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Eastmain's management team has been endorsed by numerous senior companies through strategic partnerships and joint venture funding. With more than 150 years of combined experience, Eastmain's directors and advisory board add considerable corporate, financial and technical skills to the Management team. |
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Donald J. Robinson, Ph.D, P. Geo President & CEO
Dr. Robinson has been President, CEO and director of Eastmain since 1994. He
formerly operated a private consulting firm, Robinson Exploration Services Limited
("RESL"), which specialized in the exploration of base and precious metals within
Canada, and Australia from 1987 to 1994. For two years he managed the exploration
of a gold-rich VMS discovery at Lewis Ponds, Australia for Tri Origin Exploration Ltd.
Prior to forming RESL, Dr. Robinson supervised an integrated base and precious
metal program, on behalf of Westmin Resources Ltd. from 1981 to 1987, which led
to the discovery of the Eau Claire gold deposit at Clearwater. Dr. Robinson earned a
Ph.D. degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1982. His thesis, based on
the Redstone nickel-copper deposit located near Timmins, Ontario was sponsored by
BHP Billiton (formerly Utah Mines Ltd.). Dr. Robinson devotes 100% of his time to
affairs relating to the Corporation.
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James Bezeau, BBA, CMA Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Bezeau, appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2004, brings 30 years of
financial, accounting and managerial experience to the Company. Currently the
Director of Finance for a number of organizations including Community Living
Guelph-Wellington, Mr. Bezeau has acted as a financial consultant for the following
companies: Deloitte & Touche Inc., Winfair Investments Limited, Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada, The City of London, The Standard Life Assurance Company of
Canada, the Community Living Associations of St.-Thomas-Elgin, Middlesex, Guelph-
Wellington and Dufferin, and RGB Productions. Having worked for the Iron Ore
Company of Canada, Mr. Bezeau is well versed in the mineral industry. His
distinguished career has focused on the financial and analytical aspects of both
private and public businesses in Canada and abroad. He has also been involved in
mergers and acquisitions, the development of mortgage syndicates and pension
plans and the training of accounting personnel.
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Catherine I. Butella, B.Sc. Exploration Manager
Ms. Butella, Exploration Manager of Eastmain since 1996, has 30 years of diversified
experience in the exploration of uranium, base and precious metals and PGEs. Ms.
Butella was a nominee for the PDAC's "Prospector of the Year Award" in 1983 for the
discovery of a barite deposit located in the Hemlo Mining Camp. She was an integral
part of the exploration team at Battle Mountain Gold's Pagingo mine in Australia and
worked with Dr. Robinson at Tri Origin's Lewis Ponds VMS discovery. As President of
Shawonis Explorations and Enterprises Ltd., Ms. Butella has provided management
and geological consulting services for a number of clients in Canada and Australia.
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Jay Goldman, B.A., MBA, LL.B. Corporate Secretary
Mr. Goldman, a partner in the law firm Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, became
Secretary of Eastmain in 1998. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Goldman was a partner in
the law firm Goodman & Carr, and from 1993 to 2000, he was a partner in the law
firm Beach Hepburn. Prior to 1993, Mr. Goldman was an associate at the law firm of
Tory Tory DesLauriers & Binnington.
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Ian Bryans, B.A. Director, Audit Commitee
Mr. Bryans, a director of Eastmain since January 2005, is the President and owner of
CP Management Solutions, a business consultancy to the consumer products
industry, which specializes in analyzing business opportunities in the Canadian retail
marketplace, designing business plans and managing consumer products on a
National basis. With over 20 years experience as a strategic marketer and sales
manager for the consumer products industry, Mr. Bryans brings a wealth of financial
management and marketing skills to the Board. Past Sr. Vice-President and General
Manager of Crossmark Canada Inc., Mr. Bryans also worked with A.C Nielson Market
Research, Alberto-Culver Canada Inc. and L&F Consumer Products Canada. He has
held positions on a number of private sector Boards including the Association of
Sales & Marketing Companies International. Mr. Bryans is currently a director of
Mayfield Solutions Inc.
