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| | | D. Grenville Thomas
Position: Chairman
D. Grenville Thomas is a graduate of University College, Cardiff, Wales having obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering in 1964. From then until 1967 he was employed as mining engineer and geologist at Falconbridge Nickel Mines in Sudbury, Ontario and at Giant Mines in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. From 1967 to 1976 he worked as a self-employed mineral property prospector and contractor, focusing primarily on properties located in the Northwest Territories. Mr. Thomas founded Highwood Resources Ltd. and has held positions as Director and Officer of that company. He also founded and has held positions as Chairman, President and Director of Toronto-based Aber Resources Ltd. (now Harry Winston Diamond Corp.). Harry Winston discovered (as Aber) the Diavik Diamond Mine of which it has a 40% ownership. Mr. Thomas was also a Director of both Navigator Exploration Corp. and Strongbow Resources Inc. which merged in 2004 becoming Strongbow Exploration Inc. Mr. Thomas currently holds the position of Chairman of the Board with Strongbow Exploration. In January of 2009, Mr. Thomas was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.
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| | | Brian McEwen
Position: President and CEO
Brian McEwen is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and is a Professional Geologist (AB). Mr. McEwen has more than thirty years of exploration and production experience in open-pit and underground mining properties and operations. His experience includes project management, economic evaluations, resource and reserve evaluations for various precious and base metal companies worldwide. In addition to senior technical and managerial roles with various public and private companies, Mr. McEwen has served on the boards of several public companies and has been involved in raising a significant amount of capital for project financing.
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| | | Gordon Clarke
Position: Vice-President Exploration
Gordon Clarke graduated with a Minerals Technology Diploma from Sir Sandford Fleming College in 1983. In 1994 he graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a Master of Science Degree in Geology, after completion of an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree (Geology) at Acadia University. While a geological technologist he worked for Urangesellschaft, Westfield Minerals, GeoSearch Consultants, Echo Bay Mines and Covello, Bryan and Associates. After graduating from the University of New Brunswick, Mr. Clarke became a principal in Covello, Bryan and Associates, which subsequently became Aurora Geosciences. In 2003 he joined Diavik Diamond Mines, where he worked as senior mine geologist and superintendent exploration. He has extensive exploration experience having managed numerous precious metal, rare metal, base metal and diamond exploration programs. Mr. Clarke is a registered Professional Geologist in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
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| | | Ken Armstrong
Position: Director
Ken Armstrong graduated from the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree (Geology) in1992 and from Queen's University with a Master of Science Degree in Geology in 1995. He worked as a geologist with Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. from 1996 to 1997 and during that time was involved with the development of the original resource models for the Diavik Diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. Mr. Armstrong joined Aber Resources Ltd. in the fall of 1997 as Project Geologist, and since that time has also managed diamond, gold, and base metal exploration programs in Canada's north for Navigator Exploration Corp., Strongbow Resources Ltd. and Stornoway Diamond Corporation. Currently Mr. Armstrong is President and CEO of Strongbow Exploration Inc. Mr. Armstrong is a registered Professional Geoscientist in the Province of Ontario.
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| | | Blair Murdoch
Position: Director
Mr. Murdoch has 30 years experience in senior management in both private and public companies, with expertise encompassing sales, marketing and finance. Mr. Murdoch is the Chairman of Option-NFA Inc. (OPN.H), a company traded on the TSX Venture Exchange and he holds a B.Sc. (Mathematics) from the University of British Columbia.
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| | | Karl Fix
Position: Director
Mr.Fix is a private businessman and entrepreneur with a history of success in fundraising and private enterprise.
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| | | Zara Boldt
Position: Corporate Secretary & Controller (CFO)
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