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| Mr. Gerald G. Carlson, PhD Position: Chief Executive Officer & President Mr. Carlson has been involved in mineral exploration and exploration company management for over 35 years with most of his exploration experience in the Canadian cordillera (BC and Yukon) plus Alaska, Mexico and Latin America. Prior to forming Copper Ridge in 1999, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of La Teko Resources Ltd., a position he held until the acquisition of La Teko by Kinross. Prior to that, he was President of ConSil Corp. (June 1995 to November 1996) and Vice-President, Exploration, for Dentonia Resources Ltd. (February 1994 to May 1995) and was the Canadian Exploration Manager for Anaconda from 1978 to 1984. Mr. Carlson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Almaden Minerals Ltd., Blue Sky Uranium Inc., BonTerra Resources Inc., Golden Aria Corp., Panthera Exploration Inc., and Tarsis Capital Corp. Mr. Carlson is the President of the Society of Economic Geologists Canada Foundation, a past President of AME BC (formerly the British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines) and, in 2003, was awarded the CIM's J.C. Sproule Award in recognition of his contributions to mineral exploration in Canada's north. Mr. Carlson acquired his B.A.Sc. from University of Toronto in Geological Engineering and completed graduate studies in Economic Geology including a M.Sc. from Michigan Technological University and Ph.D. from Dartmouth College. | |
| Mr. J. Greg Dawson, MSc, PGeo Position: Vice President of Exploration Mr. Dawson has over 25 years of experience in the exploration business and has been Vice President of Exploration for Copper Ridge Explorations Inc since 2004. Prior to joining Copper Ridge, Mr. Dawson spent several years with Teck Exploration Ltd. working internationally in Central Asia and South America. Greg has also at various times worked as a consultant and as an independent prospector acquiring and vending his own properties. Mr. Dawson obtained a BSc. in geology from the University of British Columbia in 1987 and a MSc. (MinEx) from Queens' University in 1991. Mr. Dawson is a member (PGeo) of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and is currently a director of AME BC where he sits on the Safety Committee and Chairs the Land Use Committee. | |
| Mr. Michael O'Brien, CA Position: Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary Michael O'Brien brings more than 25 years of experience to the Company's financial management and regulatory compliance team. Since 2006 Mr. O'Brien served as Chief Financial Officer of Africo Resources Ltd. a TSX-Listed mineral exploration and development company with operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Prior to this Mr. O'Brien served as Chief Financial Officer of Irvin & Johnson Ltd., an international fishing and seafood processing company, and as Manager of Finance of Soekor Exploration and Production (Pty) Ltd. (now part of PetroSA,). Mr. O'Brien qualified as a Chartered accountant in South Africa in 1986, and has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1991. |