David Fennell - Chairman of the Board, Member of the Audit Committee
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 is Chairman of Bear Lake Gold Ltd. and was Chairmain of Maximus Ventures Ltd. until the business combination with NFX Gold Inc. to form Bear Lake Gold Inc. He is currently a director of Major Drilling Group International Inc. and Sutter Gold, and Chairman of Reunion Gold Corporation and Queensland Minerals Ltd.and Executive Chairman of Odyssey Resources Limited.
James Crombie - CEO, Executive Vice-Chairman, and 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. He was a director of Sherwood Copper Corporation until its business combination with Capstone Mining Corp. Currently, Mr. Crombie is a director of Arian Silver Corporation and Sutter Gold, and President, CEO and a director of Reunion Gold Corporation and Odyssey Resources Limited.
Craig D. Thomas - Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Mr. Thomas is a barrister and solicitor specializing in the practice of corporate and securities law.
Mr. Thomas earned his undergraduate degree in 1975 from Harvard College and his Bachelor of Law degree in 1978 from the University of Alberta.
Mr. Thomas has served as a director and officer of numerous public companies including Plexus Resources Corporation (predecessor of Kinross Gold Corporation) and Crown Butte Resources Ltd. (New World Property exchanged with the US Government) and is currently a director of Oremex Resources Inc. and International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd.
Anthony Walsh, CA - Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
Mr. Walsh graduated from Queen's University (Canada) in 1973 and became a member of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1976. Mr. Walsh has over 20 years experience in the field of exploration, mining and development. As of June 1, 2008 Mr. Walsh is the President and CEO of Sabina Silver Corporation. He is a director of Miramar Mining Corporation and Stornoway Diamond Corp.
He is a former President and CEO of Miramar Mining Corporation until its takeover, in January 2008, by Newmont Mining Corporation.
He is a former Director of Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corp.until the merger with Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation, in December 2007.
Adrian Fleming, President
Mr. Fleming holds an honours degree in geology from the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. He is a Registered Professional Geologist with accreditation from the
Australian Institute of Geoscientists, a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Society of Economic Geologists. Mr. Fleming has worked as an
exploration geologist for more than 30 years in Australasia, Papua New Guinea, North and South America and Africa. His experience covers a range of minerals and different
geological settings. Since 1980 he has focused mainly on gold exploration. He has held a number of senior positions including exploration manager for Placer Pacific, now Placer
Dome, in Sydney, and VP Exploration for Golden Star Resources Ltd. in Denver, Colorado. He is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Underworld
Resources Inc. as well as project manager for Reunion Gold Corporation.
Alain Krushnisky - 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 Inc., for over 10 years in various capacities, including Vice-President and Controller. Since 2004, Mr. Krushnisky has been doing consulting work for various mining companies including Bear Lake Gold Ltd., Reunion Gold Corporation, Odyssey Resources Limited and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation until the merger with Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation. He was CFO of Maximus Ventures Ltd. until the business combination with NFX Gold Inc. to form Bear Lake Gold Inc.
Carole Plante - Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel
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. Ms. Plante was General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Maximus Ventures Ltd. until the business combination with NFX Gold Inc. to form Bear Lake Gold Inc. She is Corporate Secretary & General Counsel of Bear Lake Gold Ltd., Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Reunion Gold Corporation and Corporate Secretary of Odyssey Resources Limited. 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.
