Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| James K. Duff |
President, South American Operations |
| Kelli C. Kast |
Chief Admin Officer, General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President |
| Mitchell Krebs |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Thomas T. Angelos |
Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President |
| Alfredo Cruzat |
Senior Vice President, Exploration Cde |
| Don Gray |
Senior Vice President, Operations, South America |
| Donald J. Birak |
Senior Vice President, Exploration |
| Harry F. Cougher |
Senior Vice President, Operations, North America |
| Leon Hardy |
Senior Vice President, Operations, North America |
| Richard Weston |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Chris Harrison |
Vice President, Operations |
| James R. Arnold |
Vice President, Technical Services & Projects |
| K. Leon Hardy |
Vice President, Operations |
| Larry A. Nelson |
Vice President, HR |
| Luke Russell |
Vice President, Environ Services |
| Stuart Mathews |
General Manager, Palmarejo Project |
| Bibiana Betancourt |
Director, Corp Social Responsibility |
| Heather Turner |
Director, Investor Relations |
| John Blue |
Director, IR, Australia & Asia |
| Karli Anderson |
Director, IR |
| Ken Koski |
Controller |
| Carolyn S. Turner |
Assistant Treasurer |
| James N. Meek |
Treasurer |
| J. Kenneth Thompson |
Director |
| Robert E. Mellor |
Director |
Board of Directors
Dennis E. Wheeler has been Chairman of the Board of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation since May 1992 and Chief Executive Officer since December 1986. Previously, Mr. Wheeler served as President of Coeur, commencing in December 1980. Mr. Wheeler was our Chief Administrative Officer from December 1980 to December 1986, Secretary from January 1980 to December 1980 and Senior Vice President and General Counsel from 1978 to 1980.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
President, South American Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Chief Admin Officer, General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
Former |
Mitchell J. Krebs first joined Coeur in 1995 after spending several years in the investment banking industry in New York. During his tenure with Coeur, Mr. Krebs has held various positions in the corporate development department, including Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Since March of 2008, Mr. Krebs has held the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Krebs holds a BS in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Corp Dev |
Former |
Tom T. Angelos was appointed as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in December 2006. Prior to that, he had held the position of Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Coeur since 2004. Mr. Angelos was previously Controller of Stillwater Mining Company from 1998 to 2004, and from 1983 to 1998 was employed by Coeur in various capacities.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Stillwater Mining Company |
Controller |
Former |
Alfredo Cruzat was appointed Senior Vice President, Exploration, of CDE Chilean Mining Corporation Ltd, Cerro Bayo, in 2002. He joined CDE Chilean in 1990 and served in several exploration management positions before his appointment as Vice President of Exploration in 1996. Before joining Coeur, he was Exploration General Manager in Chile for Freeport McMoran. He also had previously served as a senior partner at a geologic consulting firm and held a position in Chile’s Geological Survey Office.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Exploration Cde |
Current |
Donald P. Gray was appointed to his current postition in 2008. He previously was the Vice President & General Manager of Compañía Minera Cerro Bayo. Prior to that he served as Vice President and General Manager of Minera Hecla Venezolana. Before that, he held a series of progressively responsible senior mine management positions with Hecla, Newmont Mining, Exxon and Climax Molybdenum.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Operations, South America |
Current |
Donald J. Birak was appointed Senior Vice President - Exploration of Coeur in January 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Birak was Vice President of Exploration for AngloGold North America, Inc. and Vice President of Exploration for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. In March 2001, Mr. Birak was co-recipient of the Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year Award presented by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Exploration |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Operations, North America |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Operations, North America |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Former |
Richard M. Weston was appointed to his current position in 2007. He was previously the Managing Director of CDE Australia Pty. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur based in Sydney, Australia. Before joining Coeur, Mr. Weston was the General Manager for Barrick Australia Ltd.’s Cowal Gold Project in New South Wales from 2003 to 2005. He has held numerous other mine development and operations positions with leading mining companies and was previously employed by Coeur as the General Manager of the company’s Golden Cross mine in New Zealand from 1994 to 1998.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Vice President, Technical Services & Projects |
Current |
K. Leon Hardy was appointed to his current position in 2008. He was previously the Vice President and General Manager of Coeur Argentina. Prior to that, he had been operations consulting manager for the Apex San Cristobal silver mine in Bolivia from 1999 to 2002 and from 1996 to 1998 was Operations Manager of Minera Alumbrera in Argentina. Before that, was with Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, where he held a number of increasingly responsible mine management positions.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
Larry A. Nelson was appointed Vice President Human Resources in January 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Nelson served as Director Human Resources from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Nelson held the position of Human Resources at Coeur Silver Valley from 1996 to 2005. Prior to that, he was employed in corporate and site human resource positions within the mining industry since 1977.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Vice President, HR |
Current |
Luke J. Russell was appointed Vice President of Environmental Services at Coeur in 2005. Prior to that, he was Coeur d’Alene Basic Project Manager for the State of Idaho’s Department of Environmental Quality. Before that, he held a series of increasingly responsible positions in the management of environmental affairs at major mining companies and was previously Director of Environmental and Government Affairs for Coeur from 1995 to 2000.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Vice President, Environ Services |
