Lars-Eric Johansson brings over 30 years of international mining and financial expertise to the Board, which he joined in June 2003. In April 2006, Mr. Johansson retired from his position as Executive Vice President and CFO of Kinross Gold Corporation. He previously held the same positions at Noranda Inc., Falconbridge Limited and Boliden Mineral AB and has been directly involved in numerous transactions and financing activities for large-scale mining projects. |