People: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (IVN)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Friedland, Robert 58 2006 Executive Chairman of the Board, Non-Independent Director
Macken, John 57 2006 President, Chief Executive Officer, Non-Independent Director
Meredith, Peter 65 2006 Deputy Chairman of the Board, Non-Independent Director
Giardini, Tony 46 2006 Chief Financial Officer
Woodall, David 48 2006 President - Gold Division
Kirwin, Douglas 58 1995 Executive Vice President - Exploration
Garcia, Steven 2005 Executive Vice President
Masse, Pierre 2007 Vice President - Finance
Barone, Catherine 2008 Vice President, Corporate Controller
Bartlett, Beverly 2006 Vice President, Corporate Secretary
Gow, Jay 2006 Vice President - Marketing
Gosse, Richard 2009 Vice President - Exploration
Harding, Geoffrey 2008 Vice President - Project Evaluation and Development
Huberman, David 74 2003 Independent Lead Director
Flood, R.Edward 63 2007 Non-Independent Director
Clayton, Bret 47 2007 Non-Independent Director
Thygesen, Kjeld 61 2001 Independent Director
Faber, Markus 63 2002 Independent Director
Balloch, Howard 58 2005 Independent Director
Hanson, Robert 48 2001 Independent Director
Korbin, David 67 2006 Independent Director
Mahler, Livia 50 2009 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Friedland, Robert Mr. Friedland is the founder and Executive Chairman of the Board, Non-Independent Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He has been a member of the Corporation’s Executive Committee since its formation in March, 2005. He is Chairman and President of Ivanhoe Capital Corporation, a company based in Singapore and Beijing that specializes in venture capital and project financing for international business enterprises, predominantly in the fields of energy and minerals. He is a co-founder of Ivanhoe Energy Inc., which is implementing projects applying the company’s advanced, proprietary technology which converts heavy oil into lighter crude oil. On May 29, 2008, Mr. Friedland was appointed the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Energy Inc. Mr. Friedland was named 2006 Mining Person of the Year by the Northern Miner publishing group of Canada for his success in negotiating a strategic partnership between the Corporation and Rio Tinto to develop the Corporation’s Oyu Tolgoi coppergold project in Mongolia. Following his earlier role in the discovery and sale of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in Eastern Canada, he was named Developer of the Year in 1996 by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada for his work in establishing and financing companies engaged in mineral exploration and development around the world. Mr. Friedland graduated from Reed College, Oregon, in 1974 with an undergraduate degree in political science.
Macken, John John Macken joined Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. in November, 2003 as President and Chief Executive Officer. He has been a member of the Corporation’s Executive Committee since its formation in March, 2005. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Macken had spent 19 years with Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold, most recently as Freeport’s Senior Vice-President of Strategic Planning and Development. Mr. Macken has been the Chairman of SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. since June, 2007. Mr. Macken spent a total of 13 years with Freeport's operating unit, P.T. Freeport Indonesia. He culminated his tour of duty as the General Manager and Executive Director of the Grasberg open pit and underground mining complex in Papua, the world’s largest single copper and gold mine, and from 1996 to 2000 he held the position of Senior Vice- President, Strategic Planning and Development at Freeport's corporate office. Between 1996 and 1998, Mr. Macken headed and completed ahead of schedule and under budget an expansion valued at almost U.S.$1 billion at the Grasberg mining complex. Mr. Macken graduated from Trinity College in Dublin in 1976 with a BA and BAI (Hon) in engineering.He is President, Chief Executive Officer, Non-Independent Director.
Meredith, Peter Peter Meredith became the Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.’s Deputy Chairman of the Board, Non-Independent Director in May, 2006 and oversees the Corporation’s business development and corporate relations. Mr. Meredith was the Corporation’s CFO from May, 2004 to May, 2006 and from June, 1999 to November, 2001. He has been the CEO of SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. since June, 2007. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Meredith spent 31 years with Deloitte & Touche LLP, chartered accountants, and retired as a partner in 1996. Mr. Meredith is a Chartered Accountant, a Certified Management Accountant and a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Giardini, Tony Tony Giardini is Chief Financial Officer of Ivanhoe Mines (May 2006 to present), Vice-President and Treasurer, Placer Dome Inc. (a mining company) (December 2003 to April 2006), Treasurer, Placer Dome Inc. (November 2002 to December 2003) and Director, Treasury and Operations, Placer Dome Inc. (May 2000 to October 2002)
Woodall, David Mr. Woodall is President, Gold Division of Ivanhoe Mines (August 2006 to present). He is Operations Manager of Robe River Associates (a mining company) (March 2005 to August 2006), General Manager, Operations of Sino Gold Limited (a mining company) (April 2004 to January 2005), Mine General Manager of Placer Dome Inc. (a mining company) (July 2001 to 2004).
Kirwin, Douglas Mr.Kirwin is Executive Vice-President, Exploration of Ivanhoe Mines (September 1995 to present).
Garcia, Steven Mr. Garcia is Executive Vice President of Ivanhoe Mines (October 2005 to present). He is Project Director of the Corporation (May 2005 to present) and CEO Chamoa Farm, Inc. (a wholesalelandscaping and nursery company) (2001 topresent).
Masse, Pierre Mr. Masse is Vice President - Finance of Ivanhoe Mines (May 2007 to present), Vice President and Treasurer of IVN (May 2004 to May 2007) and Chief Financial Officer of IVN (November 2001 to May 2004).
Barone, Catherine Catherine Barone is Vice President, Corporate Controller of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (May 2008 to present) and Controller of IVN (November 2002 to present).
Bartlett, Beverly Ms. Bartlett is a Vice President of Ivanhoe Mines Vice President of SouthGobi (May 2007 to present), Vice President of Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (August 2006 to present), Vice President of Jinshan Gold Mines Ltd. (May 2007 to May 2008), Corporate Secretary of IVN (June 2001 to present); Corporate Secretary of SouthGobi (August 2003 to present), Corporate Secretary of Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (oil and gas company) (May 2001 to present) and Corporate Secretary of Jinshan Gold Mines (May 2003 to May 2008).
Gow, Jay Mr.Gow is Vice President, Marketing of Ivanhoe Mines (May 2004 to present) and Marketing Manager, Copper & Molybdenum, Compania Minera Antamina S.A. (a mining company) (January 2001 to December 2003).
Gosse, Richard Richard Gosse is Vice President - Exploration of Ivanhoe Mines (January 2009 to present), Vice President, Exploration, Metals Division of SouthGobi Energy Resources (February 2004 to December 2008) and Exploration Manager, India, Hudson Bay Exploration and Development Company Ltd. (January 2000 to December 2003).
Harding, Geoffrey Geoffrey Harding is Vice President - Project Evaluation and Development of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (May 2008 to present) and Manager of Mining of IVN (July 2003 to May 2008).
Huberman, David David Huberman is Independent Lead Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He is the President of Coda Consulting Corp., a law and business consulting firm. He practiced business law from 1972 until 1996 as a senior partner of a Canadian business law firm, specializing in corporate, commercial, banking, securities, regulatory and mining law. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Huberman received his B.A. and LL.B. from the University of British Columbia and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School. He was called to the British Columbia bar in 1960 and was a full time member of the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia from 1960 to 1972, focusing on corporate, securities and administrative law. Mr. Huberman was appointed to the Corporation’s Board of Directors as Lead Independent Director in September, 2003 and as Chairman of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee and the Compensation & Benefits Committee in November, 2003. He has been a member of the Corporation’s Executive Committee since its formation in March, 2005. Mr. Huberman is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Flood, R.Edward R. Edward Flood is Non-Independent Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He is the Managing Director, Investment Banking, for Haywood Securities (UK) Ltd., a subsidiary of one of Canada’s independent investment dealers. He is also Chairman of Western Uranium Corporation, a mineral exploration company with a focus on uranium. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Corporation until February, 2007, assisting in developing the Corporation’s growth and its establishment as a significant presence in Asia’s mineral exploration and mining sectors. Mr. Flood was the Corporation’s founding President. Prior to joining the Corporation, from 1993 to 1995, Mr. Flood was a principal at Robertson Stephens & Co., a U.S. investment bank and a member of Robertson Stephens’ investment team. From 1983 to 1993, he served as Manager, Project Evaluation for NERCO Minerals Company. He also held the position of senior mining analyst with Haywood Securities Inc. from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Flood holds a Masters of Science (Geology) degree from the University of Montana and a BSc (Geology) degree from the University of Nevada. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Clayton, Bret Bret K. Clayton is Non-Independent Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Bret Clayton is Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Copper & Diamonds based in London. Mr. Clayton provides management oversight to the Copper Group, which comprises Kennecott Utah Copper and Kennecott Minerals Company in the United States, and interests in the copper mines of Escondida in Chile, Grasberg in Indonesia, Northparkes in Australia, Palabora in South Africa, as well as the Oyu Tolgoi copper project in Mongolia, the Resolution copper project in the United States and the La Granja copper project in Peru. In addition, Mr. Clayton has responsibility for diamond mining and marketing activities, including operations in Canada, Australia, Zimbabwe and marketing offices in Belgium. During his career with Rio Tinto group, Mr. Clayton has held numerous senior management positions, including President and CEO of Rio Tinto Energy America, Head of Financial Planning and Reporting for Rio Tinto plc in London and General Manager Commercial and Chief Financial Officer for Hamersley Iron and Rio Tinto Iron Ore in Perth, Australia. Prior to working with for Rio Tinto, Mr. Clayton worked for PricewaterhouseCoppers, mainly consulting to the mining industry. Mr. Clayton holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and is a graduate of the International Executive Management Program of INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Thygesen, Kjeld Kjeld Thygesen is Independent Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He is the Managing Director of Lion Resource Management. Kjeld Thygesen has over 30 years experience as an analyst and fund manager in the resource sector. A graduate of the University of Natal in South Africa, he joined African Selection Trust, a subsidiary of Selection Trust Limited, in 1970, researching and managing a portfolio of South African mining companies. In 1972, Mr. Thygesen joined James