 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
James B.C. Doak, Chairman and Chairman
of the Audit/Finance Committee
James has over 25 years experience as an
economist and chartered financial analyst. Mr. Doak has served as the
President and Managing Director of Megantic Asset Management Inc., a
Toronto-based investment company, since 2002. Mr. Doak is a director of
PetroKazakhstan Inc., a company trading on the Toronto, New York and
London stock exchanges. As well, he is a former Director of Superior
Propane Inc. and Spar Aerospace Inc. Mr. Doak has held senior positions
at ScotiaMcLeod Inc., First Marathon Securities Ltd., McLeod Young Weir
Ltd., was a founder of Enterprise Capital Management Inc., where he
served as President and Managing Partner from 1997 to 2002, and is a
past President and Director of the Toronto Society of Financial
Analysts. Mr. Doak has published a number of columns in two Canadian
financial publications. He holds a Diplôme des études collégiales from
McGill University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of
Toronto. |
|
Martin Quick, President and CEO and Director
Martin has
over 41 years of worldwide mining experience in both underground and
open-pit operations. The effective date of Mr. Quick's joining Khan
Resources is January 16, 2006. He has held senior mining production and
engineering positions in Africa, Australia, Fiji, the USA and Canada and
has acted in the capacity of mining consultant for gold operations in
Central and South America. Until December 2005, Mr. Quick was President
and COO of Power Resources Inc. ("PRI") a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cameco Corporation, a global leader in the production of uranium for the
nuclear power industry. Mr. Quick's responsibilities at PRI were the
operation, development and expansion of the company's world-class
in-situ leach uranium mines at Smith Ranch/Highlands in Wyoming, Crow
Butte in Nebraska and the Inkai project in Kazakhstan. Prior to this
appointment, Mr. Quick was Vice President-Mining with Cameco
Corporation, based in Saskatoon, where he was responsible for Cameco's
Northern Saskatchewan operations including the world's largest uranium
mine at McArthur River/Key Lake, as well as the restart of the Eagle
Point Mine at Rabbitt Lake and the planning and development of the Cigar
Lake project. Prior to joining Cameco, Mr. Quick held positions as
General Manager of Cogema's Cluff Lake mine in Northern Saskatchewan and
Rio Algom's now decommissioned Quirke and Stanleigh mines in Ontario,
Canada. He is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the province of
Saskatchewan and a graduate of the Camborne School of Metalliferous
Mining (ACSM), in the United Kingdom. |
|
Jean-Pierre Chauvin, Director,
Chairman of the Compensation Committee Jean-Pierre has substantial experience in
the mining and construction industries. Since 2001, Mr. Chauvin has
served as President and Senior Consultant of Chauvin Engineering Ltd.,
based in Oakville, Ontario. This company consults in the mining industry
focusing on operational reviews and feasibility studies. From 2004 until
March 2006 he also served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a
Director of Patricia Mining Corporation. Prior to 2001, Mr. Chauvin
served as an employee of Battle Mountain Canada Ltd. and as a Director
of Battle Mountain Canada Ltd., Crown Butte Resources Ltd., Mining
Association of Canada and Ontario Mining Association. He also has served
as General Manager of Canadian Operations for Battle Mountain Gold Co.
Mr. Chauvin is an engineer holding a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from
Queen’s University. |
|
Peter J. Hooper, Director, Chairman of
the Technical Advisory Committee Peter is a senior mining executive with
broad-based experience in production, engineering, reorganization and
training, contracting, exploration and corporate affairs. From April
2004 to September 2005, Mr. Hooper served as the Chief Operating Officer
for Afcan Mining Corporation. From 2002 until 2004, Mr. Hooper served as
managing director of mineral resources at Kingsdale Capital Corporation.
Mr. Hooper also served as president of Valencia Resources Inc. from 2000
to May 2005. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Hooper providing consulting engineer
services through his company Hooper Mining Services Inc. His senior
production management experience includes uranium production in Canada
with Eldorado Nuclear Uranium Mines Ltd. as well as gold production in
South Africa and Ghana, and copper and zinc production in Canada. Mr.
