A Canadian gold mining and exploration company

Directors

  
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Ted J. Nieman, Chairman

Ted Nieman is Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Canpotex, the off shore marketing company for Saskatchewan potash producers. In that capacity he is a member of the Canpotex Executive Management group and a board member of all of the organization’s subsidiaries and affiliates. Mr. Nieman has held a number of key positions at Canpotex including Chief Operating Officer. He joined the Board of Directors of Claude Resources in 2007.


 

   

Ronald J. Hicks, C.A., Director

Ron Hicks is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Saskatchewan (ICAS). He spent forty-one years with Deloitte where he was a partner at the time of his retirement in 2000. He is currently a Director of Ducks Unlimited Canada and a member of the Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Hicks has served as a director with Dickenson Mines Limited, Kam Kotia Mines Limited, Saskatchewan Government Insurance and Prairie Malt Limited. Mr. Hicks has also served as Chairman of the Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club (Saskatoon Committee), Ducks Unlimited (Saskatoon Committee), ICAS Public Practice Review and Appraisal Committee and Admissions Committee. Mr. Hicks joined the Board of Claude Resources in 2006.


   

J. Robert Kowalishin, P.Eng., Director

Robert Kowalishin held a number of senior positions with the Trane Company, a division of American Standard, over the course of his forty-two year career with the company. Following more than two decades as the Trane franchise owner in Saskatoon, Mr. Kowalishin was appointed regional manager for the Ontario region, for Canada and the north-eastern U.S. Upon retiring, he became a consultant and adviser to the Trane Company’s Leadership Development Program. Mr. Kowalishin joined the Claude Resources Board in 2007.


   

Ray A. McKay, Director

Ray McKay, has held senior positions within the aboriginal business community, with the provincial government and in the education sector. A former teacher, Mr. McKay assumed senior roles including Deputy Minister of Saskatchewan Northern Affairs, during a career in which he was recognized for his leadership role in education, employment and development. Prior to joining the Claude Resources Board in 2007, Mr. McKay retired as Chief Executive Officer of Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership.


 

Rita Mirwald, Director

Rita Mirwald held a number of senior positions with Cameco Corporation, one of the world’s largest uranium producers including that of Senior Vice President Corporate Services with responsibility for communications, investor relations, human resources and corporate social responsibility. During her nearly 30 year tenure with the company Cameco also was a mid-tier gold producer with early production from northern Saskatchewan and later, from the Kumtor gold project in Central Asia. She currently sits on the board of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council’s Resource Development Corporation and is also on the boards of two local charities. She is past Chair of the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy and the Global Strategies Committee of the World Nuclear Association. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in July, 2010. Rita joined the Claude Board of Directors in 2011.


 

 

Mike Sylvestre, Director

Mr. Sylvestre is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer for Castle Resources Inc. Castle Resources is an exploration and mine development company based in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Sylvestre holds an MSc and a BSc in Mining Engineering from McGill University and Queen’s University, respectively. He is also a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the Canadian Institute of Mining. For most of his career, Mr. Sylvestre worked at Inco Ltd. where he most recently held senior management positions domestically and internationally. Most notably, he was the CEO of Vale Inco, New Caledonia, President Vale Inco, Manitoba Operations and Vice President of Operations PT Inco, Indonesia. Mr. Sylvestre also serves on the Board of James Bay Resources and brings over 35 years of mining experience to Claude.


 

 

Neil McMillan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director

Neil McMillan is President and Chief Executive Office of Claude Resources in addition to serving on the Company’s Board of Directors. He joined Claude in 1995 following sixteen years in the financial sector where he managed the RBC Dominion Securities operation in Saskatoon. Mr. McMillan also serves on the Boards of Shore Gold and Cameco Corporation. He has been a member of the Board of Directors at Claude Resources since 1996.