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André J. Douchane
Chairman
Toronto, Ontario
Mr. Douchane is a mining engineer with over 30 years of mining experience having managed precious metals operations on three continents from grass roots projects through start-up. In addition to serving as NAP's President & CEO from April 2003 to January 2006, he has held senior management positions with several international publicly-traded precious metal mining companies including Vice-President Operations of Franco and Euro-Nevada (Newmont Mining). |
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Steven R. Berlin
Retired Financial Executive
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mr. Berlin has been a Director since 2001 and prior to January 2006 was Vice-President of Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, NAP’s significant shareholder. Prior to September 1999, Mr. Berlin was on the faculty of the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and from late 1999 to early 2004 he was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of PetroCorp Inc. |
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Bill Biggar
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Biggar brings significant expertise in the mining sector to North American Palladium developed from his extensive experience in corporate finance, corporate development and mergers & acquisitions. He has served as Senior Vice President at Barrick Gold Corporation and The Horsham Corporation as well as obtaining 10 years of experience in investment banking. Mr. Biggar held the position of Executive Vice President of Magna International as well as President and CEO of MI Developments. A Chartered Accountant, he holds Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Commerce (with distinction) degrees from the University of Toronto. He most recently held the position of Managing Director at Richardson Capital Limited. |
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David Comba
Mr. Comba has over four decades experience as an exploration advocate and senior mining executive. Previous positions include Exploration Manager with Texas Gulf Inc. and increasingly senior positions with the Falconbridge Group where he was credited with the discovery of its Thayer Lindsley Mine. From 1998 to 2005 he was Director of Issues Management with the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. |
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Robert J. Quinn
Partner
Quinn & Brooks LLP
Houston, Texas
Mr. Quinn is a graduate of the University of Denver, College of Law and completed two years of graduate work in Mineral Economics at the Colorado School of Mines. A founding partner of the Houston law firm Quinn & Brooks, LLP, he has over 23 years legal and management experience, having served as Vice-President and General Counsel for Battle Mountain Gold and attorney for Hecla Mining. He also has extensive experience in M&A transactions, corporate governance, public disclosure, governmental affairs, environmental and land management. |
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Greg J. Van Staveren, CA, CPA
Strategic Financial Consultant
Toronto, Ontario
Mr. Van Staveren, a strategic financial consultant, has been a Director since 2003. A former partner of KPMG LLP, he was Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Martinrea International, formerly Royal Laser Tech Corp., a metal fabrication company. |
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William J. Weymark, P.Eng.
President, Weymark Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.
Mr. Weymark is President of Weymark Engineering Ltd. a Company providing consulting services to businesses in the private equity, construction and resource sector. Until June 2007, Mr. Weymark was President and CEO of Vancouver Wharves/BCR Marine, a transportation firm located on the west coast of British Columbia. Prior to joining Vancouver Wharves in 1991, Mr. Weymark spent 14 years in the mining industry throughout western Canada working on the start-up and operation of several mines. Currently Mr. Weymark is a Director of the Vancouver Board of Trade, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Board and Tirex Resources Ltd. He is also active with the BC Lions as a Founder of their business association and a Member of the Industry Advisory Committee for the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia. |
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