People: Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (TCM.TO)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Loughrey, Kevin 2008 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
McDonald, Ian 2008 Vice Chairman of the Board
Saxton, Pamela 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance
Shellhaas, S. Scott 2009 Chief Operating Officer, Vice President
Huffman, Dale 2006 Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Wilson, Mark 2006 Vice President - Sales and Marketing
Clark, Gordon Vice President, General Manager, Endako Mine
Clark, Larry Vice President, General Manager - Mount Emmons Project
Dorfler, Robert Vice President, General Manager - Langeloth Metallurgical Facility
Jacko, Robert Vice President, General Manager - Projects
Watson, Kent Vice President, General Manager, Thompson Creek Mine
Wright, Bruce 2007 Vice President - Development
MacGillivray, Lorna 51 2006 Assistant Secretary
Haddon, Timothy 2007 Lead Director
Knoll, Kerry 1997 Director
Arsenault, Denis 2005 Director
Geyer, James 56 2007 Director
O'Neil, Thomas 64 2008 Director
Freer, James 2008 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Loughrey, Kevin Kevin Loughrey is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. In this capacity, Mr. Loughrey has overseen the activities of the Corporation since the Thompson Creek Acquisition in 2006. During that time, the Corporation was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange in November of 2007 and achieved record revenues of $1 billion in 2008. Mr. Loughrey was the President of Thompson Creek Metals Company and as such was responsible for all of the Thompson Creek operations. He was the principle negotiator, on behalf of the Thompson Creek shareholders, of the Thompson Creek Acquisition. Mr. Loughrey has also been the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for First Dynasty Mines Ltd. and Cyprus Minerals Company. Mr. Loughrey was responsible for complex legal matters including several acquisitions, listing Cyprus on the New York Stock Exchange, and was prominent in the 1993 merger of Cyprus with Amax Metals Company. Mr. Loughrey has 30 years of experience in the mining business. Mr. Loughrey holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado State University and a law degree from the University of Houston.
McDonald, Ian Ian J. McDonald is Vice Chairman of the Board of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. He is also Co-Chairman of Stonegate Agricom Ltd., a private company involved in mining industry investment. He has held various positions with the Corporation since February 2005, including Executive Chairman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. He was also Chairman of the Board of Glencairn Gold Corporation (now Central Sun Mining Inc.) from 1988 to 2006 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. (now Goldcorp Inc.) for 11 years until 2001, guiding it from a junior explorer into the only successful Canadian heap leach miner. Mr. McDonald has more than 25 years experience in the resource sector in progressively more senior roles as financial adviser, company founder, senior executive and board chairman of junior and intermediate mining companies. He graduated from Toronto’s Ryerson University Business Program in 1977. He joined Richardson Greenshields (now integrated into RBC Dominion Securities) in 1981 and established himself as one of the firm’s top investment advisers and a specialist in derivatives. In 1986, he joined Yorkton Securities Inc. as an investment adviser, specializing in mining issues, and soon became one of the firm’s investment advisers for medium to high net worth clients. His direct involvement in the mining industry began in 1987 with the founding of Glencairn Gold Corporation.
Saxton, Pamela Pamela L. Saxton is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. since October 16, 2008. Ms. Saxton joined the Corporation on August 4, 2008. Ms. Saxton has over 30 years of domestic and international finance and accounting experience within and outside the mining industry. She was previously Vice President, Finance -- U.S. Operations for Franco-Nevada U.S. Corporation, located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Prior to joining Franco-Nevada in 2007, Ms. Saxton was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Colorado-based NewWest Gold Corporation. From 2004 to 2006, she was with First Data Corporation as Vice President and Controller -- Payments Division in Englewood, Colorado. Ms. Saxton also served as Vice President Finance, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of J.D. Edwards & Company in Denver from 1994 to 2003. Prior to that, she was Vice President and Controller of Amax Gold, Inc. and Assistant Controller of Cyprus Amax Minerals Company from 1987 to 1994. Ms. Saxton holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado in Boulder. She is a member and past Chair of the Board for the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry and a member of the Board of Advisors to the Business School at the University of Colorado at Denver.
