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Christopher C. Dundas, B.Comm., MBA Chairman & CEO, Director Christopher Dundas is currently Chairman & CEO, and Director of Duluth Metals Limited. Having received a B.Commerce (Honours) at Queen's in 1972 and an M.B.A.from the University of California at Berkeley in 1973, he joined Murray & Company in 1973 to open up their Montreal office. Since that time, he was involved in major debt and equity financings in both the domestic and international markets. In addition to real estate finance, he helped to diversify Murray & Company into other areas of corporate financing including manufacturing, infrastructure and privatizations. In 1978, he became the President of Murray & Company's Quebec subsidiary and in 1985 he became a Director of the national company and a member of the management committee. Mr.Dundas has been instrumental in the start-up, organization, development and financing of Duluth. In the mining industry, Mr. Dundas was a Director of Wallbridge Mining Company Limited from 2003 to 2009. Mr. Dundas is a Director of Twin Metals Minnesota LLC. |
Vern Baker, Mining Eng., MBA President Vern Baker grew up in Reno, Nevada and has a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Nevada. He later attained a MBA degree from Stanford University. Mr. Baker is a highly experienced mining executive with a focus on underground operations. Vern has broad experience in mining having previously been the General Manager of such significant mining operations as the Goldstrike mine in Nevada (Barrick Gold Corporation), the Homestake mine in South Dakota (Homestake Gold), the Hemlo mine in Ontario (a joint-venture operation of Teck and Barrick) and the Stillwater mine in Montana (Stillwater). Most recently, Mr. Baker has been VP Operations for FNX Mining in Sudbury. |
Kelly J. Osborne, Mining Eng. COO Kelly Osborne is a mining executive with over twenty-eight years of industry experience in the United States and Indonesia with major US based mining companies including Freeport-McMoRan, Vulcan Materials and Stillwater Mining Company. Prior to his appointment to Duluth Metals, Mr. Osborne was Senior Vice-President, Underground Operations (Indonesia) with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, and prior to that from 2006 to 2010, Vice-President, Underground Operations (Indonesia). |
Marvin E. Dee, CPA CFO Marvin Dee is a highly experienced Minnesota financial executive well versed in domestic and international finance, treasury and tax, SEC/SOX accounting with a background in an operating multi-plant, multi-national manufacturing TQM environment. Prior to joining Duluth Metals, Mr. Dee was CFO and COO with Spectrum Plastics Group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Dee has over 30 years of experience in Minnesota, previously with Hawkins Inc., Nath Companies, Tricord Systems Inc., Nordic Track Inc., Illbruck/USA Inc., as well as Ernst& Young and McGladrey & Pullen. Mr. Dee graduated from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. |
H. James Blake, Q. C., LL.M Corporate Secretary Jim Blake is based in Toronto and is a senior 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. |
Dean Peterson, Ph.D. Geology Senior Vice President, Exploration Dr. Peterson is a pre-eminent authority on Duluth Complex mineralization as he was Senior Research Associate at the Natural Resources Research Insitute of the University of Minnesota Duluth's ("UMD") and co-director of the recently formed Precambrian Research Center at UMD. He has over 20 years' experience in mineral exploration, geological consulting, and developing economic geology research programs. As an industry geologist and consultant, he has experience with a variety of deposit types including; Archean lode Au deposits; epithermal Au; VMS deposits; Duluth Complex Cu-Ni-PGE deposits; high-grade Cu-PGE veins beneath the Sudbury Igneous Complex; and Cu-Au-Mo porphyry deposits. His research interests include economic geology, geological mapping, Precambrian geology, mineral potential modeling, and three-dimensional modeling of ore systems. Dr. Peterson has worked extensively in the National Science Foundation's initiative to develop a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) in the United States, first as a Principal Investigator for the University of Minnesota's proposal for the Soudan Mine, and then collaborating with the DUSEL teams associated with the Homestake and Henderson mines. |
Mark A. Cowan, B.A., J.D. Director Mark Cowan holds the position of Senior Executive Vice-President,international Business, at Cassidy & Associates, a Washington based International government relations and consulting firm. Mr. Cowan has had a long and successful career in the Washington public affairs and legal industry. Most recently he was a partner at the Washington based law firm, Patton Boggs LLP. He served as President of Columbus Public Affairs and a Chief Executive Officer of Newmyer Associates, a public affairs and strategic intelligence firm. He was Vice-Chairman of Cassidy & Associates, and a founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Jefferson Group. Earlier, Mr. Cowan served at Gray & Company and Hill & Knowlton Public Relations, counseling numerous domestic and international clients. In addition, Mr. Cowan has held Presidential and political appointments in three administrations, served on Capital Hill as a Committee Counsel, was a rated Air Force Officer and spent a period of time with the Central Intelligence Agency both abroad in operations and in Washington as Assistant Legislative Counsel to the Director. He serves on a number of corporate and not-for-profit boards. |
