in India. Managing a coastal shipping fleet, he was the architect in the commencement of shipping traffic in the Magdala River of Surat. He commanded the oil spill clean-up operations of the Persian Gulf during the 1991 Gulf War in the Middle East. He has 30 years of experience as the President & CEO of different companies in India, Dubai & Vancouver. He is one of the founders of Minaean International Corporation.
Peeyush Varshney,
Director
Peeyush has been actively involved in the capital markets since 1996 and is a principal of Varshney Capital Corp. (“VCC”), a private merchant banking, venture capital and corporate advisory firm. He obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Finance) in 1989 and a Bachelor of Law in 1993, both from the University of British Columbia. Peeyush has been a member of the Law Society of British Columbia since September, 1994. Mr. Varshney serves as a director or officer of several public companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, he extends his commitment to social responsibility as a director of the Varshney Family Foundation.
Jarryd Pinto,
Director
With over 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship and business development, Jarryd Pinto is a seasoned real estate investment expert known for identifying high-yield opportunities in global markets. His investment footprint spans both Vancouver, Canada, and Dubai, UAE—two of the world’s most dynamic real estate hubs. Jarryd’s extensive background covers both commercial and residential sectors, where he has consistently delivered results through data-driven insights, creative strategies, and a strong understanding of market cycles. As CEO of Solara Properties, a Dubai-based real estate firm, he leads the company’s vision to connect international investors with premium opportunities in the UAE and beyond.
Management
Mervyn Pinto
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Mr. Pinto is an entrepreneur and an owner-operator of a shipping company operating out of India and the Middle East. Mr. Pinto has 30 years of experience as the President & CEO of different companies in India, Dubai & Vancouver. He is the founder and promoter of Minaean International Corporation.
Mr. Pinto received his Masters at LBS Nautical College. He is also the recipient of numerous awards including the Youngest Master of Indian Merchant Navy, and Businessman of the Year in Vancouver for Business in India.
Kishore Gupta
Vice-President, Peru Operations
Kishore Gupta is a seasoned entrepreneur with vast experience in doing business in Latin America. His 40 years of industrial and corporate experience run a gamut of functions that range from manufacturing and planning to corporate development and general management, restructuring, and organizing companies as well as managing partnerships and strategic alliances in an international arena.
Gupta is President of the Peru-India Chamber of Commerce from 2005-2015.
Gupta holds a B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Kurukshetra University, India and is also a graduated certified merchant navy engineer.