Shellhaas, S. Scott Mr. S. Scott Shellhaas has been appointed as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. Mr. Shellhaas joins Thompson Creek with over 25 years of international executive management and operating experience within the mining industry. Mr. Shellhaas' mining career started with Cyprus Amax Minerals Company where he was a managing attorney from 1982 to 1989. He subsequently served in operating positions, including: President of Cyprus Australia Gold Company (1989-1991), a gold and copper producer in Australia; President of Cyprus Northshore Mining Company (1991-1994), an iron ore producer in Minnesota; President of Cyprus Foote Mineral Company (1993-1996), an international lithium producer operating in Chile and the United States; and President and Chief Operating Officer of Amax Gold Inc. (1996-1998), a publicly traded global gold producer. From 1998 to 2000, he was President of Cyprus Australia Coal Company, a coal producer in Australia, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oakbridge Proprietary Ltd., an associated coal producing and marketing joint venture and consortium. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Shellhaas was the CEO designate for venture capital development projects involving coal, iron and steel producers within the United States. He then was Vice President of Richmond, Virginia-based Imagin Natural Resources, a start-up natural resource company focusing on the acquisition and operation of coal assets. Since leaving Imagin in 2008, he has provided executive management consulting services to natural resource and energy companies. Mr. Shellhaas has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor with Honors from the University of Wyoming School of Law.
Huffman, Dale Dale Huffman is Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. Mr. Huffman joined the Corporation in November 2006. He has over 25 years of in-house and outside counsel experience in the mining industry representing a wide variety of corporate clients both domestic and international. His areas of expertise include contract structuring and negotiation, financing, anti-trust compliance, environmental compliance, litigation defense, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and human resources law. He earned his law degree at UCLA.
Wilson, Mark Mark Wilson is Vice President - Sales and Marketing of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. Mr. Wilson joined Thompson Creek Metals Company in 2005. Having worked for more than 20 years in the mining industry, Mr. Wilson has extensive experience in marketing, business development and finance. Prior to joining Thompson Creek, he consulted for Climax Molybdenum Company on new product development (2001-2002) and served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Goldbelt Resources Ltd., a Canadian public company focused on mineral exploration in Kazakhstan (1996-1999). From 1981 to 1996, he was employed by Cyprus Amax Minerals Company in increasingly responsible roles including Vice President of Business Development and Manager of Molybdenum Marketing. Mr. Wilson holds a B.S. in Geology and Geophysics from Yale University and a M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Clark, Gordon Gordon Clark joined Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. in 1997 and is currently Vice President and General Manager, Endako Mine. Mr. Clark has over 35 years experience in the mining industry. He has worked with international mining companies and an engineering consulting company and has been involved in many projects from exploration through the feasibility stage, environmental review, regulatory approvals, construction, commissioning and operations. Before joining the Corporation, Mr. Clark was General Manager of Operations at Areva’s McLean Lake uranium project in Northern Saskatchewan, Manager of Mining for the engineering firm Kilborn Western Inc. located in Saskatchewan and Manager, Mine Development for Cameco Ltd., a large uranium mining company, based in Saskatchewan. He has worked in various other positions including Mine Production Foreman, Project Engineer and Chief Mine Engineer. Mr. Clark holds a Bachelor of Science, Mining Engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines and is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
Clark, Larry Larry D. Clark joined Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. in August 2008 and is currently Vice President and General Manager, Mount Emmons Project. He has over 30 years experience in the mining industry in a variety of legal, operating, business development and executive positions. He spent over 15 years in a variety of legal positions, both in private practice and in corporate legal departments, representing mining companies and mining clients in a wide array of mining and public land law matters. More recently, Mr. Clark held a variety of operating executive positions in publicly-held mining companies. While with Cyprus Minerals and Cyprus Amax, he held the positions of Vice President of Mexican Operations, Vice President Zinc, Vice President and General Manager Pinos Altos and Vice President - International Business Development. While with Cyprus Amax, he led the team that successfully bid for the operating Cerro Verde Mine, one of the earliest and most complex Peruvian government mining sector privatizations. As a member of Amax Gold’s executive management team, he led the group that built and operated the Kubaka Mine in Far East Russia, the first foreign owned mine built in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union. Mr. Clark holds a Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration and law degree, all from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Dorfler, Robert Robert Dorfler is Vice President, General Manager - Langeloth Metallurgical Facility of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. Mr. Dorfler has been the manager at Langeloth Metallurgical Company for 16 years. Prior to that Mr. Dorfler performed various engineering and manager assignments for mining, petroleum and engineering companies. A graduate of the Colorado School of Mines, he has over 40 years of experience in the mineral industry. Mr. Dorfler has authored or co-authored several technical papers related to molybdenum processing.
