 
James A. Crombie, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mr. Crombie graduated from the Royal School of Mines, London, in 1980 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Mining Engineering, having been awarded an Anglo American scholarship. Mr. Crombie held various positions with DeBeers Consolidated Mines and the Anglo American Corporation in South Africa and Angola between 1980 and 1986. He spent the next thirteen years as a mining analyst and investment banker with Shepards, Merrill Lynch, James Capel & Co. and finally with Yorkton Securities. Mr. Crombie was the Vice President, Corporate Development of Hope Bay Mining Corporation Inc. from February 1999 through May 2002 and President and CEO of Ariane Gold Corp. from August 2002 to November 2003. Mr. Crombie was President, CEO and a director of Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation until the merger with Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, one of the world's leading silver companies, in December 2007. He was a director of Sherwood Copper Corporation until its business combination with Capstone Mining Corp. in November 2008. Currently, Mr. Crombie is a director of Arian Silver Corporation and Sutter Gold, the CEO and Executive Vice-Chairman of Queensland Minerals Ltd. and President, CEO and director of Odyssey Resources Ltd.
David A. Fennell, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Fennell received his law degree in 1979 from the University of Alberta and practiced in the areas of corporate and resource law, until 1983 when he founded Golden Star Resources. During his term as President & CEO, Golden Star became a TSE 300 company and one of the largest and most successful exploration companies. In 1998, Mr. Fennell left Golden Star to become Chairman and CEO of Cambiex Explorations Ltd, which became Hope Bay Gold Corporation. He held this position until the merger of Hope Bay and Miramar Mining Corporation where he continued as Executive Vice-Chairman and director for the combined entity until its takeover, in January 2008, by Newmont Mining Corporation, a leading gold producer. He was Chairman of Ariane Gold Corp. from August 2002 until its acquisition by Cambior Inc. in November 2003, and was a director of Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation until the merger with Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, one of the world's leading silver companies, in December 2007. He was Chairman of Maximus Ventures Ltd. until the business combination with NX Gold Ltd and the name change to Bear Lake Gold Ltd. He is currently Chairman of Bear Lake Gold Ltd. and Queensland Minerals Ltd., and Executive Chairman of Odyssey Resources Ltd. and a director of Major Drilling Group International Inc.and Sutter Gold.
Loraine (Altenweg) Oxley, Director and Chair of Audit Committee
Mrs. Oxley holds a Bachelor degree in Commerce from the University of Alberta, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and has received her certification from the Institute of Corporate Governance. She is on various audit committees, is an external member on the Province of Alberta Internal Audit Committee, and serves on the University of Alberta's Audit Committee. She has recently been appointed to the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Accounting Standards Oversight Council. In the past, she has served on the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Servus Credit Union and Ariane Gold Corporation. In 2006, Mrs. Oxley was awarded the University of Alberta Alumni Honor Award in the area of business and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta's Distinguished Service Award.
Leanne M. Baker, Director
Ms. Baker is Managing Director of Investor Resources LLC and is a registered representative with Puplava Securities Inc.. She currently serves as a director of Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd., a TSX-listed mining company, a position she has held since January 2003. Prior thereto, she was Equity Research Analyst and Managing Director of Salomon Smith Barney. Ms. Baker is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines (M.S. and Ph. D. in mineral economics).
Vijay N.J. Kirpalani, Director and Chair of Compensation & Corporate Governance Committee
Mr Kirpalani is the Executive Director of Kirpalani's N.V. a company based in Suriname. He is a graduate of the University of Suriname (Law) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Corporate Finance).
D. Bruce McLeod, Director
Bruce McLeod is a Mining Engineer with over 25 years experience in the mining exploration and development business. Mr. McLeod is currently the President & CEO of Creston Moly Corp. and Troon Ventures Ltd., and sits as an independent board member of several listed companies including Capstone Mining Corp. He was a founder of Stornoway Diamond Corporation and founder and Executive Chairman of Sherwood Copper Corp., which in 2008 completed a business combination with Capstone Mining Corp. Mr. McLeod primarily focuses on project development, strategic planning and financing activities. His professional associations include; chair of the TSXV Exchange's Local Advisory Committee, member of the TSXV National Advisory Board, membership in the Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia, and the Association of Professional Engineers of BC. Mr. McLeod also sits a Co-Chair of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Securities Committee and is involved with several non profit groups including sitting as a director of Science World.
Peter Nixon, Director
Mr. Nixon is a director of Dundee Precious Metals Inc. and Stornoway Diamond Corporation. He was a director of Miramar Mining Corporation until the merger with Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation. Mr. Nixon brings over 35 years experience in providing investment advice to institutional investors as well as raising capital for companies in the natural resource industries in Canada.
Alain Krushnisky,CA, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Krushnisky obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1983 from the University of Ottawa. He is a chartered accountant with close to twenty years of experience in the mining sector. Mr. Krushnisky was employed by Cambior, a mid-tier gold producer, for over 10 years in various capacities, including Vice-President and Controller. Over the last four years, Mr. Krushnisky has been consulting for various mining companies and is currently CFO of Reunion Gold Corporation, Queensland Minerals Ltd., Bear Lake Gold Ltd. and Odyssey Resources Ltd. He was CEO o Maximus Ventures Ltd.until the business combination with NFX Gold and the name change to Bear Lake Gold Ltd. He was CFO of Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation until the merger with Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation. Mr. Krushnisky is also a director and chair of the audit committee of Everton Resources Inc. and Majescor Resources Inc.
Carole Plante, Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Ms. Plante holds a law degree from the University of Montreal, is a member of the Quebec Bar and has over 15 years experience in the mining sector. She is Corporate Secretary & Legal Counsel of Bear Lake Gold Ltd., Queensland Minerals Ltd. and Corporate Secretary of Odyssey Resources Ltd. Previously, she held a similar position with Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation until the merger with Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation. Prior to this, Ms. Plante was Corporate Secretary and in-house counsel for Ariane Gold Corporation, Hope Bay Gold Corporation and Golden Star Resources as well as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Maximus Ventures Ltd. until the business combination with NFX Gold Inc. to form Bear Lake Gold Inc.
Marcel Lalonde, Treasurer
Mr. Lalonde has been Treasurer of the Company since November 2005. He was previously Vice-President, Finance of New Sleeper from March 2004 to November 2005 and served as Vice-President, Finance for the following corporations: Ariane from May 2002 to November 2003 and Hope Bay from September 1996 to May 2002. Prior to February 2000, Mr. Lalonde held various offices with Cambior Inc, a TSX-listed mining company located in Longueuil, Québec. More specifically, Mr. Lalonde was Vice-president and Treasurer from January 1991 to January 1994, Vice-President, Treasury from January 1991 to August 1996, and Vice-President, Control from August 1996 to February 2000.
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