People: Molycorp Inc (MCP)

MCP on New York Consolidated

6.52USD
17 May 2013
Price Change (% chg)

$-0.04 (-0.61%)
Prev Close
$6.56
Open
$6.58
Day's High
$6.77
Day's Low
$6.51
Volume
6,955,543
Avg. Vol
8,276,107
52-wk High
$23.29
52-wk Low
$4.70

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Ross Bhappu

 52 2008 Independent Chairman of the Board

Constantine Karayannopoulos

 52 2012 Vice Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael Doolan

 60 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

Geoffrey Bedford

 46 2013 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President

Douglas Jackson

 52 2012 Executive Vice President - Business Development

Russell Ball

 45 2010 Independent Director

Brian Dolan

 71 2008 Independent Director

John Graell Moore

 2012 Independent Director

Charles Henry

 74 2009 Independent Director

Mark Kristoff

 2008 Independent Director

Alec Machiels

 39 2008 Independent Director

Jack Thompson

 63 2009 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Ross Bhappu

 Dr. Ross Randolph Bhappu, Ph.D., is Independent Chairman of the Board of Molycorp Inc., since September 2008. Since 2005, Mr. Bhappu has been a partner with Resource Capital Funds, a series of private equity funds investing in the mining and minerals industry, and from 2001 until 2005, Mr. Bhappu was vice president/principal of Resource Capital Funds. Mr. Bhappu has served on the board directors of Ambre Energy Limited, an integrated mine-to-market coal group, since December 2011, and he has been a director of Traxys S.A., a metal trading and distribution company, since January 2007. Previously, Mr. Bhappu served on the board of directors of EMED Mining Public Ltd., a copper mining company 2008 until January 2012; Constellation Copper Corporation, a copper mining company, from July 2002 until November 2007; and Anglo Asian Mining, a gold mining company, from November 2005 until September 2006. Mr. Bhappu has prior experience constructing and operating complex mining and processing operations, as well as mining-related merger and acquisition activities. He was previously employed by Newmont Mining Corporation, GTN Copper Corporation, a copper mining company, and Cyprus Minerals Company, a diversified mining company. Mr. Bhappu holds a Ph.D. in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Constantine Karayannopoulos

 Mr. Constantine E. Karayannopoulos serves as Vice Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Molycorp Inc. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2012, and has served as Vice Chairman and Director since June 2012. A professional engineer, he previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Neo Material Technologies, or Neo, from 2005 until company acquired Neo in June 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Karayannopoulos was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Neo, and also served as Vice President and General Manager of Neo’s rare earths business unit and Vice-President, Sales. Before joining Neo, Mr. Karayannopoulos was a Manager of Business Development at Praxair Canada Inc., a manufacturer of industrial gases, and managed their new business acquisition efforts in Eastern Canada, as well as their commercial development activities in the Chemical, Petrochemical and Refining industries across Canada. From 1986 to 1994, he was in the Linde Division of Union Carbide Canada (now, Praxair Canada Inc.) as a Market Development Specialist, assuming successively more senior roles. Mr. Karayannopoulos is a Director of the Canada China Business Council, a Director of Lithium Americas Corp., and is a member of the Advisory Board at the University of Toronto’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry. He holds Bachelor and Master of Applied Science degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto.

Michael Doolan

 Mr. Michael F. Doolan serves as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Molycorp Inc. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of Neo from 2005 until 2012. He also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Falconbridge Limited of Toronto, a natural resources company involved in the exploration, mining, processing, and marketing of various metal and mineral products, since 2002, prior to its merger with Noranda, Inc.

Geoffrey Bedford

 Mr. Geoffrey R. Bedford has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Molycorp, Inc., effective March 22, 2013. He was appointed Executive Vice President, Rare Earths and Magnetics, of the Company in June 2012. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President for the Performance Materials Division of Neo from 2005 until company acquired Neo in June 2012. He also served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Neo. Prior to joining Neo in July 1999, he held successively senior financial positions with two manufacturing firms, most recently as Senior Manager of Operations Finance for Woodbridge Corporation, a multinational automotive parts company. He began his professional career with Price Waterhouse and has a broad range of management, MIS and financial experience. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Masters of Business and Administration from Northwestern University, a graduate of the Kellogg-Schulich EMBA program.

