People: Hecla Mining Company (HL)

HL on New York Consolidated

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Crumley, Ted 64 2006 Chairman of the Board
Baker, Phillips 49 2003 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Sabala, James 54 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Clayton, Ronald 50 2006 Senior Vice President - Operations
Sienko, David 2010 Vice President, General Counsel
McDonald, Dean 51 2006 Vice President - Exploration
Poirier, Don 50 2007 Vice President - Corporate Development
Christensen, David 47 2003 Director
Taylor, Anthony 2002 Director
Nethercutt, George 65 2005 Director
Bowles, John 63 2006 Director
Stanley, Charles 50 2007 Director
Rogers, Terry 62 2007 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Crumley, Ted Ted Crumley has served as a director of Hecla Mining Co since 1995 and became Chairman of the Board in May 2006. He is Retired; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of OfficeMax Incorporated (distributor of office products) from January 2005 to December 2005; Senior Vice President of OfficeMax Incorporated from November 2004 to January 2005; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Boise Cascade Corporation (manufacturer of paper and forest products) from 1994 to 2004. Mr. Crumley has been a member of Hecla’s Board since 1995.
Baker, Phillips Phillips S. Baker, Jr., has been Chief Executive Officer of Hecla Mining Co since May 2003; President since November 2001; and a director since November 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Baker was Chief Financial Officer of the Company from May 2001 to June 2003; Chief Operating Officer from November 2001 to May 2003; and Vice President from May 2001 to November 2001. Prior to joining Hecla Mining Co, Mr. Baker served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Battle Mountain Gold Company (a gold mining company) from March 1998 to January 2001. Mr. Baker also serves as a director for Questar Corporation (a Western U.S. natural gas distribution, pipelines and exploration and production company).
Sabala, James James A. Sabala was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Hecla Mining Co in May 2008 and Senior Vice President in March 2008. Prior to his employment with Hecla, Mr. Sabala was Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (a mining company) from 2003 to February 2008. Mr. Sabala also served as Vice President – Chief Financial Officer of Stillwater Mining Company (a mining company) from 1998 to 2002.
Clayton, Ronald Ronald W. Clayton was appointed Senior Vice President - Operations of Hecla Mining Co in November 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Clayton was Vice President - North American Operations from September 2002 to October 2006. Prior to joining Hecla Mining Co, Mr. Clayton was Vice President - Operations for Stillwater Mining Company (a mining company) from July 2000 to May 2002. Mr. Clayton was also Vice President - Metals Operations of the Company from May 2000 to July 2000.
Sienko, David Mr. David C. Sienko has been appointed to the position of Vice President - General Counsel of Hecla Mining Company, effective January 29, 2010. Prior to joining Hecla, Mr. Sienko served as Partner, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Department for K&L Gates LLP in Chicago. Before entering private practice, Mr. Sienko was an attorney, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He has a B.A. from Oberlin College and holds law degrees from Marquette University and Georgetown University.
McDonald, Dean Dr. Dean W.A. McDonald was appointed Vice President - Exploration of Hecla Mining Co in August 2006. Dr. McDonald has also been our Vice President – Exploration of our Canadian subsidiary, Hecla Mining Company of Canada Ltd., since August 2006. Prior to joining Hecla, Dr. McDonald was Vice President Exploration and Business Development for Committee Bay Resource Ltd. (a Canadian-based exploration and development company) from 2003 to August 2006.
Poirier, Don Don Poirier was appointed Vice President – Corporate Development in July 2007. Prior to joining Hecla, Mr. Poirier was a mining analyst with Blackmont Capital (capital market specialists) from September 2002 to June 2007. Mr. Poirier held other mining analyst positions from 1988 to 2002.
Christensen, David David J. Christensen previously served as a director of Hecla Mining Co from May 2002 to October 2002, when he was elected to the Board of Directors by preferred shareholders in May 2002. He was re-appointed to Hecla’s Board of Directors in August 2003. He is Chief Executive Officer of ASA Limited (a closed-end investment company) since February 2009; Vice President - Investments of ASA Limited from May 2007 to February 2009; Vice President - Corporate Development of Gabriel Resources Ltd. (a Canadian-based resource company) from October 2006 to March 2008; Research Analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston (an investment banking firm) from October 2002 to August 2003. Mr. Christensen had previously served as a director of the Company from May 2002 to October 2002.
Taylor, Anthony Anthony P. Taylor has served as a director of Hecla Mining Co since May 2002. He is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Gold Summit Corporation (a public Canadian minerals exploration company), since October 2003; Director, Greencastle Resources Limited (an exploration company) from December 2003 to June 2008; President and Director, Caughlin Preschool Co. (a private Nevada corporation that operates a preschool), since October 2001; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Millennium Mining Corporation (a private Nevada minerals exploration company) from January 2000 to October 2003.
