People: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (RBA)

RBA on New York Consolidated

19.66USD
9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Murdoch, Robert 66 2008 Chairman of the Board
Blake, Peter 47 2004 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mackay, Robert 2008 President
McLeod, Robert 2008 Chief Financial Officer
Armstrong, Robert 2008 Chief Operating Officer
Turgeon, Guylain 2005 Senior Vice President, Managing Director - Europe, Middle East and Asia
Pospiech, Victor Senior Vice President - Administration and Human Resources
Whitsit, Robert 2007 Senior Vice President
Nicholson, David 2005 Senior Vice President - Central United States, Mexico and South America
Simpson, Steven 2008 Senior Vice President, Western United States
Hinkelman, Curtis Senior Vice President, Eastern United States
Tink, Kevin Senior Vice President, Canada and Agriculture
Black, Jeremy Vice President - Business Development, Corporate Secretary
Patel, Eric 52 2004 Director
Briscoe, Beverley 54 2004 Director
Pitoniak, Edward 53 2006 Director
Zimmerman, Christopher 49 2008 Director
Micali, James 61 2008 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Murdoch, Robert Mr. Robert Waugh Murdoch is Chairman of the Board of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. He was appointed to the Board in February 20, 2006. Mr. Murdoch is a corporate director and spent most of his career with Lafarge Corporation and affiliates, starting in Vancouver in 1967 and retiring from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge North America Inc. (NYSE and TSX: “LAF”), North America's largest diversified supplier of construction materials, in 1992. Mr. Murdoch was a member of the Board of Lafarge, S.A. (NYSE: “LR”; Paris Stock Exchange (Eurolist): “LG”), the Paris-based parent company of Lafarge Corporation, until 2005. Mr. Murdoch holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto.
Blake, Peter Mr. Peter James Blake is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers since 2004. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Blake held various positions with the Company, including Chief Financial Officer (1997-2004), Vice President, Finance (1994 to 1997) and Controller (1991 to 1994). Mr. Blake joined the Company in 1991 and is a Chartered Accountant and has a bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Alberta.
Mackay, Robert Mr. Robert K. Mackay is President of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. He has been appointed as President of USA, Asia and Australia of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, effective December 1, 2005. Prior to that date he was Executive Vice-President.
McLeod, Robert
Armstrong, Robert
Turgeon, Guylain Mr. Guylain Turgeon has been Senior Vice-President and Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Asia of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, effective April 15, 2005. Prior to that date he was Managing Director, European Operations.
Pospiech, Victor
Whitsit, Robert
Nicholson, David Mr. David D. Nicholson has been Senior Vice-President, Central United States, Mexico and South America Divisions of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, effective April 15, 2005. Prior to that date he was Vice-President, South Central Division.
Simpson, Steven
Hinkelman, Curtis
Tink, Kevin
Black, Jeremy
Patel, Eric Mr. Eric Patel has been Director of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of Pembrook Mining Corp., a private mining company he joined in 2007 (formerly called Paget Resources Corporation). Prior to joining Pembrook, Mr. Patel was the CFO of Crystal Decisions, Inc., a privately held software company. Mr. Patel joined Crystal Decisions in 1999 after holding executive level positions, including that of CFO, with University Games, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of educational toys and games. Before 1997, Mr. Patel worked for Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream as Director of Strategy, for Marakon Associates strategy consultants and for Chemical Bank. Mr. Patel holds an MBA degree from Stanford University.
Briscoe, Beverley Ms. Beverley Anne Briscoe has been Director of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated. Ms. Briscoe is currently owner and President, Briscoe Management Ltd., a consulting company that she has owned since 2004. From 2003 to 2007, Ms. Briscoe was also Chair of the Industry Training Authority for BC. Ms. Briscoe’s previous employment includes: from 1997 to 2004 she was President and owner of Hiway Refrigeration Limited; from 1994 to 1997 she was Vice President and General Manager of Wajax Industries Limited; from 1989 to 1994 she was CFO for the Rivtow Group of Companies; from 1983 to 1989 she held various executive positions with several operating divisions of The Jim Pattison Group; and from 1977 to 1983 she worked with a predecessor firm of PricewaterhouseCooopers. Ms. Briscoe is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.
Pitoniak, Edward Mr. Edward Baltazar Pitoniak has been Director of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. Mr. Pitoniak recently retired from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of bcIMC Hospitality Group, a hotel property and brand ownership entity (formerly a public income trust called Canadian Hotel Income Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CHIP) – TSX: “HOT.un”), where he was employed since January 2004. Mr. Pitoniak was also a member of CHIP’s Board of Trustees before it went private. Prior to joining CHIP, Mr. Pitoniak was a Senior Vice-President at Intrawest Corporation (TSX: “ITW”; NYSE “IDR” – a ski and golf resort operator and developer) for nearly eight years. Before Intrawest, Mr. Pitoniak spent nine years with Times Mirror Magazines, where he served as editor-in-chief and advertising director with Ski Magazine. Mr. Pitoniak has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College.
Zimmerman, Christopher Mr. Christopher Zimmerman has been appointed as Director of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. Mr. Zimmerman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Canucks Sports and Entertainment, a sports entertainment company in Vancouver, B.C. Before joining them, Mr. Zimmerman was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nike Bauer Inc., a hockey equipment company. Prior to this appointment in March 2003, Mr. Zimmerman was General Manager of Nike Golf USA, in Beaverton, Oregon. He joined Nike Golf in 1998 after spending 16 years in a variety of senior advertising positions, including USA Advertising Director for the Nike Brand and Senior Vice President at Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising in New York. Mr. Zimmerman has an MBA from Babson College.
Micali, James Mr. James M. Micali is Director of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, effective April 25, 2008. Mr. Micali is a senior advisor and limited partner of Azalea Capital (a private equity fund) and a consultant to Michelin North America. He is also counsel at Ogletree Deakins, a labour and employment law firm and an adjunct professor of Furman University. Mr. Micali retired in mid-2008 from the position of Chairman and President of Michelin North America, where he had responsibility for Michelin’s operations in North America. He started his career with Michelin in 1977 and over the years had responsibility for many of Michelin’s major business functions, including strategic planning, sales and marketing, customer service, mergers and acquisitions, finance, legal, information systems, human resources and external relations. Prior to joining Michelin, Mr. Micali practiced law in Providence, Rhode Island; he obtained his legal education from Boston College Law School and was admitted to the bars of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Mr. Micali also served on the board of directors of Lafarge North America, a supplier of construction materials (NYSE and TSX: “LAF”) from 2003 until May 2006.

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Murdoch, Robert 0 0
Blake, Peter 98,800 3,952,693
Mackay, Robert 68,500 2,493,384
McLeod, Robert 0 0
Armstrong, Robert 36,400 1,843,843
Turgeon, Guylain 64,600 3,245,825
Pospiech, Victor 0 0
Whitsit, Robert 0 0
Nicholson, David 0 0
Simpson, Steven 0 0
Hinkelman, Curtis 0 0
Tink, Kevin 0 0
Black, Jeremy 0 0
Patel, Eric 0 0
Briscoe, Beverley 0 0
Pitoniak, Edward 0 0
Zimmerman, Christopher 0 0
Micali, James 0 0

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