Michael H. Callahan was appointed Vice President with oversight of Hecla’s growth initiatives in northern Idaho’s Silver Valley in November 2006. Mr. Callahan will continue to be President of our subsidiary company Minera Hecla Venezolana a position he was appointed to in August 2006 and also held this position from 2000 to 2003. Prior to that Mr. Callahan was our Vice President - Corporate Development from February 2002 to October 2006. Mr. Callahan was our Director of Accounting and Information Services from 1999 to 2000. From 1997 to 1999 Mr. Callahan was the Financial Manager of Silver Valley Resources. Mr. Callahan was also a Senior Financial Analyst for us from 1994 to 1996 and originally joined the company in 1989. |