Douglas Jackson

 Mr. Douglas J. Jackson serves as Executive Vice President - Business Development of Molycorp Inc. He has been Vice President of Business Development since November 1, 2010. He was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of Business Development and Sales/Marketing in June of 2011, and to the position of Executive Vice President of Business Development in June 2012. From 2002 to 2010, he was a private investor and in 2010 he founded and is the principal of Optimal Solutions SV LLC, a management consulting company. From 1988 to 2002, he was with Dyno Nobel, Inc., or Dyno, the operating subsidiary of Dyno Nobel ASA, a global commercial explosive supplier. Mr. Jackson held a variety of positions at Dyno, including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, where he had the responsibility for operations in North America and South America, while establishing new operations in the high growth markets of Latin America. Mr. Jackson started his career at Unocal Corporation, where his roles included Engineer-Chemical Sales/Service and District Sales Manager—Industrial Chemical Marketing. Mr. Jackson received his B.S. degree in engineering from Washington State University in 1983 and his MBA from California State University in 1988.

Russell Ball

 Mr. Russell D. Ball is Independent Director of Molycorp Inc., since March 2010. Since July 2007, Mr. Ball has been the chief financial officer, and since October 2008, he has been an executive vice president and chief financial officer of Newmont Mining Corporation, a gold mining and production company. Before becoming chief financial officer, Mr. Ball held a variety of senior positions with Newmont Mining Corporation, including vice president and controller from 2004 until 2007. Mr. Ball is both a chartered accountant in South Africa and a certified public accountant in the United States.

Brian Dolan

 Mr. Brian T. Dolan is Independent Director of Molycorp Inc., since September 2008. Until December 31, 2011, when he retired, Mr. Dolan served as a partner of Resource Capital Funds, a series of private equity funds investing in the mining and minerals industry, and RCF Management, L.L.C., a company that provides management services to the several Resource Capital Funds, from January 2002 until December 2011. Mr. Dolan is currently serving as a member of the board of directors of Connors Drilling LLC, a provider of diamond drilling and reverse circulation drilling services to the mining industry, and Rolling Rock Minerals, Inc., a privately held industrial minerals company. From 1970 to 2001, Mr. Dolan practiced law with the firm Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP of Denver, Colorado, specializing in natural resources law.

John Graell Moore

 Mr. John Graell Moore is Independent Director of Molycorp Inc. since March 2012. Since 1992, Mr. Graell Moore has served as the chief executive officer of Molibdenos y Metales S.A., or Molymet, a manufacturer and processor of molybdenum. Mr. Graell Moore serves on the boards of directors of several private companies in the metals and mining industry. Mr. Graell Moore also served as president of the International Molybdenum Association, a non-profit trade association, from 2001 through 2005. Mr. Graell Moore holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Chile.

Charles Henry

 Mr. Charles R. Henry is Independent Director of Molycorp Inc., since August 2009. Mr. Henry is currently the president of CRH, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in federal government acquisition issues, and has been associated with CRH, Inc. since its formation in 1993. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Henry was the chief operating officer of CEG Company, a producer of wiring harnesses for military vehicles. From October 2001 to January 2004, he organized and served as chief executive officer of the Veteran Corporation, a congressionally mandated non-profit organization designed to promote veteran business interests. He has served on the board of directors of Gaming Partners International, a gaming products company, since June 2006. Mr. Henry is a retired two-star general who served 32 years in the U.S. Army. In 1990, Mr. Henry was chosen by the Bush Administration to consolidate all Department of Defense contract administration into one central business entity, resulting in increased efficiency and monetary savings.

