Board of Directors
Peter Marrone, Chairman*
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yamana Gold Inc.
(Director since: 2003)
Education: Bachelor of Laws
Work Experience: Mr. Marrone founded Yamana as President and Chief Executive Officer of Yamana in July 2003. Mr. Marrone was appointed Chairman of Yamana in May 2007. Mr. Marrone has more than 25 years of business and capital markets experience and has been on the boards of a number of public companies and advised companies with a strong South American presence. Prior to Yamana, Mr. Marrone was the head of investment banking at a major Canadian investment bank and before that, practiced law in Toronto with significant international experience.
Patrick Mars, Lead Director
President, P.J. Mars Investments Limited
(Director since: 2001)
Other Boards: Aura Minerals (Chairman), Sage Gold (Chairman), Carpathian Gold, Selwyn Resources
Education: Chartered Financial Analyst
Work Experience: Mr. Mars is an independent consultant and company director specializing in mine finance and analysis. He benefits from over 30 years of experience in the investment industry and has had extensive involvement in mining research, financing and advisory work. For the majority of his career he was with Alfred Bunting & Co/Bunting Warburg, a Canadian investment dealer and stockbroker where he was President and CEO from 1981 to 1994. During this time he served 3 year terms both as a Governor of the TSE and Director of the IDA. From 1999 to 2001 he was Chairman and a Director of First Marathon Securities (UK)/NBC Financial (UK) Limited. He is also a director of the Renascent Foundation, a charitable organization.
Yamana Committees: Audit, Sustainability and Corporate Governance and Nominating (Chair)
John Begeman, Director
President and Chief Executive Officer, Avion Resources Corporation
(Director since: 2007)
Other Boards: Premier Goldmines, Valencia Ventures Inc.
Education: B.S. Mining Engineering, M.S. in Engineering Management and MBA
Work Experience: Mr. Begeman is a Professional Mining Engineer with over 30 years of mining experience. He has previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Zinifex Canada Inc. and Vice President, Western Operations of Goldcorp Inc. In his capacity for Goldcorp, he was responsible for its surface gold operations in South Dakota and the Industrial Minerals Division in Saskatchewan. Previous to his employment at Goldcorp, Mr. Begeman held various engineering and management positions with Morrison Knudsen Company in the contract mining operations group throughout the Western United States.
Yamana Committees: Sustainability (Chair)
Alex J. Davidson, Director
Company Director
(Director since: 2009)
Education: B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Economic Geology
Work Experience: Mr. Davidson has been a member of the Board of Directors of Yamana since August 2009. Mr. Davidson previously served as Executive Vice President, Exploration and Corporate Development with responsibility for Barrick Gold's international exploration programs and corporate development activities. Mr. Davidson joined Barrick in October 1993 as Vice President, Exploration with responsibility for the Company's expanding exploration program. He initiated Barrick’s expansion out of North America and into Latin America and beyond. Prior to joining Barrick, Mr. Davidson was Vice President, Exploration for Metall Mining Corporation. Mr. Davidson has over 25 years' experience in designing, implementing and managing gold and base metal exploration and acquisition programs throughout the world. In April 2005, Mr. Davidson was presented the 2005 A.O. Dufresne Award by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum to recognize exceptional achievement and distinguished contributions to mining exploration in Canada. In 2003, Mr. Davidson was named the Prospector of the Year by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in recognition for his team's discovery of the Lagunas Norte Project in the Alto Chicama District, Peru.
Richard Graff, Director
Consultant
(Director since: 2007)
Other Boards: Anatolia Minerals Development Limited and Dynamic Materials Coproration
Education: Undergraduate Degree (Economics), Post-graduate degree (Accounting)
Work Experience: Mr. Richard Graff is a retired partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he served as the audit leader in the United States for the mining industry. Since his retirement, Mr. Graff has been a consultant to the mining industry and, most recently, has served as a member of a Financial Accounting Standards Board task force for establishing accounting and financial reporting guidance in the mining industry.
