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| | | Joe Kajszo
Chairman
Mr. Kajszo is co-founder of Rye Patch Gold. A geologist by training, Mr. Kajszo co-founded and also served as President and Director of Nevada Pacific Gold Inc. from 1997 to 2004. Prior to that Mr. Kajszo served as Vice President - Exploration for Robert Friedland's Ivanhoe Capital Corp. Ivanhoe's umbrella included a number of public companies such as Venezuela Goldfields (KM 88 in Venezuela), First Dynasty Gold (Fort Knox Mine in Alaska), Diamond Field Resources (Voiseys Bay massive sulfide deposit in Labrador), and African Minerals Corp (Platreef PGM-Cobalt deposit in South Africa). Mr. Kajszo has 26 years of experience in the mining and mineral exploration industry worldwide including direct involvement in projects in Africa, China and North and South America.
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| | | William C. (Bill) Howald
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Howald is a co-founder of Rye Patch Gold. Prior to joining Rye Patch, he was General Manager of Exploration, United States and Latin America, for Placer Dome Inc. During his tenure at Placer Dome, Mr. Howald was an integral part of the teams that delivered over 80Mozs of gold resources to the Placer portfolio. A number of these resources are now being mined; these include Pipeline, Turquoise Ridge, and Bald Mountain Mines in Nevada, and Puren in Chile. Others, such as Pueblo Viejo in the Dominican Republic, Donlin Creek in Alaska and Cortez Hills in Nevada, are in the feasibility stage and are heading for production decisions. Mr. Howald has 22 years in the international gold exploration and mining industry gained primarily in Nevada, Mexico, and Central and South America.
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| | | Mark T. Brown
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Brown, a chartered accountant, is the President of Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd., a company that advises and invests in emerging companies. He was formerly employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Miramar Mining Corporation and Eldorado Gold Corporation, and is a director or officer of several mineral resource companies. His broad experience includes raising equity and debt capital, negotiating acquisitions and dispositions, establishing and cooperating rapid growth companies and managing tax planning.
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| | | Charles C. Russell
Director
Mr. Russell has a Fellow Institution of Materials, Mining and Metallurgy (FIMMM) from Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall, UK. Mr. Russell has been retired from June 1996 to present. He is also an independent Director of Golden Reign Resources Ltd. Mr. Russell has 50 years of experience in the mining industry including VP Mining & Technology for Ivanhoe Capital Corp., General Manager for Ashanti Gold Fields in Ghana and General Manager for National Iron Ore Co. in Liberia.
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| | | Jonathan Challis
Director
Mr. Challis is a mining engineer with an MBA degree from Cranfield University. Within the last five years Mr. Challis has served as President, CEO and Director of Shore Gold Inc. (diamond exploration) from 1999 to December 2003; President, COO and Director of Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. (gold exploration) from January 2004 to January 2005; and President and Director of Solex Resources Corporation (uranium exploration) from February 2005 to present. He is currently a director of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., Crossroads Exploration, Russian Diamonds PLC, and Doubloon Exploration Corp. Mr Challis has over 30 years experience in the operation, management, financing and analysis of mining projects around the world.
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| | | Bernard Poznanski
Corporate Secretary
Mr. Poznanski has been a partner of Koffman Kalef LLP, Business Lawyers, since its inception in April 1993. Mr. Poznanski has acted as counsel for a wide variety of companies listed on the TSX, the former Canadian Venture Exchange (now the TSX Venture Exchange), the American Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. His practice areas are focused on advising mining and technology companies in connection with corporate finance and corporate/commercial matters and international projects.
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