Here are a few names and the companies they are involved with that have a definite connection to Mr. Hanson. They all have a history together at Silver Bear and Western Goldfields.
Randall Oliphant
Chairman and CEO of Rockcliff Group Limited
Chairman of Western Goldfields
Advisory Board of Metalmark Capital LLC (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital Partners)
Board of directors of WesternZagros Ltd.
Board of directors of Franco-Nevada Corporation
President and CEO of Barrick Gold Corporation (March 1999 to February 2003)
Raymond W. Threlkeld
President and Chief Executive Officer of Western Goldfields
Barrick Gold Corporation senior management
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation senior management
Brian Penny
Chief Financial Officer of Silver Bear
Chief Financial Officer of Western Goldfields Inc.
Alamos Gold Inc. director of, and chairs the Audit Committee
Kinross Gold Corporation Chief Financial Officer (1993 - 2004)