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| | | Randall Oliphant
CEO and Director
CEO and director of Silver Bear, has been the Chairman and CEO of Rockcliff Group Limited, a private corporation actively involved with its shareholdings, primarily in the mining sector, including Silver Bear since September 2004. Mr. Oliphant is Chairman of Western Goldfields and is on the Advisory Board of Metalmark Capital LLC (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital Partners). Since October 2007 he has served on the board of directors of WesternZagros Ltd., and most recently joined the board of directors of Franco-Nevada Corporation. Since 2003, Mr. Oliphant has served on the boards of a number of public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations. From March 1999 to February 2003, he was the President and CEO of Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr. Oliphant is a Chartered Accountant and has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
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| | | Raymond W. Threlkeld
COO
COO of Silver Bear, has over 30 years of mineral industry experience ranging from discovery, feasibility study, development management, operations management, and corporate officer. Mr. Threlkeld is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Western Goldfields. From 1996 to 2005 Mr. Threlkeld held various senior management positions in precious metal mine development with Barrick Gold Corporation and Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation including the development of the Pierina mine in Peru, the Bulyanhulu mine in Tanzania and the Veladero mine located in Argentina. Mr. Threlkeld has had exploration acquisition success in the western United States in addition to the management and project development experience cited above. Mr. Threlkeld has a degree in geology from the University of Nevada.
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| | | Brian Penny
CFO
CFO of Silver Bear, has over 20 years of experience in mine finance and accounting. Since January 2005, Mr. Penny has been the Chief Financial Officer of Silver Bear and he is also Chief Financial Officer of Western Goldfields Inc. Since 2005 Mr. Penny has been the director of, and chairs the Audit Committee of Alamos Gold Inc. While serving as Chief Financial Officer (1993 - 2004) with Kinross Gold Corporation, Mr. Penny was responsible for all finance, banking, hedging and financial reporting activities of Kinross. Mr. Penny is a Certified Management Accountant.
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| | | Paul Semple
VP Projects
VP Projects of Silver Bear, has over 23 years of experience in the mining industry and has focused on feasibility studies, project development and operations of precious and base metals deposits. From 2001 until 2006 Mr. Semple was President of PG Semple Consulting and President of Penguin Automated Systems Inc. Mr. Semple has spent much of his time with Kilborn (later SNC-Lavalin) where he was involved in all aspects of project development from initial studies through to construction and operations. During this time, Mr. Semple held various positions including Vice President and General Manager, SNC-Lavalin Engineers and Constructors. Mr. Semple has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from Queen's University and is a Professional Engineer.
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| | | Wesley Hanson
VP Mine Development
VP Mine Development of Silver Bear, has over 24 years of mining experience including exploration, mine geology, mine engineering, mine operations, consulting geology and corporate management. Mr. Hanson joined Silver Bear in July 2006. He is also an officer of Western Goldfields. From 2002 through 2006, Mr. Hanson held various supervisory positions with Kinross Gold Corporation, the most recent being Vice President of Technical Services where he supervised resource and reserve disclosure and managed the company's technical staff supporting Kinross' mining operations and corporate development activities. Mr. Hanson has a Bachelor of Science degree from Mount Allison University and is a Professional Geologist.
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| | | J Randolph Lewis
General Manager, Russian Operations
Randolph Lewis graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1995 with a degree in Russian Studies. Since that time he has grown and developed enterprises in Russia and the CIS, working in manufacturing, logistics and construction. He is fluent in Russian and specializes in business development, project management and government/external relations.
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| | | Vivian Park
Director, Exploration
Vivian Park has over 18 years of mineral industry experience that ranges from discovery to mining, with an emphasis on advanced exploration and feasibility. Ms. Park has worked on projects in Canada, Russia, Chile, Mexico, Mali, Zimbabwe and Guyana.
Ms. Park joined Silver Bear Resources in March 2008. Ms. Park's prior experience includes technical and managerial exploration roles with junior and mid-tier companies. From 2003 through 2006, Ms. Park was employed by Bema Gold Corporation, where she was involved in the exploration and definition of the Kupol gold-silver epithermal deposit in Far East Russia. From 2006 , Ms. Park developed and implemented corporate geological and technical standards for Bema Gold Corporation and Kinross Gold Corporation.
Ms. Park holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia (1990); she is a Professional Geoscientist.
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