People: Atna Resources Ltd. (ATN.TO)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Watkins, David 65 2009 Executive Chairman of the Board
Hesketh, James 49 2009 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Suleski, David 46 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Corporate Secretary
Stanley, William 2004 Vice President - Exploration
Dickson, Glen 2008 Director
Fagin, David 70 2008 Director
Parker, Ronald 56 2008 Director
Herald, Christopher 55 2009 Director
Theobald, John 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Watkins, David Mr. David H. Watkins became Executive Chairman of the Board of Atna Resources Ltd in January 2009. He was appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer on March 18, 2008. Mr. Watkins has over 40 years experience in exploration, development, and mining operations. During the early part of his career, he served as exploration geologist for Newmont and Noranda. He later joined Falconbridge Copper Ltd. as an Exploration Geologist and rose to Chief Geologist responsible for exploration in Quebec and mine operations at Lake Dufault and Opemiska. Mr. Watkins was appointed Vice President, Exploration in 1986 and later became President of Minnova Inc., the successor company to Falconbridge Copper. Mr. Watkins served as President of Cyprus Exploration and Development Corporation and Senior Vice President, Exploration for Cyprus Amax Minerals Company for six years prior to joining Atna in 1999. Mr. Watkins served as President and CEO of Atna from 1999 to 2008. He graduated with a M.Sc. degree in Geology from Carleton University in Ottawa, and a B.A. in Geology from Queen's University at Kingston.
Hesketh, James Mr. James K. B. Hesketh has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Atna Resources Ltd. effective January 1, 2009. He was apppointed President, Director and Chief Operating Officer on March 18, 2008. Mr. Hesketh has a diverse career in the mining industry, with over 30 years in positions covering mining finance, corporate business development, mine operations, mine engineering and consulting with companies including NM Rothschild & Sons (Denver) Inc., Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Pincock, Allen & Holt, Inc., and Dresser Industries. Prior to Mr. Hesketh's current role, he was President and CEO of Canyon and served as a Director of Atna.
Suleski, David David P. Suleski was appointed Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Atna Resources Ltd on March 18, 2008. Prior to that Mr. Suleski served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary of Canyon since 2006. Mr. Suleski is currently responsible for the Company’s internal and external financial reporting, risk management, treasury, Corporate Secretary, human resources functions for the Company. Mr. Suleski has held various controller, assistant controller and treasurer positions with Golden Star Resources, Apex Silver Mines and Cyprus Amax. Other related business experience includes NM Rothschild & Sons and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Stanley, William William R. Stanley was appointed Vice President of Exploration of Atna Resources Ltd in 2004. Mr. Stanley has over 30 years experience as a mineral exploration geologist. While the vast majority of Mr. Stanley’s exploration experience is in the Western United States, he has also developed and led international exploration efforts in Mexico, Chile, and New Zealand. Mr. Stanley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology, from Central Washington University, a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University. Mr. Stanley held increasing levels of responsibility with Homestake Mining Company from 1979 through 1993 and was responsible for several gold deposit discoveries, two of which were commercially viable and placed into production by Homestake. From 1993 through 2000, he was employed by Cyprus Amax Minerals Company as its US Exploration Manager where he was responsible for exploration in the Great Basin, Alaska, and Mexico. Prior to joining Atna in 2004, Mr. Stanley was an independent mining consultant providing services to both major and junior exploration firms.
Dickson, Glen Glen D. Dickson has been a Director of Atna Resources Ltd since 2002. Mr. Dickson obtained his B.Sc. (Advanced) degree in Geology in 1974 and has been involved in mineral exploration continuously since then with a variety of Canadian major and junior exploration companies. Mr. Dickson served as Senior Geologist with Asamera Minerals Inc. from 1987 to 1992, and later served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cumberland Resources Ltd from 1993 through 2002. Mr. Dickson is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Gold-Ore Resources Ltd.
Fagin, David David K. Fagin was appointed a Director of Atna Resources Ltd on March 18, 2008. Mr. Fagin was former Director of Canyon. From 1992 to 1996, he served as Chairman and CEO of Golden Star Resources Ltd. and then as non-executive Chairman for an additional two years. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman and CEO of Western Exploration and Development Ltd., and later as consultant and Corporate Director. Mr. Fagin has served as President and Director of Homestake Mining Company, Rosario Resources Corporation, and as Vice President of AMAX Inc. He is currently Director of Pacific Rim Mining Ltd. and Golden Star Resources Ltd., both publicly held mining companies.
Parker, Ronald Ronald D. Parker was appointed a director of Atna Resources Ltd on March 18, 2008. Mr. Parker was a former Director of Canyon. He joins Atna's board through the Canyon Merger. Mr. Parker currently serves as President and CEO of Gammill Inc, a manufacturing company. From 1998 to 2002, he served as President and CEO of Apollo Gold Inc. Mr. Parker has held several positions with Homestake Mining Company and its subsidiaries including Vice President of Homestake Mining Company, President of Homestake Canada, Inc., President of Prime Resources Group, Inc. and General Manager of the McLaughlin Mine.
Herald, Christopher Mr. Christopher Herald is Director of Atna Resources Ltd. Mr. Herald has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry and has been President & CEO and a Director of Solitario Exploration and Royalty Corp. since 1992. He also serves as Chairman of the Denver Gold Group, a non-profit mining industry association recognized for organizing the preeminent precious metal investment forums for institutional investors. During his career he has held various positions in Anaconda Minerals, Echo Bay Mines and Crown Resources. Chris previously served as a director of TNR Gold Corp., Gryphon Gold, Maestro Ventures and Battle Mountain Gold Exploration Corp. that was successfully sold to Royal Gold in 2006. He is a former trustee of the Northwest Mining Association and he currently serves as a member of the Investment Committee for the Society of Economic Geologists. Mr. Herald received a Master of Science in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Notre Dame.
Theobald, John Mr. John Theobald has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Atna Resources Ltd. with effect from October 7, 2009. Mr. Theobald is a mining executive with over thirty years international experience in exploration, operations, business development and mining finance. He is currently Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Anglo Pacific Group plc, a London listed mining royalty company. Mr. Theobald spent the early part of his career with Anglo American Corporation including time on the Witwatersrand goldfields in South Africa. After a short tenure with Phelps Dodge Mining Company and Vice-President of a Canadian junior gold company, Mr. Theobald held various senior positions with Iscor Mining (since split into Kumba Iron Ore and Exxaro Resources), Metorex and the industrial minerals group SCR-Sibelco. Mr. Theobald is qualified as a Chartered Engineer and has a BSc with Honours in Geology from the University of Nottingham.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Watkins, David 505,772
Hesketh, James 453,623
Suleski, David 195,767
Stanley, William 380,771
Dickson, Glen 50,000
Fagin, David --
Parker, Ronald --
Herald, Christopher --
Theobald, John --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Watkins, David 583,000 392,860
Hesketh, James 0 0
Suleski, David 0 0
Stanley, William 325,000 372,500
Dickson, Glen 0 0
Fagin, David 0 0
Parker, Ronald 0 0
Herald, Christopher 0 0
Theobald, John 0 0

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