| | Wade K. Dawe, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr. Dawe is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Brigus Gold. He has been an entrepreneur in Canadian mining and venture capital industries since 1994 and has consistently demonstrated strong results for shareholders through strategic planning, quality acquisitions and partnerships, and by retaining and developing industry respected senior management and directors. He is Chairman and a Director of Linear Metals, and serves on the Board of Directors of Immunovaccine. Mr. Dawe has a bachelor of commerce degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he currently serves on the Advisory Board to the Faculty of Business Administration. Mr. Dawe's philanthropic activities include establishing and personally funding the annual James R. Pearcey Entrepreneurial Scholarship at Memorial University. Mr. Dawe, a native of Newfoundland and Labrador, is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), an international organization for business leaders. |
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| | Brian MacEachen, Executive Vice President
Mr. MacEachen is a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years of experience in overseeing the financial management of publicly-traded companies. Mr. MacEachen's involvement in the mining industry has spanned over 18 years. Mr. MacEachen currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Linear Metals Corporation and previously served as the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Linear Gold Corp. and Linear Metals Corporation from January 2004 to January 2008 and June 2006 to January 2008, respectively. Prior to this, his experience includes senior positions with Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation and Aur Resources Inc. Mr. MacEachen worked with a team that successfully advanced exploration stage projects through to commercial production with involvement in directing the feasibility, engineering, project financing and construction related to the advancement of projects in both North America, and South America. A native of Ontario, Mr. MacEachen earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Francis Xavier University and resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
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| | Richard Allan, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Allan is the Chief Operating Officer and a Vice President of Brigus Gold. He is responsible for all operational, development and related capital activities, including overseeing operations at the Black Fox Mine and Mill in the Timmins Gold District as well as advancement of the Goldfields Project in Saskatchewan. Mr. Allan was a Senior Director of Mining for Barrick Gold, with responsibility for operations support, technical governance, project development and mining research for Barrick's global operations. His extensive experience includes past positions of increasing responsibility in mining, mine development, technical services and mine engineering, including a position as Chief Mine Engineer at the Holt-McDermott Mine, then operated by Barrick, in the Kirkland Lake district. Mr. Allan received his bachelor's degree in mining with honours from Queen's University, Ontario. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia, the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario as well as the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. |
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| | Melvyn Williams, CFO & Senior Vice President of Finance & Corporate Development
Mr. Williams is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development of Brigus Gold. He has served as CFO since 2005, and as the Senior Vice President since 2004 with a predecessor company of Brigus Gold. A Charter Certified Accountant, Mr. Williams' responsibilities include planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Chief Financial Officer of TVX Gold, which merged with Kinross Gold in 2003. Mr. Williams has over 30 years of financial experience, providing his services for companies such as Atlantico Gold, Star Mining, LAC North America, and Riominas and Rossing Uranium subsidiaries of Rio Tinto. Mr. Williams also serves as a director of Andina Minerals. He received his master's degree in business administration from Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. |
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| | Howard Bird, Vice President of Exploration
Mr. Bird is a senior executive and internationally experienced geologist with diverse experience in the public mineral resource sector. Mr. Bird has experience in a range of commodities, including gold, base metals, platinum and diamonds. He has directed programs in Canada, United States, South Africa, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Brazil, Uruguay and Australia for various companies including Noranda Mining and Exploration Inc., Corona Corporation and SouthernEra Resources. As Vice President, Exploration of Linear Gold, Mr. Bird is currently responsible for the executive management and development of Linear Gold's global mineral projects and providing support for corporate and global operations. Mr. Bird holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and has over 18 years of experience in the mineral sector. |
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| | Brent E. Timmons, Vice President and Controller
Mr. Timmons is the Controller and a Vice President of Brigus Gold. His responsibilities include managing the company's financial reporting, and analyzing and ensuring financial controls for the company's accounting systems and records. Mr. Timmons is a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining the company as a senior accountant in 2005, Mr. Timmons worked for Enterprise Rent-a-Car for six years. Before that, he performed audit services in the private and governmental sectors. Mr. Timmons received both his bachelor's and his master's degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University, Utah. |
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| | Wendy Yang, Vice President - Investor Relations
Ms. Yang is Vice President of Investor Relations. Her responsibilities include managing communications with the financial and investment community and ensuring such communications are in compliance with securities laws. Prior to joining a predecessor company of Brigus Gold in 2010, Ms. Yang held a similar position for International Minerals and Ventura Gold for two years. She brings more than 20 years of experience in investor relations, corporate communications and strategic management in the mining industry, having worked for a range of junior to senior companies, including Newmont Mining, Stillwater Mining, Golden Star Resources, Queenstake Resources, Santa Fe Gold and AMAX. Ms. Yang is a director of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute in the United States. Ms. Yang received her bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon and her master's in business administration from Colorado State University. |
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| | Daniel F. Gallivan, Corporate Secretary
Mr. Gallivan is the Corporate Secretary of Brigus Gold. His responsibilities include managing the records of the Board of Directors, and ensuring that the Board of Directors has the proper advice and resources for discharging its fiduciary duty under the law. Mr. Gallivan is the Managing Partner of the Halifax office of Cox & Palmer and Chief Executive Officer of the regional law firm. Mr. Gallivan practices corporate and commercial law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, finance and securities law. He is involved in a number of organizations in Nova Scotia, including Banking Services and Investments (director of the Ombudsman) and Edleun Group. Since 2006, he has been listed as a leading practitioner by the publication, "Best Lawyers in Canada." Mr. Gallivan received his bachelor's degree from Loyola College in Quebec, his juris doctor degree from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, and his master's degree in business administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Wester |
