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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Le Sueur-Aquin, Cynthia 2003 President, Director
Burkes, David 2004 Acting Chief Financial Officer, Director
Bourassa, Michael 2003 Treasurer, Secretary, Director
Byberg, Terrence 57 2006 Director
Lanthier, Gerard 2002 Director
Westoll, Neil 2004 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Le Sueur-Aquin, Cynthia Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin, B.Sc. (Ind. Eng), has been a Director and the President of Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc since April 7, 2003. Ms. Le Sueur-Aquin has 31 years of mine management experience in the precious metal mining industry. She has been involved in global exploration and production operations including the development and project management of many mines, sand and slimes recovery sites, and gold recovery plants throughout the world. Her postings have provided her with direct exposure to cultural, political and regulatory issues in Indonesia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada, Mexico, Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana and other North African States. She also has experience in project financing, mining property acquisitions, corporate legal work and negotiations, company administration and investor relations. Ms. Le Sueur-Aquin worked for Randgold and Exploration Corporation Limited, Rand Leases (V) Gold Mining Corporation Limited and Gold Fields Limited prior to coming to Canada in 1995. She was also Senior Vice-President, Exploration and Mining Projects for Antares Mining and Exploration Corp. Since 1999, Ms. Le Sueur-Aquin has been working as a consultant in Huntsville, Ontario with Quaere Strategia Inc. and has completed numerous mineral valuations, evaluations and fairness opinions for planned mergers and acquisitions in connection therewith.
Burkes, David David Burkes, C.A., has been a Director of Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc and Acting Chief Financial Officer since March 3, 2004. He is a practicing Chartered Accountant with over 28 years of public accounting experience. Mr. Burkes is a sole practitioner offering accounting and financial services to a wide variety of clientele. Mr. Burkes has provided financial advisory services to boards of directors of the Corporation with respect to budgeting, financing and corporate governance. He is also an investigative and forensic accountant qualified by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Included amongst Mr. Burkes’ assignments, has been the investigation into the fraudulent practices of a gold mine’s purchasing agent and a review of the records of another gold mine leading to significant changes in operating procedures and in corporate management. Mr. Burkes has also provided forensic accounting services in the areas of shareholder disputes, qualification of damages due to product liability, breach of contract and personal injury.
Bourassa, Michael Michael Bourassa, LL.B, B.Sc., has been a Director, Secretary and Treasurer of Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc since April 7, 2003. He is a partner of the law firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and a member of its Global Mining Group. He was listed in the 2004 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in mining law. Mr. Bourassa has extensive experience with international mining due diligence issues concerning title, technical matters and environmental risks and has travelled to Africa, Central Asia and South America on his clients’ behalf. He has negotiated and drafted, and advised clients on issues in connection with, joint venture agreements, option agreements, purchase and sale agreements, royalty agreements, and other mining-related agreements. Mr. Bourassa joined Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in 2003, having been a senior member of the Natural Resources and Environmental Law Group of Aird & Berlis LLP, where he was also a partner. Prior to such time, he was legal counsel to the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines and participated in drafting the 1990 Amendments to the Ontario Mining Act.
Byberg, Terrence Terrence Byberg has been a Director of Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc since February 6, 2003. He is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines with more than 40 years of international mining experience gained in Northern Canada, Greece, the Philippines, Australia and Mexico. Mr. Byberg started his career at Campbell Red Lake Mines as a junior engineer, was employed as shift boss, training and safety supervisor, and then mine superintendent prior to his departure. Holding the position of General Manager, Mr. Byberg has worked for Royal Oak Mines Inc., TVX Gold Inc., and Exall Resources Ltd. He has held the position of President and COO of Philippine Gold PLC, and most recently was President and CEO of Silver Eagle Mines Inc., where he arranged over $50mm in financing which was used to develop a grass roots property in Zacatecas State, Mexico, progressively from early exploration through prefeasibility, construction and development of an underground Ag, Pb, Zn, mine and mill capable of processing 600 tpd. Silver Eagle Mines Inc. recently merged with Excellon Resources and Mr. Byberg has accepted a position of Chief Operating Officer with Strategic Resource Acquisition Corporation.
Lanthier, Gerard Gerard Lanthier has been a Director of Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc since June 3, 2002. Mr. Lanthier founded A&L Line Construction (“A&L”) in 1974 and has been the President and Chief Executive Officer for the past 35 years. A&L is a hydro utility contracting firm based in Lively, Ontario specializing in high voltage transmission lines, substations and distribution systems and services for mainly the power generation, mining, lumber, and pulp and paper industries throughout northern Ontario. Prior to founding A&L, Mr. Lanthier was a foreman with Hydro One. Mr. Lanthier also founded Discovery Drilling & Exploration, an exploration and drilling company servicing Northern Ontario, in 2007, and continues to be the owner and President. During the past year, Mr. Lanthier has launched two new businesses, A & L Lineco Holdings and GL Industrial (which provides a Right-Of-Way Clearing and Pesticide Spraying Service).
Westoll, Neil Dr. Westoll, Ph.D., P.Geo., P.Eng., has been a Director of Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc since March 3, 2004. He is widely experienced in metal exploration and business development internationally, having spent eleven years with a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest mining companies, ten years as an independent consultant to the mining industry, three years in senior executive positions in exploration and business development in a substantial international mining company and four years with junior companies. He has initiated, developed, and negotiated agreements with landowners and governments and directed effective exploration, evaluation and business development worldwide. Recently, Dr. Westoll successfully managed industry-supported development of a website-based compilation of environmental best practices in exploration (e3) for the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), which included all aspects of environmental stewardship and community engagement from initial exploration through to closure and remediation. Dr. Westoll joined AECOM (previously Gartner Lee Limited) as Mining Practice Leader – Eastern Canada in September 2003, and retired from the company at the end of June, 2009. He served on the Council of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) from its inception up to June 2006, and was Treasurer of the APGO until then. He is a previous Chairman of the Toronto Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, is a member of the PDAC e3 Steering Committee and was elected to the PDAC Board in 2008.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Le Sueur-Aquin, Cynthia 87,537
Burkes, David 2,572
Bourassa, Michael --
Byberg, Terrence --
Lanthier, Gerard --
Westoll, Neil --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Le Sueur-Aquin, Cynthia 955,000 3,200
Burkes, David 330,000 3,200
Bourassa, Michael 0 0
Byberg, Terrence 0 0
Lanthier, Gerard 0 0
Westoll, Neil 0 0

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