Board of Directors

Mr Tomsett, is ABG's Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the ABG Group. Mr Tomsett has a wide range of technical, operational and senior management experience in the mining industry. He spent 20 years with Placer Dome Inc. in a number of senior roles, culminating in serving as President and Chief Executive Officer until its acquisition in 2006. He has been a Director of the Minerals Council of Australia, the World Gold Council and the International Council for Mining & Metals. Mr Tomsett has considerable board level experience in the resources sector. He served as Non-Executive Chairman of Equinox Minerals until its acquisition in 2011, he is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Silver Standard Resources Inc and he is also a Non-Executive Director of North American Energy Partners Inc and Talisman Energy Inc.

Ambassador Mwapachu has held a number of senior positions in both the public and private sector of Tanzania and was appointed as Tanzania’s Ambassador to France from 2002 to 2006. He was the founding Secretary General of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, served as Chairman of the Confederation of Tanzania Industries between 1996 and 2000 and Chairman of the East African Business Council from 1999 to 2000. He has also served on a number of Presidential Commissions that consolidated Tanzania’s market economy and was a member of the team that crafted Tanzania’s Development Vision 2025. He has played a leading role in the regional integration of East Africa, holding the position of Secretary General of the East African Community prior to his appointment to the Board. Ambassador Mwapachu holds a Bachelor of Law Degree with Honours from the University of Dar es Salaam, a post graduate Degree in International Law from the Indian Academy and a Doctorate of Literature (Honoris Causa) from the University of Dar es Salaam

Mr Falzon is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the ABG Group. He is a senior financial executive with over 25 years of financial and management experience within the mining industry, including a period as Vice President and Controller at Barrick between 1994 and 2006. He is a financial consultant, and a Director of Aurizon Mines Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Toronto, Canada and is a Certified General Accountant (Canada) and a Chartered Accountant (Canada).

Mr Hodgson is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the ABG Group. He was previously employed by the Anglo American and De Beers group of companies for over 30 years and from November 2001 through to his retirement in April 2005, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of Anglogold Ashanti. He has also held a number of previous non-executive public company directorships at Moto Gold Mines Limited, Uranium One Inc and Goliath Gold Mining Limited. Mr Hodgson is currently a non-executive director of Auryx Gold Corporation. Mr Hodgson holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, a BSc Mining (Honours) from the Royal School of Mines in London, and B Comm (majors in Economics and Business Economics) from UNISA in South Africa. He also attended an Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in the USA.

Mr Kenyon is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the ABG Group. Mr Kenyon has more than 35 years of experience in the mining industry and is a geologist by training. He is Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Detour Gold Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Troon Ventures Ltd. He has previously been President and Chief Executive Officer at both Canico Resource Corp and Sutton Resources Ltd, and a Director of Cumberland Resources Ltd. He holds a Master of Science (Geology) Degree from the University of Alberta in Canada. He was also the recipient of the 2005 Developer of the Year award from the Prospector and Developers Association of Canada in recognition of his accomplishments.

Mr Clow is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the ABG Group. Mr Clow is currently Chairman and Principal Mining Engineer of RPA Inc. He is a senior mining executive with 40 years experience in all aspects of acquisitions, exploration, feasibility, finance, development, construction, operations, and closure. Prior to joining RPA, he spent more than 20 years in senior executive and operating positions with publicly listed mining companies and is currently Non-Executive Director of Dominion Diamond Corporation. Mr Clow is a former Chairman of the Metal Mining Division of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum ("CIM"), and was a Member of the Committee on Ore Reserve Definitions that established the requirements for Canadian Regulatory Standard NI43-101 for mining companies. He is also a Fellow of CIM and has been awarded the Metal Mining Award for contributions to the industry.

Mr McCreary is a Non-Executive Director of the ABG Group. Mr McCreary is Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr McCreary joined Barrick in April 2011 and has overall responsibility for Barrick's global Corporate Development activities, including Corporate Development, Evaluations and Special Projects. Prior to joining Barrick, Mr McCreary worked in mining investment banking for over fourteen years culminating as Head of CIBC World Markets' Global Mining investment banking group. Prior to his career in mining investment banking, he worked in the Noranda/Falconbridge organisation for eight years in various areas, including metals marketing, geophysics, geological engineering and technology development.

Mr Galbraith is a Non-Executive Director of the ABG Group. He has been employed by Barrick since August 2000 in treasury and finance functions, and is currently Managing Director of Barrick International (Barbados) Corporation. Mr Galbraith previously held the role of Audit Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accountancy from Strathclyde University, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and is a Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder.