People: US Geothermal Inc (HTM)

HTM on American Stock Exchange

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22 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

John Walker

 2003 Independent Chairman of the Board

Doug Glaspey

 60 2011 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director

Dennis Gilles

 54 2013 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Kerry Hawkley

 58 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary

Jonathan Zurkoff

 56 2011 Executive Vice President - Finance , Treasurer

Paul Larkin

 61 2003 Independent Director

Leland Mink

 72 2006 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

John Walker

 Mr. John H. Walker is Independent Chairman of the Board of US Geothermal Inc. He has held that position since December 2003. He has served (and continues to serve) as Chief Executive Officer of Mihaly International Canada Limited since 1987. Mr. Walker is also a Managing Director of IPD Infrastructure Inc and a National Director of Trout Unlimited Canada. Mr. Walker has a 35 year history in urban planning, energy security and power plant development in Ontario and internationally as well as experience on both public and private sector boards. Additionally, he was a founding Director of the Borealis Infrastructure Fund which is now owned by Ontario Municipal Employee Retirement System (OMERS). Mr. Walker has worked in the financial services community as an investment banker with Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon and has served on the Board of Directors of Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning for six years and chaired the Oakville Economic Development Alliance (a P3). His background includes 10 years at Ontario Hydro where he was responsible for alternative energy and international market development for Ontario Hydro’s New Business Ventures Division which became Ontario Hydro International. Mr. Walker is currently developing an 117MW power plant with Odebrecht Construction, Inc. at Miami International Airport. In the past he has advised the Canadian Federal Government on the exports of services under NAFTA. He has a wide range of experience in P3s and has worked in the public and private sector in 80 countries throughout his career. Mr. Walker is a Registered Professional Planner in the Province of Ontario and a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners. Mr. Walker has a BSc. from Springfield College and a Masters of Environmental Studies (Urban and Regional Planning) from York University. Mr. Walker’s qualifications to serve as a director of the Company include his many years of senior leadership and management experience in international business development.

Doug Glaspey

 Mr. Douglas J. Glaspey is President, Chief Operating Officer, Director of US Geothermal Inc. He has served as a director of the Company since March 2000, President of the Company since September 2011, and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since December 2003. Mr. Glaspey served from March 2000 until December 2004 as the President and Chief Executive Officer for the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”) listed U.S. Cobalt Inc. until the acquisition of Geo-Idaho in December 2003. He also served as a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Geo-Idaho from February 2002 until the acquisition of Geo-Idaho in December 2003. During his career in the mining industry, he has held operating positions with ASARCO, Earth Resources Company, Asamera Minerals, Atlanta Gold Corporation and Twin Gold Corporation. Mr. Glaspey has 34 years of operating and management experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mineral Processing Engineering and an Associate of Science in Engineering Science. His experience includes public company financing and administration, production management, planning and directing resource exploration programs, preparing feasibility studies and environmental permitting. He has formed and served as an executive officer of several private resource development companies in the United States, including Drumlummon Gold Mines Corporation and Black Diamond Corporation. He is currently a director of TSX-V listed Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc., which is also quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. Mr. Glaspey’s qualifications to serve as a director of the Company include his over 30 years of experience in the natural resource industry and his many years of senior management and director experience.

Dennis Gilles

 Mr. Dennis J. Gilles is Chief Executive Officer, Director of US Geothermal Inc. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective April 19, 2013. Mr. Gilles has been a member of the Board since September 2011 and is currently serving as a Director and Executive Board Officer of the Geothermal Resource Council. Mr. Gilles is a senior executive with 30 years of experience in the management, operations, maintenance, engineering, construction and administration of power and petrochemical plants and their related facilities. Mr. Gilles’ primary activities have included the identification, evaluation and acquisition of existing renewable projects or portfolios, as well as heading development of new green-field opportunities. Mr. Gilles worked for Calpine Corporation (“Calpine”) for 23 years, and retired as its Senior Vice President of Calpine in 2011. During his time with Calpine, Mr. Gilles was instrumental in overseeing the growth of Calpine’s geothermal business from 1 megawatt (“MW”) to over 750 MWs. Mr. Gilles was also responsible for Calpine’s Western Region Operations, with a generation capacity of over 7000 MWs. Mr. Gilles holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Kerry Hawkley

 Mr. Kerry D. Hawkley is Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary of US Geothermal Inc. He has served as the Company’s controller since July 2003, and became CFO as of January 1, 2005. From July 2003 to December 2004, he also provided consulting services to Triumph Gold Corp. From 1998 to June 2003, Mr. Hawkley served as controller, director and treasurer of LB Industries. Mr. Hawkley has over 35 years experience in all areas of accounting, finance and administration. He holds Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Accounting and Finance. He started his career as an internal auditor with Union Pacific Corporation and has held various accounting management positions in the oil and gas, truck leasing, mining and energy industries.

Jonathan Zurkoff

 Mr. Jonathan Zurkoff is Executive Vice President - Finance , Treasurer of US Geothermal Inc. From January 2009 to May 2009, Mr. Zurkoff served as a financial consultant to the Company. He then served as the Vice President Finance of the Company from June 2009 until September 2011. Mr. Zurkoff served as CFO of Tamarack Resorts from 2004 to 2008. Mr. Zurkoff has over 25 years of experience in engineering, construction, and all phases of project development with an emphasis on project and corporate finance. Mr. Zurkoff holds a Masters of Business Administration, a Masters of Science in Groundwater Hydrology, and a Bachelor of Science in Geology. Mr. Zurkoff has held positions in Tamarack Resort (CFO), Process Technologies (CFO & COO), and Morrison Knudsen Corporation (now URS).

Paul Larkin

 Mr. Paul A. Larkin is Independent Director of US Geothermal Inc. He served as Secretary of the Company from March 2000 until December 2003, and served as a director and the Secretary-Treasurer of Geo-Idaho from February 2002 until its acquisition in December 2003. Since 1983, Mr. Larkin has also been the President of the New Dawn Group, an investment and financial consulting firm located in Vancouver, British Columbia, and a director and officer of various TSX-V listed companies. New Dawn is primarily involved in corporate finance, merchant banking and administrative management of public companies. Mr. Larkin held various accounting and banking positions for over a decade before founding New Dawn in 1983, and currently serves on the boards of the following companies which are listed on the TSX-V: LNG Energy Ltd., Condor Resources Ltd., Kenai Resources Ltd., Tyner Resources Ltd. Gstaad Capital Corp. and Westbridge Energy Corp. Mr. Larkin’s qualifications to serve as a director of the Company include his many years of senior leadership and management experience in corporate finance, merchant banking and administrative management of public companies.

Leland Mink

 Dr. Leland Mink is Independent Director of US Geothermal Inc. He served as Program Director for the Geothermal Technologies Program at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from February 2003 to October 2006. Prior to working for the DOE, Dr. Mink was the Vice President of Exploration for the Company from June 2002 to February 2003. He has also worked for Morrison-Knudsen Corporation, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology and Idaho Water Resources Research Institute. Dr. Mink’s qualifications to serve as a director of the Company include his many years of senior leadership and management experience in the geothermal energy industry.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

John Walker

 --

Doug Glaspey

 275,837

Dennis Gilles

 --

Kerry Hawkley

 187,386

Jonathan Zurkoff

 246,124

Paul Larkin

 --

Leland Mink

 --
As Of 30 Mar 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

John Walker

 0 0

Doug Glaspey

 44,268 28,221

Dennis Gilles

 0 0

Kerry Hawkley

 335,000 307,020

Jonathan Zurkoff

 0 0

Paul Larkin

 0 0

Leland Mink

 0 0

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