19 December 2013
Chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Richard C. Kraus as an independent director. Mr. Kraus, (age 67), is an accomplished business leader with a broad range of experience as an investor, board director, senior executive and business consultant across multiple industries with an emphasis on mining and natural resources. He served as CEO (and previously COO and CFO) of Echo Bay Mines, a major gold mining company that was acquired by Kinross Gold Corporation in 2003. Mr. Kraus is currently Executive Chairman of The RMH Group, Inc., a privately owned engineering consulting firm with more than 100 employees. He is a graduate of LaSalle University in Business Administration and is also a Certified Public Accountant.