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| | | Pierre B. Lebel Position: Lead Independent Director
Mr. Lebel has been a Director of the Company since August 2003, and was its chairman from August 2003 to June 2007. He has over six years' experience in managerial and advisory roles in the mineral resources industry. Mr. Lebel has been the chairman of the board of Imperial Metals Corp., a TSX-listed mineral resources company, since January 2003, having formerly been its president. He earned his Master of Business Administration from McMaster University Ontario, Canada in 1973 and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario in 1976. He is a member of the executive committee of the Mining Association of British Columbia and was awarded the E.A. Scholz medal for outstanding contribution to mine development in British Columbia in 1998.
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