Nethercutt, George George R. Nethercutt, Jr., was appointed to Hecla’s Board of Directors in February 2005. Mr. Nethercutt has served as a principal of Nethercutt Consulting LLC (a strategic planning and consulting firm), since January 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Nethercutt was a principal of Lundquist, Nethercutt & Griles, LLC (a strategic planning and consulting firm) from February 2005 to January 2007. Mr. Nethercutt has also been a board member for the Washington Policy Center (a premiere public policy organization providing high quality analysis on issues relating to the free market and government regulation) since January 2005. In August 2005, Mr. Nethercutt was appointed Of Counsel with the law firm of Paine Hamblen, LLP. Mr. Nethercutt serves as a board member of ARCADIS Corporation (an international company providing consultancy, engineering and management services), the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (a charity and advocate of juvenile diabetes research worldwide), as well as being the U.S. Chairman of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense - U.S./Canada. From 1995 to 2005, Mr. Nethercutt served in the U.S. House of Representatives, including House Appropriations subcommittees on Interior, Agriculture and Defense and the Science Committees subcommittee on Energy. He has been a member of the Washington State Bar Association since 1972.
Bowles, John John H. Bowles was elected by the shareholders to Hecla’s Board of Directors in May 2006. He is Retired; Partner in the Audit and Assurance Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (an accounting firm) from April 1976 to June 2006; Director, HudBay Minerals Inc. (a zinc, copper, gold and silver mining company), from May 2006 to March 2009; Director, Boss Power Corp. (a mineral exploration company), since September 2007; Treasurer, Mining Suppliers Association of British Columbia (an association of providers of equipment, products and related services to the British Columbia mining industry), since May 1999; Director Emeritus, Ducks Unlimited Canada (a national, private, non-profit wetland conservation organization), since March 1996; appointed a Fellow of the British Columbia Institute of Chartered Accountants in December 1997; and appointed a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Petroleum in May 2003. Mr. Bowles has been a member of Hecla’s Board since 2006.
Stanley, Charles Charles B. Stanley was elected to Hecla’s Board of Directors in May 2007. Mr. Stanley has been the Chief Operating Officer of Questar Corporation (a Western U.S. natural gas-focused exploration and production, interstate pipeline and local distribution company), since March 2008; Executive Vice President and Director of Questar Corporation, since 2002; President and Chief Executive Officer, Questar Market Resources, Inc., Wexpro Company (management and development, cost-of-service properties), Questar Exploration and Production Company (oil and gas exploration and production), Questar Gas Management Company (gas gathering and processing) and Questar Energy Trading Company (wholesale marketing and storage), since 2002.
Rogers, Terry Terry V. Rogers was elected to Hecla’s Board of Directors in May 2007. He is Retired; Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Cameco Corporation (world’s largest uranium producer) from February 2003 to June 2007; former President, Kumtor Operating Company (a gold producing company and a division of Cameco Corporation) from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Rogers has been a member of Hecla’s Board since 2007.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Crumley, Ted --
Baker, Phillips 2,113,610
Sabala, James 672,918
Clayton, Ronald 903,037
Sienko, David --
McDonald, Dean 620,741
Poirier, Don --
Christensen, David --
Taylor, Anthony --
Nethercutt, George --
Bowles, John --
Stanley, Charles --
Rogers, Terry --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Crumley, Ted 0 0
Baker, Phillips 1,437,267 816,601
Sabala, James 0 0
Clayton, Ronald 292,115 987,774
Sienko, David 0 0
McDonald, Dean 0 0
Poirier, Don 0 0
Christensen, David 0 0
Taylor, Anthony 0 0
Nethercutt, George 0 0
Bowles, John 0 0
Stanley, Charles 0 0
Rogers, Terry 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
POIRIER DON 26,000 $6.70
MCDONALD DEAN W A 20,000 $6.70
BAKER PHILLIPS S JR 130,000 $6.83
MCDONALD DEAN W A 24,000 $6.62
CLAYTON RONALD W 116,525 $6.39
SABALA JAMES A 85,000 $6.44
CHRISTENSEN DAVID J 800 $0.00
CRUMLEY THEODORE 3,224 $7.45
STANLEY CHARLES B 3,224 $7.45
TAYLOR ANTHONY P 3,224 $7.45
CHRISTENSEN DAVID J 3,224 $7.45
ROGERS TERRY V 3,224 $7.45
BOWLES JOHN HENRY 3,224 $7.45
NETHERCUTT GEORGE R JR 3,224 $7.45
POIRIER DON 29,240 $0.00
CLAYTON RONALD W 43,860 $0.00
SABALA JAMES A 43,860 $0.00
MCDONALD DEAN W A 36,550 $0.00
BAKER PHILLIPS S JR 131,579 $0.00
CLAYTON RONALD W 5,130 $3.20
CLAYTON RONALD W 116,525 $1.28
SABALA JAMES A 38,665 $1.28
POIRIER DON 52,966 $1.28
BAKER PHILLIPS S JR 350,458 $1.28
MCDONALD DEAN W A 82,362 $1.28
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