James J. Jackson, C.A., C.P.A. Director James Jackson, a retired executive and resident of the USA, serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Jackson is a former Alcan executive, and former Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial officer of MobiFon S.A. He is currently a member of the supervisory board of Bite Lithuania, a mobile telephone company and Board member of Neo Materials Technologies Inc. Mr.Jackson is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a registered Certified Public Accountant in the United States. |
Lieutenant General John Sattler (USMC Ret.) Director General Sattler brings 37 plus years of Marine Corps experience in leadership, command and staff positions, interagency coordination, strategic planning, congressional liaison, strategic communication and team building to Duluth Metals. General Sattler served as the Director of Strategic Plans and Policy (J5) to the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff from September 2006 until his retirement in August 2008. Prior to this, from 2004 to 2006, he was the Commanding General of the First Marine Expeditionary Force and Commander, Marine Corps Forces Central Command. During this period, he commanded all forces in Iraq within the Al Anbar Provence. During 2003-04, he commanded the initial Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and established the Headquarters in the Country of Djibouti. In addition, General Sattler has served three years as an acquisition officer and four years as the Marine Corps Congressional Liaison Officer to the House of Representatives. General Sattler has a B.Sc. Degree in Economics from the United States Naval Academy in 1971 and also graduated from the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. |
Mr. Edward M. Smith Director Mr. Edward M. Smith is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Ullico Inc., and served as its President since May of 2008 as well as Executive Vice President in 2007-2008. Founded in 1927 as the Union Labor Life Insurance Company, Ullico provides insurance and financial solutions for labor unions, union employers, union benefit funds and union members. Before joining Ullico, Mr. Smith had a long and distinguished career at the Laborers' International Union of North America, which included serving over 58,000 members as the International Union Vice President and Midwest Regional Manager. Mr. Smith formerly served as Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Investment, chairman of the National Alliance for Fair Contracting, and a member of the Illinois Department of Labor Advisory Board. Currently he serves as a member of America's Agenda-Healthcare for All and sits on the Board of American Rights at Work. He also is a key benefactor to programs committed to helping children with reading and learning disabilities. Mr. Smith graduated from National Labor College with a Bachelor Arts Degree and currently serves on their Board. In 1978, he graduated from the Harvard University Trade Union Program. |
Thomas F. Pugsley, M.Sc. Mining Eng. Director Thomas Pugsley held senior management positions with Falconbridge Limited from 1977 onwards and retired from Falconbridge in 2004. Mr. Pugsley managed Falconbridge's interest in the US$1.8 billion Collahuasi Copper Project in Chile. He was also responsible for the implementation of Falconbridge's $600 million Raglan Project located in Nunavik Quebec as well as the design, planning and development of Falconbridge's US$3 billion Koniambo Ferronickel Project in New Caledonia. Prior to Falconbridge, Mr. Pugsley was Senior Mining Engineer and Mine Superintendent for Cominco's Black Angel Mine in Greenland. Mr. Pugsley and the Falconbridge team were awarded the PDAC Developers Award in 2000 for development of the Raglan and Collahuasi mines. |
Barry Simmons, B.Sc., P. Eng. Director Barry Simmons is a geological consultant and independent director with over 35 years of senior management responsibility in the mining industry. Having served many years for both Teck Cominco Ltd., Falconbridge Limited and Cameco Corporation in senior exploration and management positions, he has gained worldwide experience in exploration and development of copper, nickel, precious metals, uranium and other commodities. Mr. Simmons has been directly involved in the discovery of several significant mines. He is a former Director and past Chairman of the Exploration Division of Camiro (a national research organization sponsored by the Canadian mining industry) and a former Director and past Chairman of the Education Committee of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). In addition Mr. Simmons is a former member of the Minister's Advisory Board for the Ontario Geological Survey. He is a graduate of Carleton University with an Honours B.Sc. in Geology. He currently serves as an independent director and/or advisory board member with several TSX-listed and private mining companies, including QGX Ltd., Queenston Mining Inc. and Vismand Exploration Inc. |
Alar Soever, P.Geo Director Alar Soever is a Professional Geologist (Ontario) with over 25 years experience in the mining industry. He has been involved in a wide range of projects both in Canada and overseas. Mr. Soever has been the President of Wallbridge Mining Company Limited ("Wallbridge") since 2003. He was involved on the Minnesota property as a consultant to Wallbridge during 2001-2002 during the initial evaluation of the Maturi Extension Project and played a key role in the spin-out of this property to DML. Before joining Wallbridge, he worked as a Senior Geologist with the consulting firm of Watts, Griffis, and McOuat Limited. |
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