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Risto Laamanen
Position: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director

A leading businessman and respected entrepreneur in the Sudbury area, Mr. Laamanen is the President of Laamanen Construction Limited. He has also served on a number of boards and organizations and is currently Chairman of the Board at Science North. He is a co-founder of Wallbridge.

 
Alar Soever
Position: President and Director

A Professional Geologist with 25 years experience in the mining industry, Mr. Soever has been involved in a wide range of projects both in Canada and overseas. Before joining Wallbridge he was a Senior Geologist with the internationally respected consulting firm of Watts , Griffis, and McOuat Limited.

 
Bruce Jago, Ph.D., Geo.
Position: Vice-President Exploration

A Ph.D. graduate in geology from the University of Toronto, Mr. Jago has extensive experience in nickel-copper-PGE exploration. His experience includes working with Inco from 1991 to 1998, including 2 years as Exploration Manager in Brazil. From 1998 to 2004, he worked for Lakefield Research and was Manager of Mineralogical Services for 4 years.

 
Mary Montgomery, CA
Position: Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Montgomery is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. Mary was formerly the Director of Finance for the Sudbury YMCA. Prior to that she held senior positions with a number of companies associated with the mining industry in Sudbury.

 
Michael Weirmeir
Position: Land Manager

As a land administrator, land consultant and prospector, Mr. Weirmeir has more than 25 years experience in mining and mineral exploration. He has held the positions of Mining Recorder for the Ministry of Mines in Ontario and Manager of Mining Lands, Indian and Northern Affairs in the Northwest Territories.

 
H. J. (James) Blake, Q. C., LL.M
Position: Corporate Secretary

Mr. Blake is based in Toronto and is a managing law partner of McLean & Kerr LLP. He received his LL.M in Business Law from Osgoode Hall Law School , York University in 1970. His principal business focus is corporate/commercial/securities law and he has written and lectured extensively on the legal and fiduciary duties of corporate directors and officers and on business law matters..

 
René Galipeau
Position: Director

Mr. Galipeau, CGA, is the current Vice-Chairman and CEO of Nuinsco Resources Limited. He has been a Director of Nuinsco since 1993. A seasoned mining executive with 34 years experience, René Galipeau has held senior positions with a number of gold and base metal mining companies in Canada and the United States, most recently as Executive Vice-President and CFO for Breakwater Resources Ltd. Mr. Galipeau is also a director of several public and private companies.

 
Christopher C. Dundas
Position: Director

Mr. Dundas obtained an MBA in 1973 and has 30 years of consulting experience in corporate and real estate finance. He is currently Chairman of Duluth Metals Limited.

 
Darryl Sittler
Position: Director

A former National Hockey League player and a 1989 inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Mr. Sittler is a self-employed businessman and is currently a consultant to the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club in areas of community relations and marketing.

 
W. Warren Holmes, B.Sc., P.Eng., MBA
Position: Director

Mr. Holmes is a mining engineer, who worked for 38 years for Noranda and Falconbridge, most recently as Senior Vice President, Canadian Mining Operations for Falconbridge. He serves on the Boards of a number of public and private corporations.

 
Jon A. McBride
Position: Director

Mr. McBride was a member of the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1989, initially serving as a fighter pilot. He was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1978, became an astronaut in 1979 and piloted the October 1984 8-day Orbiter Challenger space mission. Mr. McBride is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Training Systems International, Inc. in Mesa , Arizona.