| | | Barry Coughlan, B.A. -- Director
Barry Coughlan is a self-employed businessman and financier who has been involved in the financing of publicly traded companies for over 25 years. His principal occupation is President and Director of TBC Ventures Ltd., a private investment company.
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| | | Eduardo Luna, MBA, B.Sc. -- Director
Mr. Luna holds a degree in Advanced Management from Harvard University, an MBA from the Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Universidad de Guanajuato. Currently Chairman of Silver Wheaton Corp. as well as a member of the Boards of several other mining companies, Mr. Luna recently retired as Executive Vice President of Goldcorp Inc. In addition to his executive responsibilities with Goldcorp Inc, he was President of Goldcorp's Mexican mining operations and its predecessor company, Luismin, for seventeen years. Prior to that, he was with Minera Autlan for seven years, holding various executive positions, and with Industrias Penoles for five years. Mr. Luna is an active member of the broader mining community in Mexico. He is currently President of the Consulting Board for the School of Mines, Universidad de Guanajuato and member of the advisory Boards of the Schools of Mines for Mexico University and Zacatecas University. Mr. Luna is also a Past President of the Mexican Chamber of Mines and The Silver Institute.
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| | | Terry Lyons, MBA, B.Sc. -- Director
Terry Lyons brings over 35 years of business experience to the Board. Since completing a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering, and MBA degrees in the mid 1970's, he has held a number of senior positions in industry. Mr. Lyons is currently non-executive Chairman of Northgate Minerals Corporation and a director and officer of several public corporations including Lead Director Canaccord Capital Inc., Diamonds North Resources Ltd., Polaris Minerals Corporation, and Pavco (BC Pavilion Corporation) as well as several private corporations. He is a former Chairman of the Board of Westmin Resources Limited and was a director of the Battle Mountain Gold Company. An active member of the community, Mr. Lyons is a former Governor of the Olympic Foundation of Canada, past Chairman of the Mining Association of British Columbia, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. In 2007 Mr. Lyons was awarded the Inco Medal by the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for meritorious contributions to the industry.
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| | | Bill Stanley, Retired P.Eng. -- Director
William E. Stanley has had a 40-year career in the mining industry, encompassing both international and domestic assignments. A retired partner from Coopers & Lybrand Consulting (presently PricewaterhouseCoopers), he was the Director of Canadian and international mining practice for the firm. A long time active member of industry and community organizations, he is a Past President of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and a recipient of both the CIM Distinguished Service Medal, in recognition of his exceptional service to the industry, and the CIM Distinguished Lecturer Award. Mr. Stanley is a retired adjunct Professor at UBC's Department of Mining Engineering. Mr. Stanley is also the founding Chairman of the Mining Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants Association of BC. He is a former Director of Westmin Resources Limited, Gibraltar Mines Ltd., Kensington Resources Ltd., Luscar Ltd. and Teck Corporation.
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| | | Gordon Ulrich, Retired P.Eng. -- Director
Gordon Ulrich was with Luscar Ltd., a major energy company (coal mining and oil and gas development) based in western Canada for 23 years, culminating in his leadership of the company as President from 1990-2001. Under Mr. Ulrich's tenure, Luscar went public with a $500 million Initial Public Offering to form the Luscar Coal Income Fund, opened two new mines, and increased revenues two-fold to $700 million. Mr. Ulrich currently serves as a professional director of several corporate and community based organizations.
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| | | Michael Weedon, MBA, B.A. -- Director
Michael Weedon is a business executive and financial analyst with experience in a variety of industrial sectors, including manufacturing, insurance, technology and mining. He began his career in 1976 as a financial analyst with BF Goodrich, rising to the position of Vice President of finance and treasurer and director of BF Goodrich Canada Inc., shortly thereafter. Since that time, he has held management positions with Loewen Group Inc. (service sector) as Executive Vice President Administration and Senior Vice President Trust and Insurance, Sherritt Inc (with mining interests) as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer during which time he served as a director and executive committee member of the Nickel Development Institute, Epton Industries Inc. (technology sector, in part serving the mining industry) as President and Chief Executive Officer, and EPI Environmental Technologies Inc. as President and Chief Financial Officer. He is currently the principal of Ascendez Advisory Services that provides business consulting, restructuring and corporate governance advice. Mr. Weedon was a part-time instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology 2007-08. Mr. Weedon has been a director of Farallon Resources since April 2007. In September, 2008 he was appointed as Executive Director, The BC Bioenergy Network Association, an entity funded by the BC Government to advance bioenergy technologies. In addition, Michael Weedon founded in 2007, and is President of, a small private environmental products and consultancy company dedicated to the advancement of environmentally responsible technologies.
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