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Officers
Gordon A. McCreary , President and Chief Executive Officer
 Mr. McCreary was appointed Chairman of Baffinland in January 2004 and subsequently in May 2004 was also appointed Chief Executive Officer. In order to adhere to the guidelines of the Toronto Stock Exchange, in June 2005 Mr. McCreary relinquished his role of Chairman to a new non-executive Chairman and Mr. McCreary became President and Chief Executive Officer. From June 1993 to May 2004, Mr. McCreary was Vice President of Kinross Gold Company with responsibility for investor relations and corporate development. Before joining Kinross upon its formation in mid-1993, he was Vice President of Dundee Bancorp Inc. and Investment Analyst with affiliate International Corona Corporation from 1989. Prior to this, he worked as a mining analyst in the brokerage industry and at various staff and line functions in the mining industry as a mining engineer. Until his appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of Baffinland, Mr. McCreary had worked almost exclusively in the gold business for over 20 years with prior experience in base metals, coal and industrial minerals. In 1978, he completed his MBA thesis entitled “A Preliminary Discussion of Factors Relating to the Transportation of Iron Ore from the Arctic Archipelago”. The focus of this thesis was the iron ore properties of Baffinland at Mary River on Baffin Island. Mr. McCreary has a B.Sc. degree in Mining Engineering (1974) and an MBA (1978), both from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. Mr. McCreary has been a member of the board of directors of several publicly traded junior mining companies and is currently on the Board of Baffinland, McChip Resources Inc. and Asia Now Resources Inc.
President of Baffinland from February 2004 to June 2005. In order to adhere to the guidelines of the Toronto Stock Exchange in June 2005, Mr. McCreary relinquished his role of Chairman of the company to a new non-executive Chairman. Mr. McCreary then became President of the Company and Mr. Zurowski relinquished his role as President and became the Executive Vice President. Prior to joining Baffinland, Mr. Zurowski was an independent industry consultant and an associate at Watts Griffis and McOuat where he was the project manager for the Comprehensive Mineral Development Strategy for the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Zurowski has more than 20 years experience in the management and evaluation of advanced projects including 15 years with the Rio Tinto Group, initially based in Canada, then in Africa and Europe with shorter stints in other parts of the world. With Rio Tinto, he led a comprehensive evaluation of iron ore deposits in North America, which included an evaluation of the Baffinland Mary River Iron Deposits. From January 1999 to January 2004, Mr. Zurowski was a Consulting Geologist and from April 1997 to December 1998 was a Principal Geologist for Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd. in the U.K. Mr. Zurowski is Professional Engineer graduating from the University of Toronto in 1984 with a B.A.Sc. in Geological Engineering. In addition to being on the board of Baffinland, Mr. Zurowski is a director of Matachewan Consolidated Mines, Limited.
Rodney A. Cooper , Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Cooper joined Baffinland in March 2006 and is responsible for all site operations, Baffinland’s ore reserves, engineering studies, including the Definitive Feasibility Study, and planning for construction. He is also responsible for environmental management and permitting as well as human resources. Prior to joining Baffinland, Mr. Cooper was Vice President, Technical Services for Kinross Gold Corporation, the seventh largest gold producer in the world, and was responsible for ore reserves, project development, engineering studies, research and development and was heavily involved in project evaluation and due diligence efforts centered around property expansion projects, mergers and acquisitions. Projects in the Russian Far East, the high mountains of Chile and in central Alaska contributed to his experience in cold regions engineering and operations. Mr. Cooper also worked for Homestake Canada at the remote Eskay Creek Mine, as mine superintendent. This operation shipped crushed ore directly to market, after an extensive blending process. This experience is directly applicable to the blending operations that will be required to ensure success at Mary River. Mr. Cooper worked for thirteen years with Echo Bay Mines, primarily in the West Kitikmeot region of Nunavut and in Alaska. He successfully negotiated the first Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreement in Nunavut in 1996. Mr. Cooper holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (1984) from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Science (Applied) degree, with Honours, in Mining Engineering (1980) from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He also holds a Cold Regions Engineering certificate (1990) from the University of Washington, and Project Management certificates from the Canadian Management Association (1987) and US Management Association (1990).
Robert J. Chausse , Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Chausse has worked in the mining industry for over thirteen years as a member of senior management for several public corporations which includes Kinross Gold Corporation and Barrick Gold Corporation. He was appointed the Chief Financial Officer of Baffinland in January 2006. He graduated from Ryerson University, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and subsequently attained the professional accounting designation of Chartered Accountant.
Sonya D. Stark , Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary
Ms. Stark joined Baffinland in March 2007 and is responsible for corporate governance, regulatory compliance and legal affairs. She has over sixteen years experience directing corporate governance, regulatory compliance, legal affairs and acting as Corporate Secretary for Canadian and U.S. public companies. Prior to joining Baffinland, Ms. Stark was the Vice President, Administration and Corporate Secretary of Tiberon Mineral Ltd., a mineral exploration company with a tungsten property in Vietnam, which was purchased by a foreign firm in 2007. From 1995 to 2005, Ms. Stark held various senior management positions at CFM Corporation, a public, international consumer products manufacturing company with annual sales of $650 million, where she was responsible for corporate governance, regulatory compliance, investor relations, risk management, litigation, contracts, intellectual property, product liability, company policies and procedures, benefits and communications, among other responsibilities. From 1990 to 1995, Ms. Stark held various senior management positions in public companies within the high tech, mining and engineering services industries where she was responsible for corporate governance, regulatory compliance, legal affairs, investor relations and acting as Corporate Secretary. Ms. Stark was a Director of the Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries until 2002 and served on the boards of subsidiaries and affiliated companies of CFM Corporation until 2005. Ms. Stark is a member of the Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries and of the Canadian Institute of Management.
Derek C. Chubb , Vice President, Sustainable Development
As Vice President, Sustainable Development, Mr. Chubb is responsible for environmental stewardship, regulatory affairs and permitting of the Mary River Project. Mr. Chubb is a Chemical Engineer with sixteen years of broad experience in environmental and sustainability aspects of business. Mr. Chubb has worked on northern mining and development issues in both consulting and industrial settings for many years. He has held various positions through BHP Billiton, Suncor Energy, and Dillon Consulting. Prior to joining Baffinland in March 2007, Mr. Chubb worked for Suncor Energy in their Oil Sands Division, holding key areas of responsibility in environmental and sustainability strategy, regional issues management, and stakeholder relations. Mr. Chubb is a Professional Engineer, with a degree in chemical engineering from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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