There are eight directors of the Company, as set out below:
Robert F. Baldock, CA(M), FCPA, FCMC President, CEO and Director Mr. Baldock is an experienced mining executive as well as being a qualified and experienced accountant with over 30 years of hands-on management of public and private corporations across a wide range of industries, focused on the mining industry. Mr. Baldock is the former co-founder and Managing Director and subsequently Executive Chairman of Golconda Minerals N.L. Group of Mining Companies listed on the ASX, NASDAQ and Stuttgart Stock Exchanges. He was also President of a controlled subsidiary, Nevada Goldfields Corporation, listed on the TSX, Toronto, NASDAQ, USA and Stuttgart Stock Exchanges. Mr. Baldock's role with the Golconda Group also included the role of Managing Director of Duketon Exploration Limited, listed on the ASX. During Mr. Baldock's period of tenure he had the overall responsibility of raising the initial capital and using the raised capital and cash flow from the newly established gold operations to oversee the design, construction, commission and operation of six mineral processing plants and gold producing projects.
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Graham C. Dickson, B.Sc. A.R.C.S. COO and Director Mr. Dickson has been working in the Mining Industry in North America for the last 24 years. Has acted as general manager of a turnkey construction company for gold milling facilities in remote locations, including the Snip Mill for Cominco Ltd., Golden Patricia Mill for Bond Gold and Seabee Mill for Claude Resources. Before joining YNG, Mr. Dickson served in various capacities with BYG Natural Resources Ltd., which had an operating gold mine in the Yukon Territory. Recently as General Manager of the General Contractor Mr. Dickson completed the surface facilities, for Bema Gold's Julietta mine in Far East Russia, ahead of schedule and under budget. |
Gerald Ruth Director Mr. Ruth graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.) in 1981 and earned his designation as a Chartered Accountant in 1983. Mr. Ruth who is currently CEO of Gersan Capital Corp. and a Director of Ecosse Energy Corp. has been an independent corporate finance consultant since 2003, a Director and audit committee member of various private and public companies including formerly TSX listed Western Goldfields Inc. Mr. Ruth was with the Toronto Stock Exchange for over 15 years and was the head of the listings group for the last six of those years. |
Jay Schnyder, B.A. Director Mr. Schnyder is a member of the management committee (Head of Refining) of MKS Finance SA, a precious metals and financial services group of companies specializing in all aspects of gold and other precious metals processing and trading based in Switzerland. |
Jean-Edgar de Trentinian Director Mr. de Trentinian has administered and owned, either partially or fully a large number of companies over the years. Amongst his mandates or ownership include a division of Générale de Fonderie, Atlas Air France, Editoriale Domus of France, VSD Magazine, Lalique, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, Perfumes Charles Jourdan. He was also a diplomat, Head of Mission in Geneva Switzerland. Partner and director of Studio 4 x 5. Shareholder and director of EDIPOP s.a. Shareholder and director of HAP AX holdings (industry). Publisher and director of the top magazine for French residents (Switzerland) "Le Journal Français". Member of the foundation Jean Monnet for Europe. Director of CARREFOUR s.a. (Publishing Fribourg). Director of HENMAR s.a. (Real Estate). Director of the institute for 'Trusts Protectors' (Fribourg). He is currently shareholder, President and C.E.O. of ORIFER. First and Secondary education in France, French Master. University in Switzerland. Arts & Métiers. His military service, B.A.I04 and B.A.117 was at the Headquarters of the French Air-Force. |
John Greenslade, M.Eng., P.Eng., LLB. Director Mr. Greenslade began his career in the mining industry in 1968. He graduated from the University of British Columbia ("UBC") in 1972 with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mineral Engineering and joined Placer Development Corp. (now Placer Dome Inc.) as a metallurgist. Mr. Greenslade received a Master of Engineering degree in 1975 from the UBC and also graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1978 from the UBC Faculty of Law. He has been involved in the funding of numerous mining projects in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Peru, at all stages of exploration, development, construction and production, in various capacities, including legal counsel, senior management, and as director of a TSE listed company, from October 1995 to July 1999 and as President & CEO of Baja Mining Corp., which is currently in construction stage at the Boleo Project, Mexico. |
Pierre Besuchet Director Mr. Besuchet is a director of the Faisal Private Bank (Switzerland) SA, Geneva and the Indufina, Industrielle et Financière Holding Genève SA and is a director of the following North American Companies: W2 Energy Inc., FNDS3000 Corp and Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. Mr. Besuchet has held senior positions with various banks in Geneva including Union Bank of Switzerland, Banque Nationale de Paris, Banca della Svizzera Italiana of Switzerland and Credit Suisse of Switzerland. Mr. Besuchet has also been on the board of several Canadian companies including Novagold, Etruscan Resources Inc., Lundin Mining and Orko Silver Corp. |
Simon Solomonidis, B.Sc. E.Eng., M.Sc. S.Eng. Director Mr. Solomonidis is a seasoned senior executive, with strong general management, sales and marketing experience, coupled with exceptional financial skills, gained through a rich, high exposure international career path with Hewlett-Packard Europe. Throughout his 30 year career at HP, he has been exposed to both mature as well as high growth, cost constrained environments and has been in charge of multi-million dollar business programs, including major restructuring ones, developing and managing international business teams in multi-country, multi- culture operations. He has demonstrated relentless focus on business results, having exceeded revenue and profit goals in all his assignments and has acquired excellent strategic and leadership skills. He is particularly strong in managing business program execution/implementation, as well as in negotiating complex deals at senior executive level. Mr. Solomonidis holds a M.Sc. in Systems Engineering and a B.Sc in Electronic Engineering from the Universities of London and Birmingham in the UK, as well as an MBA in Economics from the Open University, UK. Mr. Solomonidis is currently working as an independent sales and management consultant. |
The members of the Board of Directors possess a diversified background in mining exploration and operation as well as broad business experience. The Company expects to supplement this experience by the addition of a director with a background in mineral exploration.
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