Capel & Co. in London, England and served as a member of their gold and mining research team. In 1979, he joined N.M. Rothschild & Sons Limited as manager of its Commodities and Natural Resources Department with overall responsibility for strategy and management of commodity trusts and precious metal funds. Mr. Thygesen became an executive director of N.M. Rothschild Asset Management Limited in 1984 and N.M. Rothschild International Asset Management Limited in 1987. Mr. Thygesen left the N.M. Rothschild Group in 1989 to co-found Lion Resource Management Limited, an FSA regulated and SEC registered specialist investment manager in the mining and natural resources sector. Mr. Thygesen is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Faber, Markus Markus Faber is Independent Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He is the Managing Director of Marc Faber Ltd., an investment advisory and fund management firm. In addition, Dr. Faber acts as an director and advisor to a number of private investment funds, and publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter entitled “The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report” and is the author of several books including “Tomorrow’s Gold – Asia’s Age of Discovery”. He is a regular contributor to several financial publications around the world, including Forbes and Barron’s. He has over 35 years experience in the finance industry, including acting as manager of an investment bank in the U.S. in which he routinely performed financial analysis on a range of different companies. Dr. Faber received his PhD in Economics magna cum laude from the University of Zurich. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Balloch, Howard Howard Balloch is Independent Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He is President and founding member of the investment advisory firm, The Balloch Group. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Canada China Business Council. Mr. Balloch was Canada’s Ambassador to China from 1996 to 2001.Mr. Balloch received his BA (Honours) Political Science and Economics from McGill University in 1971 and his M.A.International Relations from McGill University in 1972, and was enrolled in further post-graduate studies at the University of Toronto and at the Fondation Nationale de Sciences politiques in Paris from 1973 to 1976.
Hanson, Robert Mr. Robert W. Hanson is Independent Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He is the Chairman of Hanson Westhouse Limited, Hanson Capital Investments Limited and Hanson Transport Group Limited, and he is also Managing Partner of Millennium Hanson Internet Partners. He was formerly an Associate Director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons from 1983 to 1990, serving in Hong Kong, Chile and Spain. From 1990 to 1997, he served on the board of directors of Hanson plc and was responsible for strategy and mergers and acquisition transactions. He was educated at Eton and received his MA in English Language & Literature from St Peter's College, Oxford. Robert Hanson is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Korbin, David David Korbin is Independent Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He is a management and financial consultant, was appointed to the Corporation’s Board of Directors in May, 2006. He was a director of E-Comm Emergency Communications for Southwest British Columbia Incorporated, and acted as Chairman of E-Comm’s board of directors from 2003 to 2006 and as Chair of their audit committee from 2001 to 2004. From 1992 to 2000, he was a director of the Vancouver General Hospital (Audit Committee Chair: 1993-1994) and the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre (Chair: 1995-1998). Mr. Korbin qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1966, and prior to 1987 served as managing partner of a number of smaller accounting firms. From 1988 to 1992 he was a managing partner of the Vancouver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Korbin is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mahler, Livia Livia Mahler is Non-Independent Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. She is a partner and co-founder of Greenstone Venture Partners, a Vancouver based venture capital fund targeting private early-stage technology companies in the area of information technologies. The $40M fund was formed in 2000 and attracted institutional investors from Canada, USA and Asia. Ms. Mahler’s role includes all aspects of fund management such as fundraising, identifying investment opportunities, performing due diligence and ongoing monitoring of portfolio companies. A venture capitalist since 1994, she has invested broadly across the technology sector. Prior to Greenstone, Ms. Mahler spent 6 years as a Senior Investment Manager for the Business Development Bank of Canada and was a founding General Partner for the Western Technology Seed Investment Fund. Her previous experience also includes 7 years as a medical researcher at the University of British Columbia and a financial analyst position with the City of Vancouver. Her teaching assignments include lecturing for five years at the Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development program at Harvard University. Ms. Mahler received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1981 and an MBA from the University of British Columbia in 1991. Ms. Mahler is a member of the Canadian Venture Capital Association, Institutional Investors Committee. Ms. Mahler is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and sits on the Advisory Board of the Maurice Young Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Research Centre at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business.

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Friedland, Robert 1,500,000 10,875,000
Macken, John 2,000,000 364,300
Meredith, Peter 50,000 33,000
Giardini, Tony 0 0
Woodall, David 200,000 1,128,000
Kirwin, Douglas 76,500 274,680
Garcia, Steven 250,000 1,295,000
Masse, Pierre 0 0
Barone, Catherine 0 0
Bartlett, Beverly 0 0
Gow, Jay 0 0
Gosse, Richard 0 0
Harding, Geoffrey 0 0
Huberman, David 0 0
Flood, R.Edward 4,302,361 1,167,370
Clayton, Bret 0 0
Thygesen, Kjeld 0 0
Faber, Markus 0 0
Balloch, Howard 0 0
Hanson, Robert 0 0
Korbin, David 0 0
Mahler, Livia 0 0

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