Yamana Committees: Audit (Chair)
Robert Horn, Director
Company Director
(Director since: 2007)
Education: Bachelor of Science (Honours) – Geology, Master of Science – Geology
Work Experience: Bob Horn is a registered professional geoscientist in the Province of Ontario with over forty years international experience in exploration and mining. During his career he worked in Zambia and Australia in exploration, ore assessment, grade control and production; was technical adviser to Vale's non-ferrous metal exploration program in Brazil and Exploration Manager, Europe and Vice President Exploration, Canada, for BP Minerals. On BP's withdrawal from Canada he worked first as Vice President Exploration of the FMC Gold Company in the USA, Mexico and Chile and from 1995 as Vice President Exploration with Inco Limited, working in Canada, Latin America, China and Indonesia. He has served on the boards of several public companies and was President of Exmibal, a nickel-mining company, owned jointly by Inco and the Guatemalan government. He retired from Inco in 2004. He has served on the expert committees of the International Atomic Energy Agency/Nuclear Energy Agency in Brussels and in the European Union and on the Geological Survey of Canada Advisory Committee in Ottawa and was Chair of the Ontario Geological Survey Advisory Board. He received the A. O. Dufresne Award in 2004 for services to Canadian mineral exploration.
Yamana Committees: Compensation and Sustainability
Nigel Lees, Director
President and Chief Executive Officer of SAGE Gold and President of C.N. Lees Investments Limited
(Director since: 2005)
Other Boards: Hawk Uranium Inc.
Work Experience: Mr. Lees has over 25 years experience in the investment banking industry in Canada and the United Kingdom and is the past founder and director of TVX Gold Inc., which merged with Kinross Gold in 2003.
Yamana Committees: Audit and Compensation (Chair)
Juvenal Mesquita Filho, Director
Company Director
(Director since: 2003)
Work Experience: Mr. Mesquita has been a member of the board of Yamana since July 2003. Mr. Mesquita previously served as President of Mineração Santa Elina S/A, in Brazil, as well as a Director of Santa Elina Mines Corporation since September 1994. He has over 30 years’ experience in the mining industry.
Yamana Committees: Corporate Governance and Nominating
Carl Renzoni, Director
Company Director
(Director since: 2007)
Other Boards: Copper Mountain Mining Corp.
Education: Bachelor of Science (Honors) – Geology
Work Experience: Mr. Carl Renzoni retired from BMO Nesbitt Burns in 2001, where he was employed since 1969 and most recently served as a Managing Director. He brings over 30 years’ experience in the securities business specializing in the mining industry. Mr. Renzoni previously served on the boards of International Molybdenum Ltd., Peru Copper Inc. and Meridian Gold Inc. Mr. Renzoni also served on the Audit Committee of Meridian Gold Inc.
Yamana Committees: Audit and Corporate Governance and Nominating
Antenor Silva, Director*
President and Chief Executive Officer of MBAC Fertilizer Corp.
(Director since: 2003)
Other Boards: Vaaldiam Resources Ltd.
Education: Bachelor of Science (Mining and Metallurgical Engineering)
Work Experience: Mr. Silva was appointed a Director of Yamana in July 2003. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer from July 2003 to May 2007 and as President from May 2007 until his retirement from such position in September 2009. Mr. Silva has approximately 40 years of experience in the mining and chemical industries, and has provided technical consultation and training in development, construction, start-up, operation, strategic planning and productivity for various mining, hydropower and industrial companies. During this time, Mr. Silva has been instrumental in researching and developing metallurgical and engineering processes for mill plants in mining projects in Brazil, and implementing metallurgical processes which contributed to the development of mines in Tunisia, Africa and Togo, Africa. Mr. Silva has gained significant experience in senior management at various engineering companies and mining, petroleum and chemical companies. Prior to joining Yamana, Mr. Silva acted as Chief Operating Officer of Santa Elina Mines Corporation. Mr. Silva has also served as a director on the boards of several engineering, mining and aluminum extrusion companies.
Dino Titaro, Director
President and Chief Executive Officer, Carpathian Gold Inc.
(Director since: 2007)
Work Experience: Mr. Titaro is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Carpathian Gold Inc., a public mineral exploration company listed on the TSX. From 1986 to 2003, Mr. Titaro was the President and Chief Executive Officer of A.C.A. Howe International Limited, a geological and mining consulting firm.
Yamana Committees: Compensation, Sustainability, and Corporate Governance and Nominating
* Non-independent Board Member
MANAGEMENT
Peter Marrone
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ludovico Costa
President and Chief Operating Officer
Charles Main
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Darcy Marud
Senior Vice President, Exploration
Evandro Cintra
Senior Vice President, Technical Services
Greg McKnight
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Nelson Munhoz
Vice President, Operations, Brazil
Ricardo Palma
Vice President, Country Manager, Chile
Arão Portugal
Vice President, Administration and Country Manager, Brazil
Hernan Vera
Vice President, Country Manager, Argentina
Ana Lucia Martins
Vice President, Safety, Health, Environment and Community
Betty Soares
Vice President, Corporate Controller
Sofia Tsakos
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Jason LeBlanc
Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
Mark Bennett
Assistant Corporate Secretary