Current |
Stuart Mathews was appointed to his current position in 2008. He joined Coeur in October 2006 as Technical Director for Coeur Australia. He was named Interim Project Manager for the Palmarejo Project in July 2007. He has over twenty years of mining, exploration and geological experience in Australia, New Zealand, South America and Mexico. Prior to joining Coeur, Stuart was Geology Manager for Barrick’s Cowal Gold Mine in Australia. Stuart holds a Masters Degree in geology from the University of Canterbury, where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in geology as well.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
General Manager, Palmarejo Project |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Director, Corp Social Responsibility |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Director, Investor Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Director, IR, Australia & Asia |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Director, IR |
Current |
Kenneth L. Koski was appointed Controller in March 2008. Prior to that, he held the position of Assistant Controller since 2002. Mr. Koski was a Financial Analyst for Telect, Inc. in 2001 and from 1990 to 2001 was employed by Coeur in progressively responsible accounting positions.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Controller |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Assistant Treasurer |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Administrative Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Romarco |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Sterling Mining Co |
CFO & Vice President |
Former |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Treasurer |
Former |
| University of Idaho |
Masters of Business Administration Degree |
Former |
| Rocky Mountain College |
Bachelor of Arts In Mathematics |
Former |
Managing Partner of BlueWater Strategies LLC, a business and government relations consulting and project management firm since he founded the firm in 2002. Director of Pioneer Natural Resources Company, an oil and gas company. Previously served as a Director of Evergreen Resources, a natural gas exploration and production company based in Denver (2002-2004), Director of the National Energy Policy Development Group and senior energy advisor to the President and Vice-President (2001-2002), Majority Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (1998-2001), Chief of Staff for Senator Frank Murkowski (1996-1998) and counsel for the Senate Energy Committee (1995-1996).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Thompson has been a member of our Board since April 30, 2007. Mr. Thompson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Star Energy, LLC, a private energy investment firm. He is also Managing Director for the Alaska Venture Capital Group, LLC, a private oil and gas exploration firm. Mr. Thompson previously worked at ARCO (BP), where he served in various technical and management capacities, most recently as Executive Vice President for the Asia-Pacific Region. Mr. Thompson also serves on the boards of the Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation and the Alaska Air Group.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Coeur International, Inc. |
CFO |
Former |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of First Interstate Bank, Northwest Region (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington) from October 1991 to April 1996; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of First Interstate Bank of Oregon, N.A. from February 1991 to October 1991; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A. from March 1990 to January 1991; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Interstate Bank of Idaho, N.A. from July 1984 to March 1990.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Comark Building Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Olsson & Associates |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines |
Vice Chair |
Current |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Mellor (64) is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMHC and has served as a director since 1991. Mr. Mellor was previously Of Counsel with the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP from 1990 through February 15, 1997. He also serves as a director of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, The Ryland Group, Inc., Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and the California Chamber of Commerce. He is on the board of councilors of Save-the-Redwoods League. He does not serve on the audit committee of any of these boards. Mr. Mellor plans to transition off of one of these boards no later than the BMHC 2006 annual meeting. This transition period will allow that company ample time to find a replacement.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Building Materials Holding Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Building Materials Holding Corporation |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Save-The-Redwoods League |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| The Ryland Group, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| California Chamber of Commerce |
Director |
Current |
| Building Materials Holding Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
Of Counsel |
Former |
Henry Ford II Professor of International Business Economics at the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1996 to present; Chairman of the Inter American Seminar on Economics from 1987 to present; member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Kiel Institute of World Economics in Germany from 2002 to present; and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research from 1981 to present. Previously served as President of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (2001-2003) and as Chief Economist for the World Bank Group for the Latin America and Caribbean Region (1993-1996). Taught at IAE Universidad Austral in Argentina and at the Kiel Institute (2000-2004).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Western Oil Sands from January 2000 to December 2001. President and Chief Executive Officer of BHP World Minerals Corporation (international resources company) from 1997 to 1998; Senior Vice President and Group General Manager, BHP World Minerals (1992-1996); Senior Vice President, Operations International Minerals, BHP Minerals (1985-1992); Executive Vice President, Utah Development Company (1981-1985).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |