Corporate Team
| EWAN S. DOWNIE Position:CEO, President and Director
Mr. Downie is also involved with the following companies as a director: Source Exploration, Mega Precious Metals Inc., Newstrike Resources Ltd.,PC Gold Inc., Benton Resources Corp., and Marksmen Capital Inc. In 2004, Mr. Downie was part of the exploration team for Wolfden Resources Inc. that received the Prospector & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) '2003 Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year Award'. Mr. Downie was also presented with the 2003 Developer of the Year award from the Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association. He also received the Bernie Schnieders Discovery of the Year Award for 2005. | ||
| STEPHEN McGIBBON Position:Executive Vice-President Corporate & Project Development
Stephen was a senior member of the team that discovered the "High Grade Zone", the world's highest grade gold deposit and perhaps the most important gold discovery of the last 20 years. In his capacity as Chief Geologist and Exploration Manager, Stephen lead the talented team of geologists that helped transform the marginal, high-cost operation into an unparalleled mining success. Stephen has established a very successful track record at Premier Gold Mines Ltd., where during his tenure as Executive Vice-President & COO, the company has assembled an enviable portfolio of early and advanced stage exploration projects. | ||
| PAUL HUET Position:Chief Operating Officer
Paul is a graduate of the Stanford School of Business in California as well as the Haileybury School of Mines in Ontario; he has over 24 years of progressive mining experience in a decorated career which has spanned employment in both the Canada and the United States. Since May 2007, Paul was Mine Manager, and more recently was the General Manager for Nevada Operations, at Great Basin Gold Limited since January 2009. In this capacity, Paul assembled and led a team that permitted, built and operated the high grade Hollister Gold Mine and Esmeralda Mill into a +100,000 ounce per year producing asset. Between 2000 and 2007, Paul worked at the Midas Mining Operations of Newmont Mining Corporation in Nevada in various senior capacities including Mine Superintendent and Mine Manager. Paul's Ontario experience includes supervisory and mining positions with Dynatec Mining Corporation and Kinross Gold Corporation in Timmins and Red Lake. Paul will lead the advancement of the Company's key properties within Ontario and Nevada such that they progress through economic evaluation and potential development in an appropriate and timely manner. With a strong history in US-based project development, Paul will also assist in identifying prospective projects that will grow Premier's US asset base. | ||
| JOHN SEAMAN Position:CFO, Director
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| STEVE FILIPOVIC Position:Vice President Finance
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