Warren Newfield - Chairman
Mr. Newfield is the Founder and Chairman of Tau Capital Corp., a private investment and advisory services company. Mr. Newfield was a co-founder, past President and director of AfriOre Limited. In 2007 this TSX listed company was sold to Lonmin plc for C$500 million. From 1997 to 2000 he was a director and VP Corporate Development of Platexco Inc. until the company was acquired for C$191 million by Impala Platinum. Mr. Newfield currently serves as Chairman and CEO of CIC Energy Corp., a TSX and BSE listed company.

Stuart Comline
Mr. Comline is the Interim President and CEO of Talon Metals Corp.  Prior to this, Mr. Comline was the Chairman and President of AfriOre Limited, a TSX-listed mining company which was sold to Lonmin plc for C$500 million in 2007. Mr. Comline has 35 years of experience in the exploration and mining industry in Africa and Canada. He spent 20 years with JCI Limited in a number of senior managerial positions including General Manager, Exploration, responsible for all exploration activities and geology. He has experience in various commodities including gold, platinum, base metals and coal. Mr. Comline holds B.Sc. Hons. degree from the University of Natal and M.Sc. degree from the University of Western Ontario. 

Francis (Frank) J. Crothers ^1,2
Mr. Crothers has been Chairman and CEO of Island Holdings Limited, a private Bahamas-based investment company since 1994. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami. Over the past 35 years, Mr. Crothers has served on many public and private sector boards. Mr. Crothers is a director of Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd., Fortis Inc., and Templeton Funds Ltd.

Luis Mauricio F. de Azevedo
Mr. de Azevedo is a Lawyer and Geologist in Brazil with over 20 years of experience in the mining industry, dealing primarily with gold, industrial minerals, copper and nickel. Mr. Azevedo received a Geology Degree from Universidade Do Estado Do Rio De Janeiro in 1986, a Law Degree from Faculdade Integradas Candido Mendes in 1992 and a Master of Law Degree from Pontifice Universidade Catolica Do Rio de Janeiro in 1995. He is a partner at FFA Legal Support for Mining Co.

Gregory S. Kinross ^{1 (Chair),2}
Mr. Kinross is the President of CIC Energy Corp. and the President and CEO of Tau Capital Corp, a private investment and advisory services company. From 1998 to 2004 Mr. Kinross was involved in private equity and investment banking. Prior to 1998, Mr. Kinross was a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, South Africa. Mr. Kinross, a Chartered Accountant, received a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (With Distinction), as well as a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree (With Distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Carl Ravinsky ^{2 (Chair)}
Mr. Ravinsky is a lawyer with Lavery De Billy, L.L.P. in Montreal. He practices in the securities and taxation fields with particular emphasis on natural resources.  Mr. Ravinsky is a member of the Bars of the Provinces of Québec, Ontario and Alberta. Mr. Ravinsky has over 25 years of experience in advising junior resource companies. Mr. Ravinsky is also a Director of FairWest Energy Inc., a Toronto Venture Exchange listed oil & gas company. He has served on the boards of a variety of listed mining and oil & gas companies. He is a graduate of McGill University and holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) and a Bachelor of Law (LL.B).

Jonathan M. Schneider ¹
Mr. Schneider is the co-founder and managing partner of the Novator Credit Opportunities Fund, a UK-based hedge fund founded in 2005. His career spans more than 20 years, mainly in the financial services industry. Prior to Novator, Mr. Schneider was a Director of hedge fund Amaranth Europe LLC. Prior to 2003, he held positions at Promethean Capital LLC, Aqua Online (JSE listed), Merrill Lynch and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Schneider is currently a member of the Credit Investment committee at Hollard Life Insurance Company Limited, South Africa’s fourth largest life insurance firm. Mr. Schneider obtained his Bachelor of Commerce Degree and postgraduate Bachelor of Accounting from the University of the Witwatersand. He has completed the Young President’s Organization Presidents Program at Harvard Business School. He is also a Chartered Accountant in South Africa.

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¹ Member of the Audit Committee
² Member of the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee