People: B2Gold Corp (BTG.A)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Robert Cross

 53 2007 Independent Chairman of the Board

Clive Johnson

 2006 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Mark Corra

 2006 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance

Roger Richer

 2006 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Thomas Garagan

 2007 Senior Vice President - Exploration

George Johnson

 2009 Senior Vice President - Operations

Dennis Stansbury

 2007 Senior Vice President - Development and Production

Dale Craig

 2012 Vice President - Operations

Ian MacLean

 2011 Vice President - Investor Relations

William Lytle

 Vice President - Country Manager, Namibia

Eduard Bartz

 2011 Controller

Peter Ozorio

 2011 Treasurer

Michael Carrick

 2013 Independent Director

Robert Gayton

 72 2007 Independent Director

John Ivany

 68 2007 Independent Director

Jerry Korpan

 2007 Independent Director

Bongani Mtshisi

 2011 Independent Director

Barry Rayment

 2007 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Robert Cross

 Mr. Robert M. D. Cross is Independent Chairman of the Board of B2Gold Corp. Mr. Robert Cross has more than 20 years of experience as a financier in the mining and oil & gas sectors. He is cofounder and Non-Executive Chairman of Bankers Petroleum Ltd., co-founder and Chairman of Petrodorado Energy Ltd., and until October 2007, was the Non-Executive Chairman of Northern Orion Resources Inc. Between 1996 and 1998, Mr. Cross was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yorkton Securities Inc. From 1987 to 1994, he was a Partner, Investment Banking with Gordon Capital Corporation in Toronto. Mr. Cross has an Engineering Degree from the University of Waterloo and received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1987.

Clive Johnson

 Mr. Clive T. Johnson is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of B2Gold Corp. Mr. Clive Johnson was involved with Bema and its predecessor companies since 1977. When Bema was created by the amalgamation of three Bema group companies in 1988, Mr. Johnson was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Johnson was instrumental in Bema’s transition from a junior exploration company to an international intermediate gold producer. Mr. Johnson oversees the long-term strategy and development as well as the day-to-day activities of the Company.

Mark Corra

 Mr. Mark Anthony Corra is Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President - Finance of B2Gold Corp. He has over 30 years mining experience. Mr. Corra is a Certified Management Accountant, with a diploma in financial management from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Mr. Corra was with Bema since 1990, initially as Controller and subsequently as Vice President of Finance. Prior to Bema, Mr. Corra spent 11 years in accounting at Placer Dome. Mr. Corra oversees the financial reporting, cash management and tax planning of the Company and financial compliance and reporting to the regulatory authorities.

Roger Richer

 Mr. Roger T. Richer is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of B2Gold Corp. He has over 25 years of experience in mining law, corporate finance and international business transactions and practices. He has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Victoria. Mr. Richer was with Bema since its inception in 1987. Until June 2008, Mr. Richer had also served as the President of Consolidated Puma Minerals Corp., a TSX-V listed company. Mr. Richer manages the legal affairs, corporate records and corporate governance of the Company.

Thomas Garagan

 Mr. Thomas A. Garagan is Senior Vice President - Exploration of B2Gold Corp. He is a geologist with over 30 years of experience. Mr. Garagan was with Bema since 1991 and was appointed Vice President of Exploration in 1996. He has worked in North and South America, East and West Africa and Russia. Mr. Garagan was instrumental in several discoveries, including the Cerro Casale and Kupol deposits. Mr. Garagan has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in geology from the University of Ottawa. Mr. Garagan is responsible for all aspects of the Company’s exploration, including technical review of new acquisitions.

George Johnson

 Mr. George Johnson is Senior Vice President - Operations of B2Gold Corp. He is a mining engineer with over 35 years of experience in underground and open pit mine construction and operations management. He joined Bema in 1999 after 16 years with Hecla Mining Company and following the takeover of Bema by Kinross, Mr. Johnson managed the construction and completion of the of the Kupol mine in Northeastern Russia. Mr. Johnson has a degree in mining engineering from the University of Washington. Mr. Johnson is responsible for overseeing all of the development and production activities of the Company.

