| Scott G. Emerson Position: Chairman and Director Chairman: August 1999 to present President and CEO: January 1993 to August 1999 Director: January 1993 to present Mr. Emerson has over 19 years of international experience in the resource sector, specializing in business management and corporate finance. Mr. Emerson has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Golden Peaks Resources Ltd. since 1993. Mr. Emerson gained significant notoriety as one of the early pioneers of the mining sector in Argentina, when mining was opened to foreign investment. Among his unique accomplishments, Mr. Emerson was personally responsible for negotiating a milestone joint venture on Golden Peaks' South American mining property with Mitsubishi Minerals, the mining arm of Mitsubishi Corporation. From 1985 to 1993 he worked in association with Ingot Management, a private venture capital firm focusing in the resource sector with more than CDN$50,000,000 in venture capital funds under management. During his tenure with Ingot he assisted in raising financing for the exploration and development of the Jolu gold mine located in Saskatchewan, Canada |