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Board of Directors

Edward Haslam

Edward Haslam

Non-Executive Chairman

Non-Executive Chairman of the Board since 2006 (10/2006) and Independent of the Company and significant shareholders.

Date of birth: 1944

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Other key positions of trust: Non- Executive Director of Aquarius Platinum Ltd, Chairman of the Remuneration and Succession planning committee and member of the Audit Committee at Aquarius Platinum Ltd (1.5.2004 - present), Senior non-executive Director of Namakwa Diamonds Ltd (23.11.2007 - present), Centamin Egypt Limited, Senior non-Executive Director (22.3.2011 - present)

Primary experience: CEO of Lonmin Plc until 2004, various positions with Lonmin Plc, Falconbridge Nickel Mines and British Steel Corporation.



Pekka Perä

Pekka Perä

Chief Executive Officer Group Management and Group Strategy

Executive Director and CEO of the company since its incorporation in 2003 (08/2003). Founder of the Company

Date of birth: 1964

Education: M.Sc. (Mining) Helsinki University of Technology

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Primary experience: Project Manager of Mining at Arctic Platinum Partnership from 2001 to 2003 and as a Project Manager at Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy from 1999 to 2001, various positions with the Outokumpu Group in Finland and elsewhere from 1991 to 1999.

Saila Miettinen-Lähde

Saila Miettinen-Lähde

Chief Financial Officer Group’s financial management, Investor Relations, Treasury, Risk Management and Communications

CFO of the company since 2005, Executive Director since May 2007

Date of birth: 1962

Education: M.Sc.(Eng.)

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Other key positions of trust: Biohit Oyj, Board of Directors (13.42011),  Talvivaara Management Oy, Board of Directors (17.12.2010), Valuecode Oy, Board of Directors (25.2.2008), Jyrso Oy, Board of Directors (2003)

Primary experience: Founding partner of SIDOS Partners Ltd (Jan 2004 to Dec 2004), Director at D. Carnegie AB (2000 to 2003), Vice President of Business Development at Orion Pharma (Jan 2000 to Oct 2000), Director of the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development (1998 to 1999) and various positions at Leiras Oy (1993 to 1998).

Graham Titcombe

Graham Titcombe

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director since 2007 (05/2007), Independent of the Company and significant shareholders, Deputy Chairman of the Board (Senior Independent Director)

Date of birth: 1942

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Other key positions of trust: Senior Independent Director of the Board at Cap-XX Ltd.

Primary experience: Number of senior positions at Johnson Matthey Plc, retired as Group Managing Director in 2002, member of the Board of Directors of Johnson Matthey Plc for 12 years, Non-Executive Director of Wagon Plc (1996 to 2003), Chairman of the Board of Infast Plc (2002 to 2005), Senior Independent Director of the board at PolyFuel Inc until 2008.

Eileen Carr

Eileen Carr

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director since 2007(05/2007) and Independent of the Company and significant shareholders.

Date of birth: 1957

Education: M.Sc. (Management) University of London, Sloan Fellow, FCCA,

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Other key positions of trust: Chairman of Board of Directors Cluff Gold Plc (2007 to 2010)

Primary experience: mining industry including FD and Company Secretary at Cluff Resources plc (1993 to 1996) and at Cluff Mining plc (1997 to 1999); CFO and Company Secretary at Monterrico Metals plc (2002 to 2007); CFO at European Goldfields (2002 to 2003); Non-executive director at Goldstar Resources NL (2003 to 2009); CFO and Company Secretary at Alexander Mining plc (2005 to 2008); Deputy Chairman at Cluff Gold plc (2007 to date); Founder and Director of Bunree Resource Management Ltd.

Eero Niiva

Eero Niiva

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director since 2005 (02/2005)and Independent of the Company and significant shareholders.

Date of birth: 1960

Education: M.Sc. (Industrial Management)Lappeenranta University of Technology

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Other key positions of trust: Partner and member of Board of Directors at MB Funds (since 2003), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Norpe Oy, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Forchem Oy, member of the Board of Directors of Mainio Vire Oy(1/2007-6/2011), Chairman of Board of Directors of Tailwind Capital Oy.

Primary experience: Head of Corporate Finance and Senior Executive of Carnegie Investment Banking in Helsinki (1995 to 2003), various positions with Postipankki Corporate and Investment Banking (1988 to 2003), Representative and Deputy Chief Representative of Postipankki Tokyo Representative Office (1989 to 1992), various positions in corporate and investment banking including Corporate Analyst at Mortgage Bank of Finland Ltd (1985 to 1988).

Tapani Järvinen

Tapani Järvinen

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director since 2010 (04/2010) and Independent of the Company and significant shareholders.

Date of birth: 1946

Education: Lic. Sc. (Tech.), Helsinki University of Technology

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Senior Advisor, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

President and CEO, Outotec Oyj, former Outokumpu Technology Oyj (Oct 2006 to 2009).

Several senior positions with the Outokumpu Group: President and CEO, Outokumpu Technology (2003 to 2006), Executive Vice President and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Outokumpu Oyj (2000 to 2005), General Manager and CEO, Compañía Minera Zaldívar, Chile (1994 to 2000), President (Consejero Delegado), Outokumpu Copper S.A., Spain (1991 to 1994), Vice President and General Manager, Drawn Products Division, Outokumpu Pori (1989 to 1991), General Manager, Drawing Mill, Outokumpu Pori (1985 to 1989).
Kone Corporation, Materials Handling Division, Marketing Manager, (1983 to 1985), Kone Grúas, Mexico City, México, Technical Director (1980 to 1983), Kone Corporation, Project Manager (1971 to 1980)