| Peter Secker Position: President and Chief Executive Officer and Director Mr. Secker has worked in the mining and resources industry for the past 30 years. He has built and operated mines in Australia, South Africa, Fiji and China. Most recently he was Chief Executive Officer of Michelago Ltd. which built a 150,000 oz gold bacterial gold project in Shandong province, China. Prior to that, Mr. Secker was also Vice-President, Operations for Sino Gold, during the period it developed the Jianchaling Gold Mine, the first western built gold mine in China. His career also includes periods as General Manager Operations for the TIWEST titanium project in Western Australia, Mine Manager of Emperor Mines Ltd. in Fiji, Operations Manager of the Youanmi Gold Mine in Australia, and Mine Captain for Rand Mines in South Africa. | |
| Charles Taschereau Position: Chief Operating Officer Mr. Taschereau has nearly two decades of mining experience in operations and project development, most recently as vice president and general manager of the development and construction of IAMGOLD's US$450-million Essakane Project in Burkina Faso. Essakane is an open-pit mining operation, processing nine million tonnes of ore per annum and now in commercial production. Mr. Taschereau was also Assistant Project Manager in 2004 overseeing a bankable feasibility study for a US$600 million mining project for Gold Fields Ltd. in Finland. Mr. Taschereau holds an M.Sc., Mining Engineering, from Laval University. He is a professional Engineer of Quebec, holds an MBA from Curtin University, Australia, is a graduate of the Harvard General Management Program, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Chartered Director (C.Dir.). | |
| Peter Woodhouse Position: Project Director Mr. Woodhouse's career spans over 30 years in engineering and project management and has included projects in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Turkey, Portugal, the United States and Canada. Peter most recently provided project construction and commissioning management for Xstrata plc's $975-million Nickel Rim South Mine construction (completed in 2010). He has also provided project and engineering management for design and construction of the Sudbury area project's $60-million backfill plant. Prior to that he was involved with Barrick's Goldstrike Mine, Meridian Resources at Campo Miralda and BHP's Cannington Mine in Australia. | |
| Germaine Coombs Position: Chief Financial Officer Ms. Coombs was most recently Corporate Controller of FNX Mining Company Inc. from August 2004 to May 2010 when it merged with Quadra Mining Ltd. During her FNX tenure, she implemented new accounting systems and infrastructure and developed rigorous internal accounting controls as new mines were brought into production from the exploration and development stages. Ms. Coombs previously rose through the ranks of Iron Ore Company of Canada, taking on increasingly senior roles in operations and corporate finance. She is a member of the Certified Management Accountants of Ontario and brings more than 15 years of financial and management experience to the Company, predominantly in the mining industry. Ms. Coombs graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1995. | |
| Mitchell Lavery (P. Geo) Position: Val d'Or Manager (Director) Mr. Lavery, a registered professional Geologist in the Province of Quebec, is a self employed consultant and President of Patriot Exploration Inc. With 30 years experience in all aspects of mining exploration and production he has represented clients across North America, South America, west Africa and western Europe. | |
| Olav Svela Position: Director, Investor Relations Mr. Svela recently was Vice President, Investor Relations, for Blue Pearl Mining, which acquired private molybdenum producer Thompson Creek Metals in 2007, and for Glencairn Gold. As a Toronto-based IR consultant, he has represented mining and oil and gas clients with assets in such diverse regions as Kazakhstan, Uganda, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Brazil and, of course, Canada and the U.S. Mr. Svela was formerly the Editor of The Northern Miner and The Northern Miner Magazine. |