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John A. Hansuld, Ph.D. Director, Audit Commitee
Dr. Hansuld, a director of Eastmain since 1986, is a mining executive with an extensive background in exploration in North and South America and the former Soviet Union. Dr. Hansuld received his Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from McGill University in 1961 and a P.M.D. from Harvard Business School in 1968. Dr. Hansuld is the former Past-President and CEO of Canamax Resources Inc. and the past Senior Vice-President for Amax Inc. Dr. Hansuld spearheaded the formation of Canamax Resources Inc., the Canadian successor to Amax, and in a period of only six short years moved three gold properties from exploration status to production. He was awarded "Mining Man of the Year" by the Northern Miner in 1988 and "Developer of the Year" by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in 1989. Dr. Hansuld was President of the PDAC from 1993 to 1996 and the recipient of its "Distinguished Service Award" in 1997. In 1999, the "Past Presidents' Medal" of the Association of Exploration Geochemists was awarded to Dr. Hansuld for his services as a founder and its second president, and for his many contributions to the Association and to the mining industry. During a ceremony to be held January 12, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, John will be inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame for a lifetime of achievements in the mining and metals industry. He currently serves as director to a number of junior mining companies.
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Richard W. Hutchinson, Ph.D. Chief Technical Advisor
Dr. Hutchinson, a former director from 1995 to 2009, appointed as Chief Technical
Advisor in April 2009 and Professor Emeritus at the Colorado School of Mines from
1995 to present, is a leading authority on ore deposits throughout the world. Dr.
Hutchinson was appointed to the Charles F. Fogarty Chair, Colorado School of Mines,
from 1983 to 1994. He served as Professor of Economic Geology at the University of
Western Ontario from 1964 to 1983. Between 1954 and 1964, Dr. Hutchinson was
involved in the worldwide exploration of a wide variety of deposit types, including
massive base metal sulphides, potash and porphyry molybdenite ores, for the
American Metal Corporation and American Metal Climax (AMAX). With a combined
background in industry and education, Dr. Hutchinson has provided exploration
consulting services on an international level to several large mining firms and
government agencies. He frequently appears as a guest lecturer at worldwide
conferences and has been the recipient of many prestigious awards. In 2005, Dr.
Hutchinson was awarded the Penrose Medal from the Society of Economic Geologists
and is a recent inductee into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (January 2006).
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David K. Joyce, Director
Mr. Joyce, a director of Eastmain since 2009, has been involved in the technical and
business aspects of the mining industry for over thirty years. Upon graduation from
the Haileybury School of Mines, he undertook a technical and business career that
took him to most mines in Canada and many throughout the world. In the past
decade Mr. Joyce has worked in senior management positions for several engineering
and construction contractors, most recently as Vice-President-Business Development
for SNC-Lavalin Inc.’s mining and metallurgical office in Toronto. Mr. Joyce currently
operates David K. Joyce Minerals. As well, he was an adjunct Professor in the
Lassonde Program from 1999-2007 and is Vice-President, District 3 of the Canadian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr. Joyce has previous board experience as a
director of two private companies and is currently on the boards of several nonbusiness
organizations.
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William L. Koyle, Director
Mr. Koyle, a director since 2004 brings strong business and financial skills to
Eastmain. From 1983 to 2006, Mr. Koyle has served on the board of a number of
publicly held companies, including TSX-listed Spectral Diagnostics Inc., and currently
serves on the board of ESI Entertainment Inc., a listed company. He is Co-Managing
Director of European Trade and Technology Centre located in Germany and also
serves on the board of a number of private companies. Mr. Koyle is currently
Chairman of Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, a non-profit organization, and a
member of the Great War Flying Museum. Mr. Koyle attended The University of
Western Ontario, and Templeton College, University of Oxford, where he completed
the Senior Managers Development Programme.
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Neil Hillhouse, Ph.D. Special Advisor
Dr. Hillhouse was appointed to Eastmain's Special Advisory Board to provide
strategic and technical advice to the Corporation. Dr Hillhouse has over 50 years of
Canadian and International experience in the mining industry. He is the former Vice
President of Exploration of Placer Development (now Placer Dome) and former
President, Chairman and CEO of Orvana Minerals Corp. Dr. Hillhouse has been
directly involved in a number of gold deposit discoveries and acquisitions worldwide
and was awarded "Prospector of the Year" by the Prospectors and Developers
Association of Canada in 1993. While working for Placer Development, Dr. Hillhouse
was involved in the discovery of the Eastmain Gold deposit in Québec and the
acquisition, exploration and evaluation of the multi-million ounce Porgera and Misima
gold mines in Papua, New Guinea as well as the Kidston and Big Bell gold mines in
Australia. While with Orvana, Neil led the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of
the currently producing Don Mario gold mine in Bolivia. Since the year 2000 he has
managed the Ruby Hill Syndicate.
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Ted Moses, HonDocLaw Special Advisor
Dr. Moses is an internationally recognized expert on Aboriginal rights. Born in the
northern community of Nemaska, Quebec, Ted still actively pursues Cree traditional
activities as tallyman of his family's trapline, part of which is located on the
Clearwater project. Educated at Ryerson and McGill Universities, Dr. Moses has had a
lifelong commitment to the defense of aboriginal rights and of human rights. Past
Chief of the Cree Nation of Eastmain, Quebec and Past Grand Chief of the Crees, he
played a key role in the 1973 legal proceedings concerning hydro development and
as a lead negotiator in the later signing of James Bay and Northern Quebec
Agreement in 1975. Ted was also instrumental in the development and signing of the
Paix des Braves (Peace of the Braves), a “nation to nation” declaration of peace
between Cree leaders and the Quebec Government, which brought many economic
and social benefits to the Cree Nations of James Bay. Involved in local selfgovernment
legislation, Ted was a founder and the first director-general of the Cree
School Board. Ted acted for many years as the Cree Ambassador to the United
Nations, and continues to play a vital role in on-going work to obtain recognition in
international law of the rights of the world's indigenous peoples. He is a founding
member of the Indigenous Initiative for Peace, and has accompanied many peace
missions in conflict zones in Chiapas and Columbia. Dr. Moses has received many
awards and accolades including, honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the
University of Saskatchewan (1996) and Concordia University (2005) in recognition of
his international human rights work and his advocacy on behalf of aboriginal peoples
in Quebec and Canada; Man of the Year (2001) by the Quebec news magazine
l’Actualité, and Personality of the Year (2003) by the largest newspaper in Quebec,
La Presse. He was named to the Order of Quebec in 2002. In addition to his many
humanitarian efforts, Ted as founder and executive director of a number of
corporations, is no stranger to the business world. Dr. Moses still currently presides
over a multitude of corporations, including the Cree Nation Trust, Petronor, 9143-
1981 Québec Inc. (NEMAO), Apitsiu Construction Ltd., Kaweshekami Environment
Inc. and EASA Mechanic.
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Franck Valli, Ph.D Project Manager
Dr Valli obtained his Ph.D with the Highest Distinction at the Institute de Physique du
Globe de Paris (IPGP), in 2005. An expert in structural geology, Dr. Valli brings 10
years of international field and research experience to Eastmain. Since 2007, Dr.
Valli has consulted for a number of exploration companies in Switzerland, South
America and Morocco. He joined Eastmain as a consultant in 2010.
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William Gerber, Ph.D Project Manager
Having completed his Ph.D. in 2008 at the Laboratory of Tectonics of the University
Paris 6 (UPS6) and the National Superior Mines School of Paris, in 2008, Dr. Gerber
joined Eastmain as project geologist and structural specialist in 2010. Prior to joining
Eastmain, Dr. Gerber taught earth sciences courses at UP6 and worked as a
structural researcher at the Laboratory of Tectonics.
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David Wilson Data Specialist
With 30 years experience in the Computing and Technology industry , Mr. Wilson has
been consulting for Eastmain as the Company's technology advisor since 1996. In
2009, Mr. Wilson joined the Company as its data specialist. Owner of Smart
Computing Solutions since 2003, Mr. Wilson provides network and server support,
consultation services, on-line backup solutions and specialized programming services
to the SMB/Corporate market. Mr. Wilson has extensive Computer Industry
Certification, including, COMPTIA's A+ Certification, 3Com Certified Solutions
Associate, Microsoft Certified Professional. He currently consults for a number of
clients including the County of Dufferin, Community Living Dufferin and Royal LePage
RCR Realty. Prior to forming Smart Computing Solutions, Mr. Wilson was Branch
Corporate Account Manager and Service Manager for a national technology retailer
and was Head Instructor for WeTeach Enterprises, an adult continuing education firm
located in Orangeville, Ontario.
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Chad Steward, Investor Communications
Chad Steward brings a strong and diversified marketing, promotional and
communications background to Eastmain. Since 1979, Mr. Steward has been Director
and CEO of Steward-Barker & Assiociates Ltd, a privately held Vancouver-based
marketing/management company. With over three decades of experience in the
corporate community, Mr. Steward has developed a network of specialists to review,
evaluate and implement customized marketing/contact systems to meet Eastmain's
communication challenges. As a past board member and director of Big Brothers of
Canada, Vancouver, Mr. Steward has worked on a variety of non-profit community
projects.
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