Patrick F. N. Anderson
, Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Anderson is an exploration geologist, entrepreneur and business executive with over 16 years of experience working in the resource sector. After graduating with a geology degree from the University of Toronto, he moved to Venezuela to work as the resident project geologist on a successful kimberlite exploration program. Since then, he has been a consulting geologist on gold, base metals and diamond projects for junior explorers, major producers and mineral industry consulting firms in South America, North America and Europe. Mr. Anderson was a director, President, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Aurelian Resources Inc., which discovered a 13.7 million ounce gold deposit in 2006 and was acquired by Kinross Gold in 2008. Mr. Anderson sits on the boards of Colossus Minerals Inc., Malbex Resources Ltd. and Continental Gold Limited. He was named Mining Man of the Year by The Northern Miner in 2009 and received the PDAC’s Thayer Lindsley award for an international mineral discovery in 2008.
Colin K. Benner
, Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Independent
Mr. Benner is a professional engineer and an experienced mining executive who has spent more than 40 years in the mining industry. Mr. Benner is the Chairman of Capstone Mining Corp., Creston Moly Corp. and Corsa Capital Ltd. He was the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Skye Resources Inc. (now HMI Nickel Inc.) from March to August 2008, when it completed its business combination with HudBay Minerals Inc., where he also served as interim Chief Executive Officer in March 2009. Mr. Benner previously served as the Executive Chairman of PBS Coals Ltd., the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lundin Mining Corporation, where he continues to be a director, and as Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EuroZinc Corporation. Mr. Benner is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining (1964), the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (1970), the Society of Mining Engineers of the AIME, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Northwest Territories.
Joseph F. Conway
, Audit Committee
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee
Independent
Mr. Conway is President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Primero Mining Corp. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of IAMGOLD Corporation (‘‘IAMGOLD’’) from 2003 to January 2010. Mr. Conway has been a mining executive for approximately 15 years. Prior to his term at IAMGOLD, Mr. Conway was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Repadre Capital Corporation from September 1995 to January 2003. He was a Vice President and Director with Nesbitt Burns from 1989 to 1995, and a stock analyst with Walwyn Stodgell Cochran and Murray from 1987 to 1989. Prior to completing an MBA from Dalhousie University in 1987, Mr. Conway was a mine and exploration geologist. He also has a B.Sc. from Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Ronald P. Gagel
, Audit Committee, Chair
Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Independent
Mr. Gagel is a chartered accountant with more than 30 years of professional experience, predominantly in the mining sector. Mr. Gagel joined FNX Mining Company Inc. (‘‘FNX’’) in 2005 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2006, a position he held until May 2010 upon the merger of FNX and Quadra Mining Ltd. From 1988 to 2004, Mr. Gagel was at Aur Resources Inc. holding roles of increasing responsibility including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Gagel is currently a director of Adriana Resources Inc. and Stonegate Agricom Ltd. and has also been a director of other public companies including HudBay Minerals Inc., Central Sun Mining Inc. and FNX. In addition, he has been a director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada since 1997. Mr. Gagel received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1981 with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Honours Business Administration from the University of Windsor and a Bachelor of Science, Honours Zoology from the University of Western Ontario.
Keith D. McKay
, Chief Financial Officer
Corporate Secretary
Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Mr. McKay serves as Dalradian’s Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. McKay also sits on the board of Noront Resources Ltd. Mr. McKay joined Dalradian from Andina Minerals Inc., where he was Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McKay went to Andina from Aurelian Resources Inc., where he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previous to this, Mr. McKay was Senior Vice President, Financial Operations for an international engineering and project management services firm. Prior to that, he was Controller at Rio Algom Ltd., a Canadian-based mining company that produced copper, gold, uranium, molybdenum and coal in North and South America. Mr. McKay also served as Vice President, Finance for Potash Company of Canada and has worked with the Bank of Montreal. Mr. McKay obtained his Chartered Accountant designation with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).
Sean E. O. Roosen
, Audit Committee
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee
Independent
Mr. Roosen is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Osisko Mining Corporation. With over 20 years of experience in international mining and development projects, he has worked extensively in West Africa with groups including Hansa Geomin, Echo Bay and Placer Dome, and was Operations Manager for Etruscan Resources during the development phase of the Samira Hill mine. Mr. Roosen is a founding shareholder and director of Eurasia Holding AG, a German-based private resource fund that is one of Osisko’s largest shareholders. Mr. Roosen is a recipient of the Prospector of the Year Award—2006 (Association de l’exploration minière du Québec), Prospector of the Year Award—2008 (Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada), Entrepreneur of the Year Award—2009 (Association de l’exploration minière du Québec), all honours shared with the Osisko team. Mr. Roosen is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines. Mr. Roosen is also on the board of Rio Novo Gold Inc., Bowmore Exploration Ltd. and Astur Gold.
Ari B. Sussman
, Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee
Mr. Sussman has over 15 years of experience in the resources and investment industries. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Continental Gold Limited, an advanced-stage exploration company developing gold projects in Colombia with an emphasis on the high-grade Buritica project, as well as Executive Chairman of Colossus Minerals Inc., a Brazilian-focused precious metals company advancing the high-grade gold-platinum-palladium Serra Pelada project. Mr. Sussman has spent most of his career in natural resources; in 2000, he co-founded Titanium Corporation Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President until February 2004. Mr. Sussman graduated from Western University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1994.
Thomas Obradovich
, Lead Director
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee
Mr. Obradovich is Lead Director of Dalradian Resources and has more than 25 years experience in mining exploration, development and financing. He was one of the key players behind Aurelian Resources Inc. which discovered the Fruta Del Norte gold deposit in Ecuador. Mr. Obradovich acquired most of the Matachewan gold camp and through a reverse takeover of Young-Davidson Mines Ltd., upgraded and doubled the resource which was subsequently acquired by Northgate Minerals in 2005. He was also the co-founder of Canadian Royalties Inc. which discovered and developed the Raglan south nickel belt. Mr. Obradovich is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines in mining technology and advanced field geophysics.