Colin Steyn
Chairman
Mr Steyn has been a non-executive director of Coalspur since October 21, 2010 and his
appointment as Chairman is effective immediately.
Mr Steyn has over 30 years experience in the resources sector and was previously President and
CEO of Toronto based LionOre Mining International Limited (“LionOre”) prior to it being acquired
by Norilsk Nickel International (“Norilsk”) in 2007. He was one of the original founders of LionOre
and was instrumental in the growth and development of LionOre into a major international mining
house. During his time as CEO, LionOre grew from a market capitalisation of US$100 million to
over US$6 billion. More recently, he was a non-executive Director of Mantra Resources Limited,
until its acquisition by Uranium One Inc (“Uranium One”).
| Mr Eugene (Gene) Wusaty P.Eng.
Managing Director and CEO
Prior to becoming Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Wusaty was President of Ivanhoe Mines' Coal Division and then Chief Operating Officer of SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd following its acquisition of Ivanhoe Mine's Coal Division in 2006. Prior to joining Ivanhoe Mines, Mr Wusaty served as Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Grande Cache Coal Corporation.
| Ian Middlemas
non-executive
Mr Middlemas is a Chartered Accountant, a member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He worked for a large international Chartered Accounting firm before joining the Normandy Mining Group where he was a senior group executive for approximately 10 years. He has had extensive corporate and management experience, and is currently a director with a number of publicly listed companies in the resources sector.
Mr Middlemas was appointed a Director of the Company on 9 March 2007 and Chairman on 16 May 2007.
| Mr Mark Pearce B.Bus, CA, FCIS, FFin
Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary
Mark Pearce is a Chartered Accountant and currently holds the position of Company Secretary and/or director for a number of publicly listed companies. Prior to this he worked for several large international Chartered Accounting firms and he has been in commerce for over 12 years. Mr Pearce has considerable financial and corporate expertise. He is a Fellow of Chartered Secretaries Australia and Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
| Peter Breese
non-executive Director
Mr Breese has over 25 years operational experience in the global mining industry, having
predominantly worked across southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania and Zimbabwe)
and Australia in the uranium, nickel, platinum and chrome sectors. He has held a number of
senior management positions in TSX and ASX publicly listed companies, including CEO of Mantra
Resources, before its US$1 billion acquisition by Uranium One, Chief Executive of Norilsk,
following its US$6 billion acquisition of LionOre, where he was Chief Operating Officer, as well as
senior executive and board positions with Impala Platinum Holdings, Mimosa Mining Company,
Zimasco and BCL. He holds a PMD from Harvard Business School.
Importantly Mr Breese will provide Coalspur with access to his strong track record of successful
project development and operations management and will complement the Company’s highly
experienced management team as the BFS nears completion and the Vista Coal Project
advances into the construction phase.
| Denis Turcotte
Non-Executive Director
Mr Turcotte is a Professional Engineer with over 25 years experience and was previously the President and CEO of Algoma Steel Inc. an integrated steel producer based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Mr Turcotte oversaw the successful recapitalisation and rapid growth of Algoma which was subsequently acquired for C$1.85 billion in cash by Essar Global Limited in 2007. Mr Turcotte is currently President and CEO of a private business consulting and investing firm. He is also a director of Domtar Corp. and a member of the Advisory Board of the Brookfield Special Situations Funds.
Mr Turcotte as an independent non-executive Director of the Company. Mr Turcotte is a highly regarded Canadian based corporate executive, and in 2006 was recognised as Canadian Business Magazine's Top CEO. Mr Turcotte is highly regarded by the North American investment community and brings to the Board his extensive experience as a senior executive of TSX listed and commodity based companies. Mr Turcotte will join the Company’s Audit Committee.
Mr Turcotte was appointed a Director of the Company on 22 December 2010.
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Coalspur Mines Limited is a coal exploration and development company with more than 33,200 hectares of coal exploration leases located within the Hinton region of Alberta, Canada. Coalspur's flagship coal project is the Vista Coal Project, which has the potential to be the largest export thermal coal mine in Canada. Coalspur's goal is to serve growing coal demand in Asian Pacific Rim countries, including China, Japan and Korea.
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