Ron Thiessen, President & CEO An accredited public accountant with more than 25 years of corporate development experience, Ron Thiessen is President and CEO of Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and a Director of the Pebble Partnership. Mr. Thiessen leads Northern Dynasty's corporate development and financing activities and is CEO of Hunter Dickinson Inc. http://www.greatbasingold.com/board_of_directors.cfm Marchand Snyman, Chief Financial Officer Marchand Snyman is a chartered accountant with more than 14 years of experience in corporate finance, 12 of which have been in the mining industry working on international projects. Mr. Snyman is responsible for financial/corporate management and financing activities at Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and is Chief Operating Officer for Hunter Dickinson Inc. Scott Cousen, Director Scott Cousens is a Director of Northern Dynasty Minerals, as well as Director of Capital Markets for Hunter Dickinson Inc. Mr. Cousens oversees all investor relations programming within the HDI associated companies, with a focus on the development of relationships with the international investment community. Gordon Fretwell, Director Gordon Fretwell is a Director of Northern Dynasty Minerals and holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law degrees. Formerly a partner in a large Vancouver law firm, Mr. Fretwell has, since 1991, been a self-employed solicitor (Gordon J. Fretwell Law Corporation) in Vancouver practicing primarily in the areas of corporate and securities law. http://www.northerndynastyminerals.com/ndm/Home.asp Ronald Thiessen was appointed a Director of Great Basin Gold Limited in 1993 and Chairman in 2006. He is a Chartered Accountant with professional experience in finance, taxation, mergers, acquisitions and re-organizations. Since 1986, he has been involved in the acquisition and financing of mining and mineral exploration companies. Mr. Thiessen is the current CEO and a board member of Hunter Dickinson Inc., a private company providing management and administrative services to several publicly-traded companies and focuses on directing corporate development and financing activities. He also holds directorships and offices at companies that include Amarc Resources, Anooraq Resources, Detour Gold and Northern Dynasty Minerals. http://www.forbes.com/profile/ronald-thiessen/ Russell Hallbauer, Director Russell Hallbauer is a Director of Northern Dynasty Minerals. A Registered Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia, he has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy since 1975 and is a director and former chairman of the Mining Association of B.C. Mr. Hallbauer is CEO of Taseko Mines Limited and a Director of Hunter Dickinson Inc. Peter Mitchell, Director Peter Mitchell is a Director of Northern Dynasty Minerals. He is a Chartered Accountant and has been extensively involved in leading and managing growth in private equity portfolio companies through acquisitions, integrations and greenfield initiatives as well as all related financing activities. Mr. Mitchell is Senior VP and CFO of Coeur Mining, Inc. Wayne Kirk, Director Wayne Kirk is a Director of Northern Dynasty Minerals. Now retired, Mr. Kirk received a law degree from Harvard University in 1968 and is a former California State Attorney and Professional Consultant. Mr. Kirk also has over 10 years senior executive experience in the mining industry. Stephen Scott, Director Stephen Scott is a Director of Northern Dynasty Minerals and has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry, encompassing both international and domestic assignments. He is currently General Manager Commercial, Rio Tinto Exploration, Project Generation Group, a position that he has held since 2005. Between 2000 and 2005, Mr. Scott held other senior managerial positions within the Rio Tinto plc group. Ken Pickering, Director Ken Pickering is a Director of Northern Dynasty Minerals. He is a Professional Engineer and mining executive with 40 years of experience in a variety of capacities in the natural resources industry. He has led the development, construction and operation of world-class mining projects in Canada, Chile, Australia, Peru and the United States, focusing on operations, executive responsibilities and country accountabilities.