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| | | Richard Barclay
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Mr. Barclay has been a director of the Company since June, 2006 and the President and Chief Executive Officer since October, 2006. From December 2004 to November 2009, Mr. Barclay was the Chief Financial Officer and director of Adriana Resources Inc., a TSX-V listed mineral exploration and development company with a development-stage iron ore port facility in Brazil, advanced mineral projects in Quebec, Canada.
From 2002 until 2005, Mr. Barclay was Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd., formerly a TSX-V listed company which was acquired by U.S. GOLD in April 2007. He was a co-founder and the President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Eldorado Gold Corporation, a TSX listed company, from 1992 to 1998. Eldorado operated gold mines in Mexico, Brazil and Australia, and developed significant gold assets in Turkey. A co-founder of Bema Gold Corporation, he serviced as Chief Financial Officer and director of that TSX listed company from 1982 to 1992. Bema was acquired by Kinross Gold Corp. in April 2007.
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| | | David WJ McAdam
Position: Interim CFO
Mr. McAdam, who has been with working with Hawthorne as an financial consultant since April 2009, brings over 25 years of international experience in senior financial roles. Mr. McAdam previously held the positions as CFO of Eastern Platinum Limited, and executive and advisory positions for Yellowcake Mining Inc., VP Operations of Recycle America Alliance, LLC (a 90% subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc.) and numerous other US and Canadian based companies.
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| | | Michael Petrina
Position: Vice President, Operations
Mr. Petrina, P.Eng., MBA, brings over 25 years of mining industry experience, and has extensive knowledge in operational, engineering, mine development, financial modelling and acquisition analysis, and was also past technical advisor and engineering consultant for numerous mining companies around the world. Mr. Petrina has worked directly for or as a consultant for such companies as Pan American Silver Corporation, Miramar Mining, Breakwater Resources, TVX Gold, Canadian Zinc, and Kilborn Engineering Pacific Ltd.
Mr. Petrina was also the VP Operations of Adriana Resources Inc., a TSX-V listed mineral exploration and development company with a development-stage iron ore port facility in Brazil, advanced mineral projects in Quebec, Canada. Mr. Petrina was also previously the General Manager of Operations for Adanac Molybdenum Corporation.
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| | | Marlin Murphy
Position: Manager of Environmental and Government Affairs
Mr. Murphy became the Manager of Environmental and Government Affairs of the Company effective August 2007. Mr. Murphy holds a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta , and is a member of the BC Institute of Agrologists, the Agrologist Institute of Canada, a Professional Agrologist and a Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner.
Mr. Murphy brings over twenty-five years of environmental and government relations experience to Hawthorne , with previous senior management positions with EBA Engineering, Compliance Energy Corporation, Barrick Gold Corporation, Homestake Mining Company, and Cassiar Mining Corporation. His positions have included Environmental and Safety Superintendent at Cassiar Mining Corporation and Environmental Superintendent North America Operations for Homestake Mining Company. Mr. Murphy has been involved with the completion of various mine permitting projects, including the permitting for the construction and operation of the Eskay Creek Mine and the Gregg River Resources Mines, both Federal and Provincial environmental and regulatory submissions/applications, the design and maintenance of monitoring and reclamation programs, public advisory committees and liaison activities with First Nation governments.
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