Randall Oliphant, Executive Chairman Mr. Oliphant is the President and CEO of Silver Bear Resources Inc. Mr. Oliphant is on the Advisory Board of Metalmark Capital LLC (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital Partners), and serves on the boards of WesternZagros Ltd. and Franco-Nevada Corporation. Since 2003, Mr. Oliphant has served on the boards of a number of public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations. From 1999 to 2003, he was the President and CEO of Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr. Oliphant is a Chartered Accountant.
Robert Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer & Director Mr. Gallagher has worked in the mining industry for over 30 years. He spent 15 years with Placer Dome and seven years with Newmont Mining Corporation, most recently as Vice President Operations, Asia Pacific. Mr. Gallagher brings a wealth of experience in the mining industry to New Gold. Prior to the merger of Peak Gold, Metallica Resources and New Gold Inc., Mr. Gallagher was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Peak Gold Ltd.
Brian Penny, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mr. Penny has over 20 years of experience in mine finance and accounting. While serving as Chief Financial Officer with Kinross Gold Company, Mr. Penny was responsible for all finance, banking, hedging and financial reporting activities including the financial due diligence surrounding a U.S. $1.3 billion merger with TVX Gold Inc. and Echo Bay Mines Ltd. Mr. Penny is a Certified Management Accountant.
James (Jim) Currie, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mr. Currie is a mining engineer with over 28 years of experience in the mining industry, having worked on projects in North and South America, Asia and Africa. Mr. Currie was previously the Vice President Operations for Miramar Mining Corp. in Vancouver and was responsible for the development of Miramar’s 10 million ounce gold resource at Hope Bay in the Canadian Arctic. Prior to that, Mr. Currie held the position of General Manager of Mauritanian Copper Mines SA.
Melanie Hennessey, VP Investor Relations Mrs. Hennessey was formerly the Vice President Investor Relations for Peak Gold Ltd. Previously she was the Director of Investor Relations for Goldcorp Inc. She has extensive M&A experience, having been part of nine transactions in the past three years. Mrs. Hennessey has a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Ottawa.
John Marshall, Vice President, Human Resources Mr. Marshall has over 20 years experience in human resources spanning the energy, semiconductor and banking industries. He was previously the Director of Worldwide HR Operations for PMC-Sierra Inc. where he managed human resources operations for employees in over 10 countries. Prior to PMC-Sierra, Mr. Marshall held various human resources roles at Duke Energy, Westcoast Energy and NatWest Group plc.
Christian Milau, Vice President Finance Mr. Milau has over 13 years of financial advisory experience in North America and Europe. Previously he was a Vice President with Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance and BNP Paribas Corporate Finance in the U.K. where he originated and executed public and private company mergers and acquisitions. Prior to BNP Paribas, Mr. Milau held roles in the assurance practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Switzerland and Deloitte & Touche in Vancouver. Mr. Milau is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant (Illinois).
Mark Petersen, Vice President Exploration Mr. Petersen is an economic geologist with over 25 years of mining industry experience in the Americas, having been involved in precious and base metals exploration programs ranging from initial discovery through final feasibility and mine start-up. Previously Mr. Petersen held the position of Vice President of Exploration for Metallica Resources Inc., where he was responsible for leading the exploration and development of the Cerro San Pedro project in Mexico, contributing to the El Morro project in Chile, and developing a portfolio of earlier stage exploration projects in Chile, Brazil, and Alaska. Prior to his term with Metallica, Mr. Petersen worked as an exploration geologist for Lac Minerals Inc. and predecessor companies Bond Gold Inc. and St. Joe Gold Inc.
Hannes Portmann, Vice President, Corporate Development Mr. Portmann has been working with mining companies in a financial capacity since his career began. Previously he was an Associate in the Merrill Lynch Investment Banking Mining Group, where he worked in an advisory role on merger and acquisition mandates as well as equity and debt offerings. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Portmann held roles in both the assurance and advisory practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Portmann holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University, a Masters of Management and Professional Accounting from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and is a Canadian Chartered Accountant.
Susan Toews, Vice President, Legal Affairs Ms. Toews has over 15 years corporate, securities legal experience and was previously Corporate Secretary of Peak Gold Ltd. She was also previously General Counsel at egX Canada, an emerging marketplace working toward the securitization of real estate assets and Senior Legal Counsel with the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC). She was the BCSC representative on the Canadian Securities Administrators committee that developed the national rule on disclosure of corporate governance, corporate governance guidelines and the national rule on auditor oversight.

