Management & Directors

Scott Cousens provides management and financial services to a number of publicly traded companies associated with HDI. His focus for the past 20 years has been the development of relationships within the international investment community. Substantial financings and subsequent corporate success has established strong ties with North American, European and Middle Eastern investors. Mr. Cousens is also the Director of Capital Finance for HDI.

Patrick Smith is a professional geologist who brings 35 years of practical and executive management experience in the international minerals industry to Heatherdale. Prior to joining Heatherdale, he served 32 years within the Rio Tinto organization -- including senior posts as Managing Director Exploration, Australasia Region based in Perth, Australia and Exploration Executive based in London, UK. Over the course of his career with Rio Tinto, Mr. Smith has been involved with a series of globally diverse mineral exploration and development projects spanning a range of mineral commodities. Nearly half of his career has been closely linked to managing projects in Alaska.

Marchand Snyman is a dual Australian and South African Chartered Accountant and obtained a BComm (Accountancy) degree in 1988 and a BComm (Hons) (Accountancy) degree in 1989 from the University of Pretoria, and an Advanced Diploma in Treasury Management (cum laude) from the University of South Africa in 1993. He has more than 15 years' experience in corporate finance. From 1996-2002, he was Corporate Finance Manager and General Manager Corporate Finance and Development for Anglo Platinum. Prior to joining HDI in 2006, he had an established mining advisory business, working with clients in Australia, China, South Africa and the United States.

David Stone is a professional mining engineer whose career spans 30 years of engineering and financial consulting on underground and surface mining projects worldwide. He has managed and led multi-disciplinary projects through pre-feasibility and feasibility level evaluations and construction, and has contributed to the engineering, design and construction of several mines.

Lena Brommeland has 20 years' experience as a geologist managing major exploration projects in Alaska, British Columbia and around the world. Ms. Brommeland's experience includes managing on-site drill programs, coordinating environmental planning and permitting, and developing community relations activities for exploration and feasibility-level projects. She also holds the position of Executive Vice President, Project Services with HDI.

Robert Dickinson is an economic geologist who has been actively involved in mineral exploration and mine development for more than 40 years. He is Chairman of HDI, as well as a director and member of the management teams of a number of associated public companies. He is also President and Director of United Minerals Services Ltd., a private resource company, and serves as a Director of the BC Mining Museum and a Trustee of the BC Minerals Resources Education Program.

Dave Copeland is a geological engineer with more than 30 years' experience in advancing mineral projects through feasibility, permitting, engineering design and initial development phases. Mr. Copeland has undertaken assignments in the South Pacific, Africa, South and North America and China. His principal occupation is President and Director of CEC Engineering Ltd., a consulting engineering firm that directs and co-ordinates advanced technical programs for companies associated with HDI.

Shari Gardiner is Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications & Reporting for HDI. She specializes in writing news releases, technical reports, and quarterly and annual reports for all HDI associated companies and has previously worked in exploration and investor relations for major and junior companies. Her work has encompassed sustainable development activities, project evaluations and field studies. An active member of the mining community, Shari is a past president of the 5,000-member Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia.

Rene Carrier is a past Vice President of Pacific International Securities Inc. where he worked for 10 years until 1991. Since that time he has been President of Euro-American Capital Corporation, a private company which specializes in restructuring, administration and raising venture capital funds for junior mining companies. Mr. Carrier is also a director of a number of public companies.

Judy Thomson is a Chartered Accountant with more than 30 years of professional experience in audit, business administration and human resources, holding senior positions with a global accounting and consulting firm in Canada and Asia. She has provided administrative, financial reporting and taxation services to several limited partnerships in the mining and exploration business, and co-authored a best-selling book on business and social networking. Ms. Thomson was a director of Detour Gold Corporation from January 2007 to March 2009.

Walter Segsworth is a professional engineer who has been an active and respected member of the international mining industry for over 30 years. He has an excellent track record in employee safety, environmental excellence and turn around production situations, and particular expertise with underground mines. During Mr. Segsworth's tenure as President, Chief Operating Officer and Director at Homestake Mining Company, the Company set a 125 year gold production record and its operating costs reached 25 year lows. Mr. Segsworth has been a director of several public companies, and is currently on the boards of Plutonic Power and Pan American Silver

Xenia Kritsos is an internationally qualified business lawyer with more than 10 years' experience providing advice in the mining, infrastructure, technology and other sectors. Areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities law, competition law, competition law and foreign investment review. Ms. Kritsos is Legal Counsel for Hunter Dickinson Inc.