Dennis Stansbury

 Mr. Dennis Stansbury is Senior Vice President - Development and Production of B2Gold Corp. He is a mining engineer with over 35 years of engineering, construction, production and management experience at surface and underground mines in ten different countries. After working for a number of gold mining companies in South America and the United States, he joined Bema as Vice President South America in 1994 and was appointed Vice President of Development and Production in 1996.

Dale Craig

Ian MacLean

William Lytle

 Mr. William Lytle is Vice President - Country Manager, Namibia of B2Gold Corp. He hlds P.E., M.Sc., B.Sc. degrees.

Eduard Bartz

Peter Ozorio

Michael Carrick

 Mr. Michael Joseph Carrick is Independent Director of B2Gold Corp., since January 31, 2013. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience in the resources sector. He is currently Chairman of Ratel Group and was previously Chairman and CEO of CGA, Chairman of AGR Limited and CEO of Resolute Limited, an Australian listed company. Prior to joining Resolute Limited, Mr. Carrick was a senior international partner of Arthur Andersen. He has been responsible for the development of seven gold mines in five countries, including the development of the first gold mines in Tanzania and Mongolia, and most recently the gold mine in the Philippines.

Robert Gayton

 Dr. Robert J. Gayton, Ph.D., is Independent Director of B2Gold Corp. Dr. Gayton is a Chartered Accountant and has acted as a consultant to various public companies since 1987. He was Chief Financial Officer with Western Silver Corporation from 1995 to 2004 and was a director of Western Silver Corporation from 2004 to 2006 and a director of Bema from 2003 to 2007. Mr. Gayton was Vice President of Finance of Doublestar Resources from 1996 to 2006 and a director from 2000 to 2007. He was a director of Northern Orion Resources Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Each of these companies was subsequently acquired by way of takeover. Mr. Gayton is currently a director of Nevsun Resources Ltd., Amerigo Resources Limited, Palo Duro Energy Inc., Quarterra Resources Inc., Western Copper Corporation, Silvercorp Metals Inc. Trans National Minerals Inc. and Eastern Platinum Ltd.

John Ivany

 Mr. John William Ivany is Independent Director of B2Gold Corp. Mr. John Ivany retired from Kinross in 2006 having served as Executive Vice President since 1995. Prior to this, Mr. Ivany held executive positions with several resource companies including Noranda Inc., Hemlo Gold Mines Ltd., Prime Resources Corp. and International Corona Corporation. He is currently a director of Allied Nevada Gold Corp., Breakwater Resources Ltd., Eurogas International Inc. and Aura Minerals Inc. and an advisor to Canaccord Genuity Corp.

Jerry Korpan

 Mr. Jerry R. Korpan is Independent Director of B2Gold Corp. Mr. Jerry Korpan is based in London, England. He was Managing Director of Yorkton Securities UK until 1999 and a director of Bema from 2002 to 2007. He is currently Executive Director of Emergis Capital S.A., a company operating out of Antwerp, Belgium and a director of Mitra Energy Limited, an independent oil company operating in South East Asia.

Bongani Mtshisi

 Mr. Bongani Mtshisi is Independent Director of B2Gold Corp. He is CEO of BSC Resources Ltd. from October 2005 to present.

Barry Rayment

 Dr. Barry D. Rayment, Ph.D., is Independent Director of B2Gold Corp. Dr. Barry Rayment is a mining geologist with 35 years experience in base and precious metal exploration and development. Dr. Rayment obtained his Ph.D. in Mining Geology at the Royal School of Mines, London. He is the former President of Bema from 1990 to 1993 and a director of Bema from 1988 to 2007. Dr. Rayment was the President of Mining Assets Corporation, a private company, which provided consulting services to the mining industry between 1993 and 2010. He is currently a mining industry consultant based in Laguna Beach, California. Dr. Rayment is currently a director of Golden Predator Corp.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Robert Cross

 --

Clive Johnson

 3,205,100

Mark Corra

 1,305,100

Roger Richer

 1,305,100

Thomas Garagan

 1,305,100

George Johnson

 2,980,950

Dennis Stansbury

 1,100,000

Dale Craig

 --

Ian MacLean

 --

William Lytle

 --

Eduard Bartz

 --

Peter Ozorio

 --

Michael Carrick

 --

Robert Gayton

 --

John Ivany

 --

Jerry Korpan

 --

Bongani Mtshisi

 --

Barry Rayment

 --
As Of 30 Dec 2012

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