Randall Oliphant, Executive Chairman

Mr. Oliphant is the President and CEO of Silver Bear Resources Inc. Mr. Oliphant is on the Advisory Board of Metalmark Capital LLC (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital Partners), and serves on the boards of WesternZagros Ltd. and Franco-Nevada Corporation. Since 2003, Mr. Oliphant has served on the boards of a number of public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations. From 1999 to 2003, he was the President and CEO of Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr. Oliphant is a Chartered Accountant.

Robert Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer & Director

Mr. Gallagher has worked in the mining industry for over 30 years. He spent 15 years with Placer Dome and seven years with Newmont Mining Corporation, most recently as Vice President Operations, Asia Pacific. Mr. Gallagher brings a wealth of experience in the mining industry to New Gold. Prior to the merger of Peak Gold, Metallica Resources and New Gold Inc., Mr. Gallagher was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Peak Gold Ltd.

Brian Penny, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Penny has over 20 years of experience in mine finance and accounting. While serving as Chief Financial Officer with Kinross Gold Company, Mr. Penny was responsible for all finance, banking, hedging and financial reporting activities including the financial due diligence surrounding a U.S. $1.3 billion merger with TVX Gold Inc. and Echo Bay Mines Ltd. Mr. Penny is a Certified Management Accountant.

James (Jim) Currie, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Currie is a mining engineer with over 28 years of experience in the mining industry, having worked on projects in North and South America, Asia and Africa. Mr. Currie was previously the Vice President Operations for Miramar Mining Corp. in Vancouver and was responsible for the development of Miramar’s 10 million ounce gold resource at Hope Bay in the Canadian Arctic. Prior to that, Mr. Currie held the position of General Manager of Mauritanian Copper Mines SA.

Melanie Hennessey, VP Investor Relations

Mrs. Hennessey was formerly the Vice President Investor Relations for Peak Gold Ltd. Previously she was the Director of Investor Relations for Goldcorp Inc. She has extensive M&A experience, having been part of nine transactions in the past three years. Mrs. Hennessey has a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Ottawa.

John Marshall, Vice President, Human Resources

Mr. Marshall has over 20 years experience in human resources spanning the energy, semiconductor and banking industries. He was previously the Director of Worldwide HR Operations for PMC-Sierra Inc. where he managed human resources operations for employees in over 10 countries. Prior to PMC-Sierra, Mr. Marshall held various human resources roles at Duke Energy, Westcoast Energy and NatWest Group plc.

Christian Milau, Vice President Finance

Mr. Milau has over 13 years of financial advisory experience in North America and Europe. Previously he was a Vice President with Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance and BNP Paribas Corporate Finance in the U.K. where he originated and executed public and private company mergers and acquisitions. Prior to BNP Paribas, Mr. Milau held roles in the assurance practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Switzerland and Deloitte & Touche in Vancouver. Mr. Milau is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant (Illinois).

Mark Petersen, Vice President Exploration

Mr. Petersen is an economic geologist with over 25 years of mining industry experience in the Americas, having been involved in precious and base metals exploration programs ranging from initial discovery through final feasibility and mine start-up. Previously Mr. Petersen held the position of Vice President of Exploration for Metallica Resources Inc., where he was responsible for leading the exploration and development of the Cerro San Pedro project in Mexico, contributing to the El Morro project in Chile, and developing a portfolio of earlier stage exploration projects in Chile, Brazil, and Alaska. Prior to his term with Metallica, Mr. Petersen worked as an exploration geologist for Lac Minerals Inc. and predecessor companies Bond Gold Inc. and St. Joe Gold Inc.

Hannes Portmann, Vice President, Corporate Development

Mr. Portmann has been working with mining companies in a financial capacity since his career began. Previously he was an Associate in the Merrill Lynch Investment Banking Mining Group, where he worked in an advisory role on merger and acquisition mandates as well as equity and debt offerings. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Portmann held roles in both the assurance and advisory practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Portmann holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University, a Masters of Management and Professional Accounting from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and is a Canadian Chartered Accountant.

Susan Toews, Vice President, Legal Affairs

Ms. Toews has over 15 years corporate, securities legal experience and was previously Corporate Secretary of Peak Gold Ltd. She was also previously General Counsel at egX Canada, an emerging marketplace working toward the securitization of real estate assets and Senior Legal Counsel with the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC). She was the BCSC representative on the Canadian Securities Administrators committee that developed the national rule on disclosure of corporate governance, corporate governance guidelines and the national rule on auditor oversight.