Hooper has been a senior mining executive with Consolidated Rio
Australia Ltd., J.S. Redpath Mining Engineering Ltd., Dynatec
Engineering Ltd., and Hooper Mining Services Inc. His consulting
engineering projects were conducted in Canada, United States, Cuba,
Columbia, Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana,
Zambia, Australia, Khrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Saudia
Arabia and France. Mr. Hooper holds a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is a director and/or
officer of several public mining companies. |
|
Stephen W Harapiak
Stephen W Harapiak brings a rich background in mining, project
management, and engineering to the Board. Beginning with a
mechanical engineering degree from the University of Manitoba in
1959, Mr. Harapiak embarked on an impressive career that led to
leadership positions at firms including Noranda, Davy
International (now Kvaerner) and Potash Corporation. More
recently, Mr. Harapiak has been involved in international
resource industry projects at a senior level including
operations in Russia, ranging from a General Director position
at a $230 million gold mining operation to recent work with the
International Finance Corporation of the World Bank, dealing
with small and medium enterprises supplying the resource
industries in that region. Mr. Harapiak will bring valued
industry experience and expertise to the Board and will be
instrumental in helping Khan to continue to develop close
business relationships with the company’s partners in Mongolia. |
|
Grant A. Edey, Director
Grant A. Edey, Director, has over 31 years of
financial experience that has been primarily in the mining industry. Mr.
Edey has been Chief Financial Officer of IAMGOLD Corporation since 2003.
From 1996 to 2002, he was Vice-President, Finance, Chief Financial
Officer and Corporate Secretary of Repadre Capital Corporation. Prior to
1996, he held senior positions with Strathcona Mineral Services Limited,
TransCanada Pipelines Limited, Eldorado Nuclear Limited, Rio Algom
Limited and INCO Limited. Mr. Edey has been a director of Breakwater
Resources Ltd. since 2005 and was a director of Queenstake Resources
Ltd. from 2002 to 2004 and Santa Cruz Gold Ltd. from 1998 to 2002. Mr.
Edey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from
Queen’s University and a Master of Business Administration degree from
the University of Western Ontario.
|
|
Hon. Robert P. Kaplan, Director
Hon. Robert P. Kaplan, Director, has over 40 years of
experience as a lawyer, businessman and elected politician. Mr. Kaplan
retired from a 25 year career in elective politics in 1993. He was a
Federal Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister in the Governments of
Rt. Hon. Pierre-Elliott Trudeau and Rt. Hon. John N. Turner. Mr. Kaplan
is a director of European Goldfields Limited and a trustee of H&R REIT.
As well, he is a former Director and Chairman of PetroKazakhstan Inc. Mr
Kaplan has served as the Honourary Consul General of Kazakhstan for
Canada for the last 13 years. Mr. Kaplan holds a B.A. degree in
Sociology and a LL.B. from the University of Toronto. He was called to
the Ontario Bar in 1963.
|
|
Paul D. Caldwell, Chief Financial Officer
Paul D. Caldwell, B.A.(majors in Commerce and
Economics), Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company, has over
28 years of financial experience. Mr. Caldwell, who joined the Company
in August 2006, has held senior financial positions with Canadian gold
mining companies operating in Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
and the United States. He has been involved with a number of capital
market transactions including private placement, prospectus and debt
financings and several mergers and acquisitions. From October 2003 until
August 2006, he was Controller of Glencairn Gold Corporation which
operates gold mines in Central America including the Bellavista Gold
Mine in Costa Rica and the Limon Mine in Nicaragua. Mr. Caldwell was
Controller, Corporate Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Black
Hawk Mining Inc., which operated gold mines in Canada and Nicaragua,
from January 2000 until October 2003 when Black Hawk merged with
Glencairn Gold Corporation. Prior to this position, he was Controller of
Black Hawk Mining Inc. from July 1996 to December 1999. Mr. Caldwell was
Controller and Chief Financial Officer of Granduc Mining Inc. from June
1994 until June 1996 when Granduc merged with Black Hawk Mining Inc.
From June 1994 until February 1996, he was Secretary, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer of Consolidated Professor Mines Limited.
|
|
David McAusland Mr.
McAusland is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of McGill
University and was called to the bar in Quebec in 1978. He
eventually became the managing partner of a prominent Montreal
law firm where he served as its Managing Partner while
maintaining a leading practice in the field of corporate and
securities law, and mergers and acquisitions. More recently he
served as the Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development
and Chief Legal Officer of Alcan Inc. until its sale to Rio
Tinto plc. |
|
|
 |