Yellowhead Mining Inc. - Management

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T. Gregory Hawkins, P.Geo., MSc. Chairman of the Board
	Mr. Hawkins has been involved in the Mining Exploration and Investment industry since 1969. He has been variously responsible for the identification and/or delineation of 10 mineral deposits in Canada, USA, Chile, Ghana, Mali and Zaire (DRC). In acting as Founding Project Consultant and/or Founding Director of seven public and privateExploration/Development ventures he has participated in or been responsible for the definition of at least one resource/reserve in every case with four cases resulting in production in the USA, Chile, Ghana and Mali. In 1990 he started CME, an international full service consultancy and contracting firm, which grew to include Spectral International Geophysics, Eagle Drilling and ATS Inc.


Ian Smith Chief Executive Officer and Director
	Mr. Smith a mining engineering graduate of the University of Queensland, Australia, has over 40 years experience in corporate, operations, and project management and consulting within the international base, precious metals and coal industries. He is a director of several public companies and is President & CEO of Santa Fe Metals Corp. More recently he was President & CEO of bcMetals Corp. that had engineered the Red Chris copper/gold porphyry project for development in northwest BC prior to being acquired by Imperial Metals Corp. His involvement with other large scale copper operations at a senior management level include the Bougainville Copper and La Caridad mines in Papua New Guinea and Mexico respectively and the Zambian Copperbelt. Mr. Smith was President and founding partner of one of North America's most successful mining industry consulting companies until purchased by Canadian interests in 1995.


Andrew Neale Chief Operating Officer
	Mr. Neale has over 20 years of experience in international mine operations, engineering, consulting, environmental, community and government relations; and executive experience with large and small companies. Mr. Neale was VP -- Technical Services for Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, including heading up the mill design and project management team for the plant component of expansion of the Grasberg open-pit copper project to 240,000 tonnes/day.


Ronald L. Handford, P.Eng., BASc, MBA Executive Vice President
	has over 30 years of international experience in development and finance relating to resource and technology sectors. He has been an officer and director of several private and public companies since 1996. Prior to that he was an investment officer with the International Finance Corporation and a resource industry banker with Barclays Bank.


Robert L. J. Harper, BA, MBA Chief Financial Officer
	A financial professional with over 30 years experience in corporate finance, financial advisory and the resource industry banking. From 2000 to the present he has been an advisor to or officer of both private and public companies. From 1987 to 2000 he was Managing Director of Total Office Services, which provided executive office and business support services.


Christopher O. Naas, P.Geo., B.Sc. Director
	is a geologist and computer applications specialist with over 20 years experience in the mineral exploration field. He is currently President of CME Consultants Inc., the project manager for Yellowhead's Harper Creek project.


R. Stuart (Tookie) Angus, LLB Director, Chair of the Compensation Committee
	is an independent senior business advisor to the mining industry, with over 25 years experience in significant international exploration, development and mining ventures, and all aspects of their structuring and finance. He headed the Global Mining Practice for Fasken, Martineau, DuMoulin and was recently Managing Director for Endeavour Financial.


David J. H. Dickens, FCA Director
	resident in Dubai, UAE, is a financial professional with over 40 years of experience as a chartered accountant, and trust company office and director. He has worked in London, UK, Channel Islands and Dubai.


Andreas (Andy) Graetz, BSc, Executive MBA Director, Chair of the Audit Committee
	Mr. Graetz is a mining engineer with over 25 years international mining experience having worked in the USA, Canada, the Philippines, Kazakhstan and South Africa in senior mine operational, corporate development, feasibility study and CFO/finance/ administration roles. He has held senior management positions with Thistle Mining Inc., Placer Dome Group, Lonrho and Gencor in South Africa.