People: Midway Gold Corp (MDW)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Kenneth Brunk	66	2012	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer
Fritz Schaudies	62	2011	Chief Financial Officer
Martin Hale		2012	Director
Daniel Wolfus		2012	Director
Roger Newell	69	2009	Independent Director
John Sheridan	57	2012	Independent Director
Frank Yu	62	2008	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Kenneth Brunk	Mr. Kenneth A. Brunk has been appointed as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Midway Gold Corporation with effect from May 21, 2012. Mr. Brunk, a Qualified Person as defined in Canadian National Instrument 43-101, holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and throughout his 43 year career has conducted numerous feasibility studies and has as well been responsible for designing, constructing, staffing and operating multiple mining operations and improving process efficiencies around the world. Prior to joining Midway, Mr. Brunk served as Chief Operating Officer of Romarco Minerals Inc., where he led Romarco Minerals Inc. through the feasibility study on its Haile Gold Mine project. Mr. Brunk’s efforts aided in elevating Haile from a prospective exploration effort to a mine development project. Previously, as Senior Vice President and Senior Technical Officer at Newmont Mining Company, Mr. Brunk was responsible for all of the technical functions of the operating, mine planning, metallurgical development, projects, and engineering groups within Newmont Mining Company. Mr. Brunk has been an officer since May 12, 2010 and a director since December 6, 2010.
Fritz Schaudies	Mr. Fritz K. Schaudies is no longer Chief Financial Officer of Midway Gold Corporation effective May 9, 2013. Mr. Schaudies is a registered CPA in Colorado, holds an MBA from Boise State University, completed work towards a M.S. in Accounting at the University of Colorado, holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Wheeling College and an undergraduate degree in Botany from the Ohio University. Mr. Schaudies has more than 35 years of experience in the mining industry. For four (4) years prior to joining Midway, Mr. Schaudies was a consultant to an emerging mining company’s start-up and operation of a gold mine in the State of Sonora, Mexico. Prior to that, Mr. Schaudies held various positions with Newmont Mining Company, Echo Bay Mines Ltd., Arch Mineral Company, Morrison Knudsen Corporation, and the Consolidation Coal Company (now Consol Energy).
Martin Hale	Mr. Martin Hale is appointed as the Director of Midway Gold Corp. He is President of Hale Capital Partners, L.P.
Daniel Wolfus	Mr. Daniel E. Wolfus has been appointed as Director of Midway Gold Corporation with effect from May 21, 2012. Mr. Wolfus gained over 28 years of investment banking experience, firstly with E.F. Hutton & Co., where Mr. Wolfus became a partner and Senior Vice President in charge of the West Coast Corporate Finance Department, followed by his tenure as Chairman, CEO and chief organizer of Hancock Savings Bank in Los Angeles. During his term with Hancock Savings Bank, it grew to $225 million in assets before its sale in 1997. Mr. Wolfus earned a MBA in Finance and a BA in Economics at the University California, Los Angeles. From 1997 until it was dissolved in May 2008, Mr. Wolfus was the owner, president and publisher of a nationwide publication named “Estylo” for the Hispanic Market. He is currently a director of Melkior Resources Inc. (TSX-V) and EMC Metals Corp. (TSX). Mr. Wolfus also serves in various charitable and non-profit organizations in the United States. Mr. Wolfus has served as a director of Midway since November 21, 2008 and on December 16, 2009 Mr. Wolfus was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Midway and he devotes approximately 100% of his professional time on Midway business.
Roger Newell	Dr. Roger A. Newell, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Midway Gold Corporation since December 23, 2009. Dr. Newell holds a Ph.D. in mineral exploration from Stanford University, and has more than forty years of experience in the mining industry. Dr. Newell also holds a M.Sc. in geology from the Colorado School of Mines and is a past president of the Alumni Association. Dr. Newell is internationally for recognizing the potential of the Carlin Trend in Nevada. Under his direction Newmont Mining Company established new exploration programs in Nevada, which ultimately lead to Newmont Mining becoming the world’s gold producer and with Nevada operations yielding over 1,000,000 ounces per year. Dr. Newell served as Vice President of Development for Capital Gold Corp (US ticker symbol CGLD) from 2000 to 2007. He was President of CGLD’s Mexican subsidiary, Minera Santa Rita, where he was responsible for bringing the company’s El Chanate gold mine into production. He continued to serve as a member of Capital Gold’s Board of Directors until November 2009. Prior to his time at Capital Gold, he served as Exploration Manager/Senior Geologist for the Newmont Mining Company; Exploration Manager for Gold Fields Mining Company; and Vice President - Development, for Western Exploration Company. He joined Kilimanjaro Mining Company in October, 2007 as a Director and Vice President of Exploration and is President and a Director of Lake Victoria Mining Company Inc.