Jacko, Robert Robert Jacko is Vice President, General Manager - Projects of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. Mr. Jacko joined the Corporation in August 2008. He has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry in both Canada and the United States. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Jacko was the General Manager of Pogo Mine in Alaska, for Teck Cominco Ltd. from 2004 until 2008. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Jacko held the position of General Manager at the Polaris Mine, Sullivan Mine and Red Dog Mine. Mr. Jacko held various operating and engineering positions with Falconbridge and Minnova Inc. between 1977 and 1989. Mr. Jacko holds a mining engineering degree from Michigan Technological University.
Watson, Kent Kent Watson is joined Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. as Vice President and General Manager of the Thompson Creek Mine in September of 1997. He has over 32 years experience in the surface mining business in copper, molybdenum and coal. Mr. Watson spent 17 years with the former Cyprus Mineral Corp. at mines in Colorado, Arizona and Idaho. He served in managerial positions in solvent extraction/electrowinning copper production, mine maintenance, mine operations, and engineering. Prior to his experience with Cyprus, Mr. Watson worked for two surface coal mining companies as chief engineer, operations superintendent, and maintenance superintendent. Previous employers include: Utah International, General Electric, Getty Minerals, Texaco Minerals, Cyprus Minerals, and Cyprus Amax. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University. He is a long standing member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, a member of the Northwest Mining Association and serves on the Board of the Idaho Mining Association.
Wright, Bruce Bruce R. Wright joined Thompson Creek Metals Company in May 1995 and has served as Vice President, Development since May 2007. He has over 30 years’ experience in the minerals industry. From 1989 to 1995, he was a Manager of Business and Project Development for Cyprus Amax Minerals Company and its Cyprus Copper division. Prior thereto, in 1988, he was Assistant to the President of Cyprus Foote Minerals Company and Vice President and General Manager of Beryllium Development for Cyprus Metals Company in 1987. From 1974 to 1986, Mr. Wright worked for Amoco Minerals Company and Cyprus Minerals Company in various mineral evaluation, financial and operations capacities. Mr. Wright holds a metallurgical engineering degree from Montana School of Mines and an M.B.A. from Arizona State University.
MacGillivray, Lorna Lorna D. MacGillivray is Assistant Secretary of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. Until January 31, 2008, she was also the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of Central Sun Mining Inc. (formerly Glencairn Gold Corporation). She has 25 years of in-house and corporate secretarial experience for mining companies, including Central Sun Mining Inc., Campbell Resources Inc., Zemex Corporation and Northgate Exploration Limited. Ms. MacGillivray received undergraduate degrees from Mount Allison University and Queens University and earned her LL.B. from the University of New Brunswick before being called to the bar by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1983.