Mark Kristoff

 Mr. Mark S. Kristoff is Independent Director of Molycorp Inc., since September 2008. since September 2008. Since April 2005, Mr. Kristoff has been the chief executive officer of the Traxys Group, a global metal trading, marketing and distribution company. Before becoming chief executive officer, Mr. Kristoff was the chief operating officer of the Traxys Group from its founding in January 2003 until April 2005. Prior to the formation of the Traxys Group, Mr. Kristoff was the president of Considar Inc., a ferroalloys supplier, from 1991 until 2003. Mr. Kristoff graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Economics in 1984.

Alec Machiels

 Mr. Alec Machiels is Independent Director of Molycorp Inc., since September 2008. Mr. Machiels has served as a partner at Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P., a private equity fund manager, since May 2006. Prior to becoming a partner at Pegasus, Mr. Machiels was vice president from June 2004 until May 2006, and an associate from August 2002 until June 2004. Mr. Machiels served as a member of the board of directors of Coffeyville Resources, LLC, an oil refinery and ammonia plant in Coffeyville, Kansas, from 2003 until 2005, as well as a member of the board of directors of Merisant Worldwide, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of sugar substitute sweeteners, from 2005 until 2010. He has served on the board of directors of Traxys S.A., a metal trading and distribution company, since January 2006. He started his career as a financial analyst in the Financial Services Group at Goldman Sachs International in London and in the Private Equity Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York from July 1996 until June 1999. From July 2001 to July 2002, Mr. Machiels served as chief executive officer and chairman of Potentia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Machiels received a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 2001. Mr. Machiels also received a masters in law from KU Leuven Law School in Belgium and a masters in international economics from Konstanz University in Germany.

Jack Thompson

 Mr. Jack E. Thompson, Ph.D. is Independent Director of Molycorp Inc., since August 2009. From December 2001 until April 2005 he was the vice chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation, a gold mining company. Mr. Thompson has served as a member of the boards of directors of Tidewater, Inc., an offshore oil services company, since February 2005, and Anglo American, a mining company, since November 2009. Previously, Mr. Thompson served as a member of the board of directors of: Stillwater Mining Co., a palladium and platinum mining company, from March 2003 until July 2007; Rinker Group Limited, a sand and gravel company, from May 2006 until April 2007; Centerra Gold Inc., a gold mining company, from May 2009 until May 2010; Phelps Dodge Corporation, a copper mining company, from January 2003 until March 2007; and Century Aluminum Co., an aluminum smelting company, from February 2005 to June 2011.

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price

KARAYANNOPOULOS CONSTANTINE

 16,667 $6.00

MOLIBDENOS Y METALES SA

 15,000,000 $6.00

DOLAN BRIAN T

 1,100 $8.68

MOLIBDENOS Y METALES SA

 700 $8.72

DOLAN BRIAN T

 200 $8.68

DOLAN BRIAN T

 3,113 $8.69

MOLIBDENOS Y METALES SA

 50,000 $8.18

HENRY CHARLES R

 41,000 $7.10

HENRY CHARLES R

 1,410 $7.05

HENRY CHARLES R

 265 $6.95

HENRY CHARLES R

 2,517 $7.06

SMITH MARK A

 20,000 $6.20

ASHBURN JOHN F JR

 10,000 $6.20

DOOLAN MICHAEL F

 25,000 $10.00

KARAYANNOPOULOS CONSTANTINE

 10,000 $10.00

BALL RUSSELL DAVID

 5,000 $10.00

SMITH MARK A

 50,000 $10.00

BHAPPU ROSS R

 2,500,000 $10.00

MOLIBDENOS Y METALES SA

 4,500,000 $10.00

ASHBURN JOHN F JR

 5,000 $20.26

DOLAN BRIAN T

 12,153 $20.50

SMITH MARK A

 5,000 $27.95

HENRY CHARLES R

 63,901 $0.00

SMITH MARK A

 4,200 $59.02

ASHBURN JOHN F JR

 5,000 $0.00
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