People: Almaden Minerals Ltd (AAU)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Poliquin, James 68 2007 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Poliquin, Morgan 37 2007 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director
Brown, Mark 2007 Chief Financial Officer
Blythe, Marc 39 2006 Vice President - Mining
Bitzer, Dione 48 2007 Controller, Secretary
McInnes, James 71 2002 Director
McCleary, John 68 2002 Director
Carlson, Gerald 63 2002 Director
Montgomery, Joseph 2002 Director
Lorimer, Donald 75 2003 Director
Smee, Barry 63 2006 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Poliquin, James Mr. James Duane Poliquin is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Almaden Minerals Ltd. Duane Poliquin is a registered professional geological engineer with over 40 years experience in mineral exploration and the founding shareholder of Almaden Resources Corporation. He gained international experience with mining companies where he participated in the discovery of several important mineral deposits. Mr. Poliquin has held executive positions with several junior resource companies over his career and was President of Westley Mines Ltd. when that company discovered the Santa Fe gold deposit in Nevada. Mr. Poliquin spends virtually all of his time on the affairs of the Company. He also serves as a director of Motapa Diamonds Inc., a company listed on the TSX-V, exploring for diamonds in Africa.
Poliquin, Morgan Morgan Poliquin, M.Sc., P.Eng., is President, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Almaden Minerals Ltd. He is a registered professional geological engineer with 15 years experience in mineral exploration since graduating with a B.A.Sc. degree in geological engineering from the University of British Columbia (1994). In 1996 he earned a M.Sc. in geology from the University of Auckland, New Zealand studying geothermal and epithermal deposits in the South Pacific including the Emperor Gold Deposit, Fiji. Mr. Poliquin spends virtually all of his time of the affairs of the Company directing its exploration programs.
Brown, Mark Mark T. Brown is Chief Financial Officer of Almaden Minerals Ltd. He is a Chartered Accountant and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of British Columbia in 1990. Mr. Brown received his Chartered Accountant’s designation in 1993 while working at Price Waterhouse, Chartered Accountants. From 1994 to 1997, he was the controller of two TSE 300 mining companies, one after the other, each of which produced in excess of 100,000 ounces of gold annually. At the end of 1997, Mr. Brown joined Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd. which was set up to provide business financial support, both administratively and for transactions and negotiations, to public and private emerging companies. Mr. Brown spends approximately 20% of his time on the affairs of the Company. Mr. Brown also serves as a director of Sutter Gold Mining Inc., Mediterranean Resources Ltd, Animas Resources Ltd. He also serves as CEO of Fox Resources Ltd., Everclear Capital Ltd. He also serves as CFO of Pitchstone Exloration Ltd., Fortune Valley Resources Ltd., Rye Patch Gold Ltd., Tarsis Capital Corp.
Blythe, Marc Marc G. Blythe, P.Eng., MBA. is Vice President - Mining of Almaden Minerals Ltd. He has a Master of Business Administration from La Trobe University in Melbourne and a Bachelor of Mining Engineering degree from the Western Australian School of Mines. Mr. Blythe was Corporate Senior Mining Engineer for Placer Dome Inc. based in Vancouver from 2004 until 2006, where he completed internal and external mine evaluation, including advising on potential acquisitions and mining technology implementation. Prior to this, he was a Mine Superintendent and Senior Planning Engineer for Placer Dome based in Kalgoorlie, Australia and a Contract Mine Manager for Western Mining Corporation. Mr. Blythe spends 35% of his time on the affairs of the Company. He also serves as a director and President of Tarsis Capital Corp., a mineral exploration company listed on the TSX-V.
Bitzer, Dione Dione Bitzer is Controller, Secretary of Almaden Minerals Ltd. She is a Certified Management Accountant with over 20 years accounting experience with junior exploration companies. She has held executive positions with several junior resource companies. Miss Bitzer spends all of her business time on the affairs of the Company.
McInnes, James James E. McInnes is Director of Almaden Minerals Ltd. He is a retired lawyer and a former geologist with over 40 years experience in mineral exploration and mining law. He has held executive positions with several junior resource companies over his career. Mr. McInnes spend 25% of his time on the affairs of the Company. He also serves as a director and President of Williams Creek Explorations Limited, a gold, copper and diamond exploration company listed on the TSX-V., Horseshoe Gold Mining Inc., a diamond and gold exploration company listed on the TSX-V.
McCleary, John John D. (Jack) McCleary is Director of Almaden Minerals Ltd. He is a registered professional geologist with 40 years experience in petroleum and mineral exploration. He has held executive positions with several junior resource companies over his career and for several years was a Vice President of Dominion Securities Ltd. He served as a director and President of Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. until December 1995 at which time he retired and as a director and President of Troymin Resources Ltd. until April 2003 at which time Troymin amalgamated with Santoy Resources Ltd. where he served as a director for 5 years. Mr. McCleary spends less than 5% of his time on the affairs of the Company.
Carlson, Gerald Gerald G. Carlson, Ph.D., P.Eng, is Director of Almaden Minerals Ltd. He has been involved in mineral exploration and junior exploration company management for over 30 years. Mr. Carlson has a B.A.Sc. from the University of Toronto, a M.Sc. from Michigan Technological University and Ph. D. from Dartmouth College. Mr. Carlson became President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of La Teko Resources Ltd. in December 1996, a position he held until the acquisition of La Teko by Kinross Gold Corporation in February 1999. Since 1999, he has been President and CEO of Copper Ridge Explorations Inc. He is a past President of AME BC (formerly the B.C. and Yukon Chamber of Mines), President of the Society of Economic Geologists Canada Foundation and a member of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, the Professional Engineers of the Yukon Territory and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum. Mr. Carlson spends less than 5% of his time on the affairs of the Company. He also serves as a director and President of Copper Ridge Explorations Inc., a gold and copper exploration company listed on the TSX-V, and a director of Amera Resources Corporation, a gold and base metals company listed on the TSX-V., Golden Aria Corp., an oil and gas company listing on the OTC., Tarsis Capital Corporation, a mineral exploration company listed on the TSX-V., BonTerra Resources Inc., a gold exploration company listed on the TSX-V.
Montgomery, Joseph Joseph Montgomery, Ph.D., P.Eng. is Director of Almaden Minerals Ltd. He is a professional engineer registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. He has over 40 years experience in the mineral industry primarily as a consultant in base and precious metals, industrial metals and gemstones. He is President of Montgomery Consultants Ltd. and is on the Advisory Board of the Canadian Institute of Gemology. He spends less than 10% of his time on the affairs of the Company. Mr. Montgomery also serves as a director of Abitibi Mining Corp., a company with lead and zinc deposits listed on the TSX-V, Sedex Mining Corp., a company with lead and zinc property holdings listed on the TSX-V., Klondike Gold Corp., a gold and base metals exploration company listed on the TSX-V., Amador Gold Corp., a gold and base metals exploration company listed on the TSX-V., Golden Chalice Resources Inc., a gold and base metals exploration company listed on the TSX-V., Kalahari Resources Inc., a gold and base metals exploration company listed on the TSX-V., Klondike Silver Corp., a company with an operating silver mine listed on the TSX-V., Chalice Diamond Corp, a diamond exploration company listed on the TSX-V., Zinccorp Resources Inc., a gold and base metals exploration company listing on the TSX-V.
Lorimer, Donald Donald M. Lorimer is Director of Almaden Minerals Ltd. He is retired as a portfolio manager with Odlum Brown Ltd. in 2006. Mr. Lorimer qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse & Co. and subsequently was a financial executive with Patino Mining Corporation and Little Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd. In 1971 he joined A.E. Ames & Co. and became a director and vice president responsible for corporate and government underwriting in British Columbia. He spends 10% of his time on the affairs of the Company.
Smee, Barry Barry W. Smee is Director of Almaden Minerals Ltd. He is a consulting geochemist based in British Colombia. He obtained a B.Sc. in chemistry and geology from the University of Alberta, and a Ph.D. in geochemistry from the University of New Brunswick. He has designed and managed commercial analytical laboratories and worked in academia, government and industry for over 40 years. He has authored or co-authored over 50 scientific papers on geochemical and quality control topics. Barry formed Smee and Associates Consulting Ltd., a privately owned geochemical consulting company in 1990 through which he has actively promoted the use of Quality Control protocols in mineral exploration, comprehensive due diligence procedures, and the intelligent use of modern geochemical methods. Dr. Smee spends less than 5% of his time on the affairs of the Company. He also serves as a director of Platinum Group Metals Ltd., a platinum exploration company listed on the TSX and NYSE Alternext.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Poliquin, James 223,375
Poliquin, Morgan 198,000
Brown, Mark 74,000
Blythe, Marc 52,375
Bitzer, Dione 76,245
McInnes, James --
McCleary, John --
Carlson, Gerald 5,000
Montgomery, Joseph --
Lorimer, Donald 129,840
Smee, Barry 6,490
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Poliquin, James 1,486,163 1,527,835
Poliquin, Morgan 1,921,900 1,256,720
Brown, Mark 100,000 0
Blythe, Marc 0 0
Bitzer, Dione 75,000 91,750
McInnes, James 0 0
McCleary, John 0 0
Carlson, Gerald 0 0
Montgomery, Joseph 0 0
Lorimer, Donald 0 0
Smee, Barry 0 0

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