Position: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Loughrey is currently Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. In this capacity, Mr. Loughrey has overseen the activities of the Corporation since the Thompson Creek Acquisition in 2006. During that time, the Corporation was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange in November of 2007 and achieved record revenues of $1 billion in 2008. Mr. Loughrey was the President of Thompson Creek Metals Company and as such was responsible for all of the Thompson Creek operations. He was the principle negotiator, on behalf of the Thompson Creek shareholders, of the Thompson Creek Acquisition. Mr. Loughrey has also been the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for First Dynasty Mines Ltd. and Cyprus Minerals Company. Mr. Loughrey was responsible for complex legal matters including several major acquisitions, listing Cyprus on the New York Stock Exchange, and was prominent in the 1993 merger of Cyprus with Amax Metals Company. Mr. Loughrey has 30 years of experience in the mining business. Mr. Loughrey holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado State University and a law degree from the University of Houston.
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Position: Lead Director
Mr. Haddon is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer, a director and 50% owner of International Natural Resource Management Co., a private company which invests in and provides consulting services to the mining industry. He is also Chairman of Anatolia Minerals Development Limited, a TSX-listed exploration company. Prior thereto, from October 1997 to December 2002, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Archangel Diamond Corporation, from April 1994 to June 1997, he held various positions with First Dynasty Mines Ltd., the latest being Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and, from June 1989 to March 1994, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Amax Gold Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
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Position: Director
Mr. Arsenault was the Chief Financial Officer of Central Sun Mining Inc. (formerly Glencairn Gold Corporation) until March 26, 2009. Prior thereto, from 2001 to 2006, he was Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Orbus Pharma Inc. Mr. Arsenault has held senior financial positions in a range of sectors, including mining and resources, communications, truck trailer manufacturing and life sciences. He began his career with KPMG in 1981, later joining Maclean Hunter Ltd.'s Key Radio Limited. In 1985, he founded Wasserman Arsenault, Chartered Accountants, and in 1995 became Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Mond Industries (Trailmobile Canada Ltd.). Mr. Arsenault holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. Mr. Arsenault is a Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years experience.
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Position: Director
Ms. Banducci has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAMGOLD Corporation since July 2007 and was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in July 2009. She currently oversees all aspects of the finance and investor relations functions and previously assumed responsibility for information technology. From November 2005 through June 2007, Ms. Banducci was Vice President, Financial Operations and a director (from 2006 to 2007) of Royal Group Technologies, where she led comprehensive integration, restructuring and cost improvement initiatives. Ms. Banducci is a director of Euro Ressources SA, a French company focused on precious metal royalties listed on the Euronext in Paris. Ms. Banducci was engaged as a consultant from 2004 through to October 2005, where she used her extensive financial experience and advised companies on their restructuring needs. Prior to 2004, Ms. Banducci was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Canadian General-Tower Limited, and held other senior level finance positions with the world's leading suppliers of explosives and blasting technology, including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Orica Explosives North America; Vice President, Finance and Information Technology and Chief Financial Officer of ICI Explosives Canada & Latin America; International Controller of ICI International Explosives; and Treasurer of ICI Canada Inc. Ms. Banducci has extensive finance experience in statutory and management reporting, audit, forecasts, capital programs, treasury, tax, acquisitions and divestments, pension fund management, insurance and information technology. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
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Position: Director
Mr. Freer is a Certified Public Accountant and recently retired from Ernst & Young LLP, one of the largest global audit and accounting firms after serving in various positions for 38 years including Managing Partner of the Northwest Area (Seattle) from 1991 to 1995 and the Pacific Southwest Area (Los Angeles) from 1995 to 2000. From 2000 until his retirement, Mr. Freer was one of 20 members on the Ernst & Young Americas Executive Board, which is responsible for governance and strategy, and one of 12 members of the Americas Operations Committee. He also served as Americas Vice-Chair with lead responsibility for all aspects of the firm's people focus, including compensation, technical and other training, policies, culture, retention, and development. Mr. Freer holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Central Washington University.
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Position: Director
Mr. Geyer is currently Senior Vice President and Director of Gold Reserve Inc., a TSX-listed mineral development company. Prior thereto, from March 1987 to January 1997, he held various positions with Pegasus Gold Corporation, the latest being Vice President, Operations. From 1975 to 1987, Mr. Geyer held various positions with AMAX Metals Company. Mr. Geyer holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Mr. Geyer has 35 years of experience in the mining business.
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Position: Director
Mr. O'Neil was, until October 2008, a director of Fording Inc. and has served in senior executive positions at major mining companies including Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., where he was President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2003, Executive Vice President, Operations from 1994 to 1999) and Senior Vice President, Technical from 1991 to 1994). From 1981 to 1985, he was Manager, New Business Development, Amoco Metals Company, and from 1985 to 1991, he served in senior positions with Cyprus Minerals Company, including: Copperstone Project Manager, Cyprus Gold; Vice President, Cyprus Gold Australia; Vice President and General Manager, Cyprus Sierrita; and Vice President, Engineering and Development, Cyprus Copper. Mr. O'Neil obtained a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering with a minor in finance from the University of Arizona in 1972 and subsequently was a Professor and Head of the university's Department of Mining and Geological Engineering. While on the faculty of the University of Arizona, he consulted for a wide variety of clients including industry, U.S. Government and Indian tribes on taxation, royalties and mine evaluation.
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