People: Yamana Gold Inc (AUY)

Mr. Ludovico Costa is President and Chief Operating Officer of Yamana Gold Inc. Mr. Costa has many years of management experience in the mining industry and is currently President and Chief Operating Officer of Yamana. Prior to assuming these positions, he was Senior Vice President, Operations of Yamana since October 2007. He was previously Vice President, Operations from May 2007, and was Director of Operations from March 2006. Prior to this, Mr. Costa was in the strategic planning division of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, a public mining company listed on the NYSE, the São Paulo Stock Exchange and on the Madrid Stock Exchange, from November 2003 to March 2006. From November 2000 until November 2003, Mr. Costa was Safety Advisor at Rio Tinto plc, a public mining company listed on the LSE and the NYSE. Mr. Costa completed an international secondment of three years to England, as well completing courses at Harvard Business School in the United States and McGill University in Canada.