John Sheridan	Mr. John W. Sheridan is Independent Director of Midway Gold Corp., since 28 February 2012. Mr. Sheridan was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Ballard Power Systems on February 22, 2006. He was previously Chair of the Board (June, 2004 to February 22, 2006). Mr. Sheridan is a prominent leader in Canada’s business community with a track record of success in diverse challenges. Over the course of his 24 year career with Bell Canada, he rose to high impact officer roles including Group Vice President of Business Development, Vice Chairman as well as President and Chief Operating Officer. In between his positions within Bell Canada, Mr. Sheridan served as CEO of Encom Cable TV and Telecommunications in the UK. He was recognized as an innovative leader in the industry and elected Vice-Chairman of the UK Cable Communication Association in 1994. Mr. Sheridan has experience in corporate governance, as a director, committee chair and board chair of numerous companies in Canada, the USA, and the UK including Bell Canada, Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. and Sun Media Corporation. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Dantherm Power Inc., and is a Board member at Ballard Power Systems and Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation. He also serves as a member of the Premier’s Technology Council and as Chair of the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association. Mr. Sheridan holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo, a Bachelor of Arts from Wilfrid Laurier University’s School of Business and Economics, and a Master of Arts in Economics from Queen’s University. He has also completed Executive Development Programs at Western Ontario University, Queen’s University, the University of Southern California and Harvard Business School.
Frank Yu	Mr. Frank S. Yu is Independent Director of Midway Gold Corporation since November 21, 2008. Outside of his directorship for Midway, Dr. Yu has been retired and acting as a private investor since 2001. Before retirement, Dr. Yu was a senior engineering executive with over 20 years of technical and management positions in start-up computer and communication companies. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science at Stanford University and he has been involved with both communication and computer server companies which were later taken public or acquired.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Kenneth Brunk	1,114,910
Fritz Schaudies	378,567
Martin Hale	--
Daniel Wolfus	1,117,280
Roger Newell	--
John Sheridan	--
Frank Yu	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Kenneth Brunk	0	0
Fritz Schaudies	33,333	49,000
Martin Hale	0	0
Daniel Wolfus	0	0
Roger Newell	0	0
John Sheridan	0	0
Frank Yu	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
BRUNK KENNETH ARNOLD	12,000	$1.62
BRUNK KENNETH ARNOLD	12,000	$1.65
BRUNK KENNETH ARNOLD	26,000	$1.57
SHERIDAN JOHN WILLIAM	10,000	$1.46
HAWES GEORGE T	21,850	$2.59
HAWES GEORGE T	12,962	$2.58
HAWES GEORGE T	40,000	$2.57
HAWES GEORGE T	10,000	$2.43
HAWES GEORGE T	10,000	$2.45
HAWES GEORGE T	45,100	$2.30
HAWES GEORGE T	23,200	$2.22
HAWES GEORGE T	20,000	$2.42
HAWES GEORGE T	23,200	$2.22
HAWES GEORGE T	27,300	$2.38
HAWES GEORGE T	39,054	$2.16
HAWES GEORGE T	10,200	$2.33
HAWES GEORGE T	12,286	$2.28
HAWES GEORGE T	30,000	$2.19
HAWES GEORGE T	20,000	$2.17
HAWES GEORGE T	50,000	$2.06
HAWES GEORGE T	35,000	$2.04
SCHAUDIES FRITZ KELSEY	10,000	$2.90
SCHAUDIES FRITZ KELSEY	5,731	$2.91
SCHAUDIES FRITZ KELSEY	33,333	$1.48
HAWES GEORGE T	30,000	$3.00

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