# Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:rick-van-nieuwenhuyse |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 8 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 3 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-06T13:09:31.523648+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-06T04:24:10.366537+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse
- Display name: Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-06T13:09:32.609662+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.8 |
| Record Quality | 0.888 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 0 |
| Entity class | person |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| board | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| committees | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| audit | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| legal | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| risk | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| cyber | PUBLISHED |
| ai_governance | PUBLISHED |
| agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| events | INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- Executive
- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- President and Chief Executive Officer at Contango Silver & Gold Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:rick-van-nieuwenhuyse:role:1. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d0f91907ac7a74c3907a7b92ffd84f35355ae38e772a355c51b21f4da218b1ae.
- President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Contango Silver & Gold Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:rick-van-nieuwenhuyse:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d0f91907ac7a74c3907a7b92ffd84f35355ae38e772a355c51b21f4da218b1ae.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:rick-van-nieuwenhuyse:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:235a35205502814d9ce6d620ff593d83a8ded0a01d2406904b223b668dd9ab93.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Contango Silver & Gold Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:rick-van-nieuwenhuyse:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3cd3e4f490fbc973f650f7b206b7cbc4356d89b5c19bab3caf4be6e8c916b759.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:rick-van-nieuwenhuyse:cybersecurity_experience:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:235a35205502814d9ce6d620ff593d83a8ded0a01d2406904b223b668dd9ab93.

## Executive company

- Executive at Contango ORE, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:rick-van-nieuwenhuyse:executive_company:4. Valid from: 2026-03-16. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:235a35205502814d9ce6d620ff593d83a8ded0a01d2406904b223b668dd9ab93.

## Executive title

- Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:rick-van-nieuwenhuyse:executive_title:5. Valid from: 2026-03-16. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:235a35205502814d9ce6d620ff593d83a8ded0a01d2406904b223b668dd9ab93, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d0f91907ac7a74c3907a7b92ffd84f35355ae38e772a355c51b21f4da218b1ae.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:rick-van-nieuwenhuyse:technology_background:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:235a35205502814d9ce6d620ff593d83a8ded0a01d2406904b223b668dd9ab93.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | PUBLISHED |
| Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:document:d0f91907ac7a74c3907a7b92ffd84f35355ae38e772a355c51b21f4da218b1ae: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1502377/000119312526197816/d58353ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:235a35205502814d9ce6d620ff593d83a8ded0a01d2406904b223b668dd9ab93: [CTGO 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1502377/000119312526107141/ctgo-20251231.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:3cd3e4f490fbc973f650f7b206b7cbc4356d89b5c19bab3caf4be6e8c916b759: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1502377/000119312526197816/d58353ddef14a.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
- Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
- Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
- Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/rick-van-nieuwenhuyse` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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