Board

& Management Team

Scott Hand

CHAIRMAN

•Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inco from April 2002 to January 2007 (retired)
•Serves on the board of Manulife Financial and a number of not-for-profit institutions, including the Ontario Heritage Trust and World Wildlife Fund Canada

TOM GRIFFIS

•Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Juno Special Situations, and President of Griffis International
•Retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Canadian Air Force, and former Commanding Officer of the Snowbirds aerobatic squadron

PETER GOUDIE

•Executive Vice President, Marketing, at Vale Inco until February 2008
•Former Executive Vice President, Marketing, at Inco from January 1997 to January 2007, based in Toronto
•Has held positions in accounting, audit and finance with Inco in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong, since joining the company in 1970

PETER JONES

•Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Inco from February 2001 to November 2006
•Was a member of the Board of Commissioners for PT International Nickel Indonesia from 1999 to 2006, a Director of Inco from 2003 to 2006, and a member of the Management Committee of Inco
•Has over 39 years of mining experience at various companies, including Anglo American, Newmont Mines, Princeton Mining and Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting
•Director of Lakota Resources since September 2008, Century Aluminum Company since March 2007, Mizuho Corporate Bank (Canada) since December 2006, and IAMGOLD since May 2006

FRANK MARZOLI

•Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marbaw International Nickel
GILLES MASSON

•Formerly with Price Waterhouse (retired)
•Professional Director

TYLER MITCHELSON

•Over 15 years experience in the nickel industry at Inco and Vale Inco
•Most recently, Vice President, Strategy, Business Planning & Brownfield Exploration, at Vale Inco

DARRYL SITTLER

•Director of Wallbridge Mining Company

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Management Team

Tyler Mitchelson

President and Chief Executive Officer

•Over 15 years experience in the nickel industry at Inco and Vale Inco
•Most recently, Vice President, Strategy, Business Planning & Brownfield Exploration, at Vale Inco

Fraser Sinclair

Chief Financial Officer

•Former Chief Financial Officer of Romarco Minerals, North American Palladium
•Over 30 years financial experience

Mark Selby

Senior Vice President, Business Development

•Over 20 years experience in finance and corporate development at various companies, including Quadra Mining, Inco, and Purolator Courier
•Most recently, Vice President, Business Planning & Market Research, at Quadra Mining

ALGER ST-JEAN

Vice President, Exploration

•Previously, Senior Geologist at Xstrata Nickel (formerly Falconbridge)
•Over 15 years experience in the mining industry, primarily focused on nickel

JOHNNA MUINONEN

Vice President, Metallurgy

•Nine years experience in technical and operating mineral processing at Inco
•Most recently, in project management group at Vale Inco, and Project Leader for Vale ultramafic project

Pierre-Philippe Dupont

Manager – Sustainable Development

•Over 9 years of experience as an environmental specialist, primarily for hydroelectric and mining projects
•Recently responsible for developing consultative processes aimed at harmonizing and integrating mining practices to other land uses
•Board member of the Québec Mineral Exploration Association (AEMQ)