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| Thomas F. Pugsley, P.Eng.
Oakville, Ontario
Chairman and Director
| | | Chairman and Director of First Nickel since October 2004. A mining engineer, Thomas worked for Falconbridge Limited for 39 years. He began his career in 1964 as a junior engineer and moved into progressively senior positions, retiring in 2004 as Senior Vice President, Projects and Engineering. |
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| William J. Anderson, P.Geo.
Toronto, Ontario
President, CEO, Director
| | | Co-founder of First Nickel and Director since May 2004. William is an industry consultant with over 30 years of experience in mining and exploration. He was Exploration Manager for SELCO Mining and BP Canada from 1980 to 1992. President of MPH Consulting Limited ("MPH"), a private mining and exploration consulting firm (1995-present). His work has taken him to projects in Canada, the U.S., Brazil, Greenland and Africa. |
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| C. David A. Comba, P.Geo.
Burlington, Ontario
Director
| | | A Director of First Nickel since May 2004. David is a professional geologist. From 1980 to 1986 he was employed by Texas Gulf Inc. as a field geologist and exploration manager for the region of Timmins, Ontario. From 1986 to 1993 he held increasingly senior positions with Falconbridge mineral and exploration companies. From 1994 to 1998, David was President and Chief Executive Officer of Pentland Firth Ventures Limited, a TSX-listed gold exploration company. From 1998 to 2005 David was Director, Issues Management, with the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. |
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| Lyle R. Hepburn
Toronto, Ontario
Director
| | | A Director of First Nickel since October 2006. Mr. Hepburn is a Partner in the law firm of Beach, Hepburn LLP. Since co-founding Beach, Hepburn LLP in 1985, Mr. Hepburn's practice has been focused primarily on public mining and mineral exploration companies. Mr. Hepburn is a director of North Atlantic Resources Ltd., Gitennes Exploration Inc. and Fronteer Development Group Inc., mineral exploration companies listed on the TSX, the Corporate Secretary of Aber Diamond Corporation, a diamond mining company listed on the TSX, and the Corporate Secretary of Frontera Copper Corporation, a copper development company listed on the TSX. |
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| Rob Whittall, CA, P.Eng
Toronto, Ontario
Director
| | | A Director of First Nickel since October 2006. Rob Whittall is a chartered accountant and a professional engineer (Queen's University, Mining) with over 20 years experience in the minerals industry including nine years in public accounting. He has worked in senior management positions for a variety of exploration and operating mining companies, recently with TVX Gold Inc. as Vice President, Finance until January 2003. Mr. Whittall is a founder and director of Goldcrest Resources Ltd. He is also a director of Andina Minerals Inc. and Viking Gold Exploration Inc. |
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| Richard S. Hallisey, MBA
Toronto, Ontario
Director
| | | Appointed a Director of First Nickel in June, 2008. Mr. Hallisey is President and Director of Sullivan Holdings Limited, a position he has held full time since December, 2001. From January 1999 to December 2001, Mr. Hallisey was Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of National Bank Financial. Prior to his position with National Bank Financial, Mr. Hallisey was Co-founder, Vice-Chairman and Director of First Marathon Securities Limited. Mr. Hallisey holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Civil-Geological Engineering) from the University of British Columbia and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. |
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