| Kieran Downes Position: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director President and CEO: August 1999 to present; Director : March 1994 to present Mr. Downes is an accomplished mining professional who holds a B.Sc. in Geology from University College Galway (1971) and a Ph.D. in Geology from Dublin University (1974). Among his credentials, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Institute for Industrial Research & Standards, Dublin (1974-1977) before joining Minatome S.A. of Paris as an exploration geologist. He joined the Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation in 1980 and was a senior Exploration Manager with Cameco Corporation until 1992. He became a Director of Golden Peaks Resources Ltd. in 1994, and has held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer since 1999. |