Haddon, Timothy Timothy J. Haddon is Lead Director of Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. Mr. Haddon is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer, a director and 50% owner of International Natural Resource Management Co., a private company which invests in and provides consulting services to the mining industry. He is also Chairman of Anatolia Minerals Development Limited, a TSX-listed exploration company. Prior thereto, from October 1997 to December 2002, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Archangel Diamond Corporation, from April 1994 to June 1997, he held various positions with First Dynasty Mines Ltd., the latest being Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and, from June 1989 to March 1994, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Amax Gold Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
Knoll, Kerry Kerry J. Knoll is Director of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. Mr. Knoll is Co-Chairman of Stonegate Agricom Ltd. a private company involved in mining industry investment. He co-founded Blue Pearl Mining Ltd. (now the “Corporation”), with Ian McDonald. He was also the co-founder of Glencairn Gold Corporation (now Central Sun Mining Inc.) and Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. (now Goldcorp Inc.). He served in various capacities with these companies for the past 20 years, including President and/or Chairman. He now serves on the board of several mining companies. Other accomplishments during his career include terms as the editor of both The Northern Miner Magazine and the Canadian Mining Journal. Mr. Knoll holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Journalism from Ryerson University.
Arsenault, Denis Denis C. Arsenault is Director of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. Mr. Arsenault was the Chief Financial Officer of Central Sun Mining Inc. (formerly Glencairn Gold Corporation) until March 26, 2009. Prior thereto, from 2001 to 2006, he was Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Orbus Pharma Inc. Mr. Arsenault has held senior financial positions in a range of sectors, including mining and resources, communications, truck trailer manufacturing and life sciences. He began his career with KPMG in 1981, later joining Maclean Hunter Ltd.’s Key Radio Limited. In 1985, he founded Wasserman Arsenault, Chartered Accountants, and in 1995 became Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Mond Industries (Trailmobile Canada Ltd.). Mr. Arsenault holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. Mr. Arsenault is a Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years experience.
Geyer, James James P. Geyer is Director of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. Mr. Geyer is currently Senior Vice President and Director of Gold Reserve Inc., a TSX-listed mineral development company. Prior thereto, from March 1987 to January 1997, he held various positions with Pegasus Gold Corporation, the latest being Vice President, Operations. From 1975 to 1987, Mr. Geyer held various positions with AMAX Metals Company. Mr. Geyer holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Mr. Geyer has 35 years of experience in the mining business.
O'Neil, Thomas Thomas J. O'Neil is Director of Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. Mr. O’Neil was, until October 2008, a director of Fording Inc. and has served in senior executive positions at mining companies including Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., where he was President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2003, Executive Vice President, Operations from 1994 to 1999) and Senior Vice President, Technical from 1991 to 1994). From 1981 to 1985, he was Manager, New Business Development, Amoco Metals Company, and from 1985 to 1991, he served in senior positions with Cyprus Minerals Company, including: Copperstone Project Manager, Cyprus Gold; Vice President, Cyprus Gold Australia; Vice President and General Manager, Cyprus Sierrita; and Vice President, Engineering and Development, Cyprus Copper. Mr. O’Neil obtained a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering with a minor in finance from the University of Arizona in 1972 and subsequently was a Professor and Head of the university’s Department of Mining and Geological Engineering. While on the faculty of the University of Arizona, he consulted for a wide variety of clients including industry, U.S. Government and Indian tribes on taxation, royalties and mine evaluation.
Freer, James James L. Freer is Director of Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. Mr. Freer is a Certified Public Accountant and recently retired from Ernst & Young LLP, one of the largest global audit and accounting firms after serving in various positions for 38 years including Managing Partner of the Northwest Area (Seattle) from 1991 to 1995 and the Pacific Southwest Area (Los Angeles) from 1995 to 2000. From 2000 until his retirement, Mr. Freer was one of 20 members on the Ernst & Young Americas Executive Board, which is responsible for governance and strategy, and one of 12 members of the Americas Operations Committee. He also served as Americas Vice-Chair with lead responsibility for all aspects of the firm’s people focus, including compensation, technical and other training, policies, culture, retention, and development. Mr. Freer holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Central Washington University.

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