Mr. Chamandy, has an excellent track record in developing small companies into major corporations. As co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Gildan Activewear, Mr. Chamandy built what was a simple textile manufacturer into a sophisticated vertically integrated apparel manufacturing giant. Subsequent to Gildan, Mr. Chamandy became the Chairman and co-owner of Europe’s Best, North America’s largest selling brand of frozen fruit, which was sold to JM Smucker in 2008. Mr. Greg Chamandy is currently also the Chairman of Oxbridge Private Wealth Management, a Canadian asset management company catering to high net worth individuals, and the Co-Chairman of Liquid Nutrition Inc., a rapidly growing Canadian smoothie and health bar chain.

Mr. Arcand received his Bachelor of Commerce from the HÉC in Montreal. He is also a Fellow of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada, having begun his career as a sales representative with Nesbitt Thomson in 1966. From 1972 to 1988, he held various positions with the investment dealer Bell Gouinlock Ltd., most notably heading up its Montreal office as Director and Vice-President. He was also responsible for its corporate finance department. Under his leadership, many industrial and particularly mining company financings were completed, resulting in Bell Gouinlock, which merged with Pemberton Securities Ltd, becoming the leader in mining financing in Quebec.

Mr. Houle is an experienced manager who held a number of positions at Molson between 1983 and 1995. Subsequently, he served the Club de hockey Canadien as Chief Executive Officer and Vice-President of operations until 2001, when he became an Ambassador for this organization so dear to his heart, he himself having been a professional hockey player from 1969 to 1983.

Mr. Houle is a member of the boards of Richmont Mines, the Fondation du Canadien pour l'enfance, and the Marc-Aurèle Fortin Museum.

Mr. Vézina obtained a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from Laval University in 1970. He has 30 years of experience in mining operations and project development in Canada. During those years, he worked in various management positions for Cambior, Falconbridge and Placer Dome. We are convinced that his experience will contribute to the expansion of the Company.

Mr. Raynald Vézina is a Director of the Company and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

Mr. Rivard holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He has held various roles of increasing responsabilities at the Company since he joined it in 1996. He has been a member of the Management Committee since 1997 and from 2000 to 2005, he served as Executive Vice-President. He was promoted Director, President and CEO in October 2005.

Elaine Ellingham is a professional geoscientist with over 25 years of experience in the mining industry. Ms. Ellingham is President of Ellingham Consulting Ltd., a company providing geological and corporate finance services to international clients. She spent eight years with the Toronto Stock Exchange, from 1997 - 2005, in a number of capacities including National Leader of Mining, and served on the TSX Stock List Committee. Ms. Ellingham was Senior VP, Investor Relations for IAMGOLD Corporation and has a range of experience in mineral exploration, corporate development and investor relations for mining companies including Campbell Resources Inc., Rio Algom Exploration Inc., and St. Joe Canada Inc. She is a director of Continental Nickel Ltd. and a former director of NewWest Gold Corporation.

Michel Lavigne is on the Board of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Chairman of its Audit Committee. He is on the Boards of Nstein Technologies; Chairman of Primary Energy Recycling Corporation; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada Post; and Quebecor Media Inc. He is a member of the Investment Committee of Propulsion Ventures Funds and ID Capital Funds. Mr. Lavigne was previously partner, President and CEO of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, President and CEO of Grant Thornton Canada and member of the Executive Committee of Grant Thornton International’s Board of Governors.

Sam Minzberg is a senior partner with the law firm Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Minzberg specializes in corporate, commercial and tax law. He was previously President and CEO of Claridge Inc., a management and holding company on behalf of the Charles R. Bronfman Family. Mr. Minzberg also serves on the Board of Directors of Quebecor Media Inc., HSBC Bank (Canada), HSBC Bank (North America) and Reitman’s Inc.

Jean-Pierre Ouellet is currently a venture partner with Capital St-Laurent. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) where he is Chairman of its Corporate Governance and Ethics Committee, and is also on the Board of GBO Inc. and is Chairman of its Audit Committee. Mr. Ouellet is also on the Board of various non-profit organizations including the MacDonald Steward Foundation and the Montreal Economic Institute. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Ouellet was Vice Chairman of RBC Capital Markets where he was responsible for the investment banking operations for the province of Quebec. He was previously Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Canadian National Railways Inc. (CN) and a member of the Senior Executive Committee of the company.

Sidney M. Horn is a Partner in the Montreal office of Stikeman Elliott LLP. He received the highest practitioner rating in the Canadian Legal Directory LEXPERT in the areas of corporate commercial, corporate finance and securities, and mergers and acquisitions. He is listed in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada and in the 2009 edition of A Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Astral Media Inc., The Wet Seal, Inc., Genworth MI Canada Inc. and Prime Restaurants of Canada Inc.