People: Sandstorm Gold Ltd (SAND.A)


SAND.A on American Stock Exchange

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Nolan Watson

2013 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Erfan Kazemi

2011 Chief Financial Officer

David Awram

2013 Senior Executive Vice President, Director

Tom Bruington

2013 Executive Vice President - Project Evaluation

David De Witt

2013 Lead Independent Director

John Budreski

2009 Independent Director

Andrew Swarthout

2009 Independent Director

Denver Harris

IR Contact Officer

Biographies

Name Description

Nolan Watson

Mr. Nolan Watson is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. He has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of the Company effective January 14, 2013. Mr. Watson has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 2008. Since May 13, 2010, Mr. Watson has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Sandstorm Metals. From July 2008 to September 2008, Mr. Watson was an independent businessman. From April 2006 to July 2008, Mr. Watson was the Chief Financial Officer of Silver Wheaton Corp. (“Silver Wheaton”). Mr. Watson was the Corporate Controller of Silver Wheaton from 2005 to 2006. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Watson was a financial advisor and merger and acquisition specialist with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Watson is a Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder, a Chartered Accountant (Valedictorian of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia), and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with honours) from the University of British Columbia.

Erfan Kazemi

Mr. Erfan Kazemi is Chief Financial Officer of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. Formerly, Mr. Kazemi was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he worked commencing in January 2005 (as an Associate) until June 2011 and where he managed the audits of billion dollar multinational entities and co-authored several publications. In the community, Mr. Kazemi serves as Vice-Chair of the Vancouver Public Library Board, is an officer of the Vancouver Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and he is a former member of the University of British Columbia Board of Governors. Mr. Kazemi is a Chartered Accountant and also holds a Bachelor’s of Science (Mathematics) from the University of British Columbia.

David Awram

Mr. David I. Awram is Senior Executive Vice President, Director of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. He has been appointed as Senior Executive Vice President of the Company effective January 14, 2013. Mr. Awram has been Executive Vice President of the Company since July 2009. Mr. Awram has been Executive Vice President of Sandstorm Metals since January 2010. From July 2008 to July 2009, Mr. Awram was an independent businessman. From May 2005 to July 2008, Mr. Awram was the Director of Investor Relations for Silver Wheaton. Prior to May 2005, he was Manager, Investor Relations with Diamond Fields International Ltd., from April 2004 to April 2005. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Honours) in Geology from the University of British Columbia in 1996.

Tom Bruington

Mr. Tom Bruington has been appointed as Executive Vice President - Project Evaluation of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. Mr. Bruington joins Sandstorm after more than ten years at the International Finance Corporation ("IFC") where he was employed as Chief Engineer/Industry Specialist for the mining division of the oil, gas, mining and chemicals department. Prior to the IFC, Mr. Bruington held Mining Engineer positions at a number of resource companies and been involved in mine design, construction and operations at precious metal and base metal projects in Australia, South Africa, South America and the U.S.A. Mr. Bruington is a Registered Professional Engineer and holds a Masters of Science and Bachelor of Science in Mineral Economics as well as a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

David De Witt

Mr. David E. De Witt is Lead Independent Director of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. He is a founding partner and the Chairman of Pathway Capital Ltd., a private venture capital company which was founded in October of 2004. He has been a Director and officer of numerous publicly traded companies since 1991 and his work has required review and analysis of financial statements. Mr. De Witt graduated in 1975 from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and then in 1978 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.

John Budreski

Mr. John P. A. Budreski is Independent Director of Sandstorm Resources Ltd. Mr. Budreski has been involved in capital markets since 1987. He is an independent businessman and an advisor on capital markets matters. From 2009 to 2012, he was a Managing Director and a Vice Chairman with Cormark Securities Inc. Previously, he was the President and CEO of Orion Securities Inc. from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Budreski’s work has required review and analysis of financial statements. He holds MBA Degree from University of Calgary in 1986.

Andrew Swarthout

Mr. Andrew T. Swarthout is Independent Director of Sandstorm Resources Ltd. Mr. Swarthout has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Bear Creek Mining Corporation since 2003. Mr. Swarthout has also been a Director of Rio Cristal Resources Corporation since January 2008. Formerly he was an officer and member of the management committee of Southern Peru Copper Corporation from 1995 to 2000 where he participated in decision making during a dynamic period of corporate expansions, financing and project development. Mr. Swarthout served as a member of the National Mining Society of Peru’s Committee for the Promotion of Private Investment, where he initiated favourable environmental and taxation policies to promote foreign mining investment in Peru. Mr. Swarthout graduated in 1974 from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Geosciences degree and he is a Professional Geologist.

Denver Harris

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Nolan Watson

715,077

Erfan Kazemi

272,173

David Awram

696,148

Tom Bruington

--

David De Witt

--

John Budreski

--

Andrew Swarthout

--

Denver Harris

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011

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