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Mr. Griffis is the founder of Griffis International Limited (“GIL”),
a private investment and corporate management firm based in Toronto, Canada.
GIL is focused on emerging resources companies that require early- to mid-stage
financing, located in West Africa and South America. Mr. Griffis also
founded Pan African Uranium, which was acquired by Homeland in 2006 and resulted
in the granting of eight mining licences in Niger to Homeland. Mr. Griffis
is Chairman of Virgin Metals Inc. and has served as Chairman/CEO of several
other public and private resource companies. Mr. Griffis was appointed to the
board of directors of Homeland in February 2006 and became Chairman in April
of that year.
Mr. Griffis is a retired LCol. in
the Canadian Air Force and was a member of the Snowbirds
aerobatic squadron in 1973-4. He returned to be team
leader during the years 1979-80 and worked hard on
the public relations aspect of the team. Mr.
Griffis was selected as Commanding Officer because
of his “strong leadership qualities and flair
for public relations,”qualities which now benefit
Homeland.
E-mail: tgriffis@homelandenergygroup.com
Mr. Coates founded Homeland in 2004 and serves as its President and Chief Executive
Officer, as well as Chairman of Homeland Uranium Inc. He is a graduate of King’s
College at the University of Western Ontario and has experience in government,
investment management, communications and business development in the exploration
and mining sectors.
Founder of Grove Communications Inc.,
Mr. Coates is an experienced consultant on strategic
relationships, business development and communications
to the junior mining sector. The first four years of
his working career were spent as an investment manager
with RBC Dominion Securities –Canada’s
largest investment bank. He has been a volunteer director
of numerous service organizations and an active fundraiser.
Mr. Coates is a director of and advisor to several
private and public companies.
Mr. Coates resides in London, England
where he manages the day-to-day affairs of the Corporation
and its going public process. A key strength is his
comfort in dealing with all levels of government, and
his strength in developing key “in-country”relationships
has been a valuable asset to Homeland.
E-mail: scoates@homelandenergygroup.com
Mr. Woodhead is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants,
having graduated from the University of Cape Town with a degree in Commerce
and a post graduate diploma in Accounting.
Mr. Woodhead and has 16 years experience
in the natural resource and public finance sectors.
Before relocating from South Africa to Canada in 1997
to establish and manage the Canadian corporate headquarters
of Trans Hex International Ltd., Mr. Woodhead worked
for the Department of Finance (Special Investigations)
in South Africa and as the corporate financial manager
for Trans Hex Group Limited, a South African diamond
producer listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
In May 2003, Mr. Woodhead was appointed
Chief Financial Officer of Desert Sun Mining Corp.,
developer of the Jacobina gold mine in Brazil that
was acquired by Yamana Gold Inc. in April 2006 in a
transaction valued at approximately $600 million at
the time of announcement. Mr. Woodhead has also acted
as Chief Financial Officer of Admiral Bay Resources
Inc. (oil and gas), Beartooth Platinum Corporation
(platinum group metals), Longford Corporation (oil
and gas), Aberdeen International Inc. (royalty) and
Sanatana Diamonds Inc. (diamonds); as Vice President,
Finance of Glass Earth Limited (gold) and Luiri Gold
Limited (gold); and has served as a director of Apogee
Minerals Ltd. (silver).
E-mail: swoodhead@homelandenergygroup.com
Within the mining industry, Ms. Nemeth
has held the role of Vice President of Investor Relations
for African Copper PLC, Wolfden Resources (acquired
by Zinifex in November 2006) and Desert Sun Mining
(acquired by Yamana Gold in April 2006). With more
than 20 years experience in investor relations and
corporate communications, Ms. Nemeth has served as
Director of Global, External Communications for health
science company, MDS Inc., Manager of Corporate Communications
at Biovail Corporation and has held a variety of corporate
communications and investor relations functions in
the financial services and pharmaceutical sectors.
She has also held senior communications roles with
industry advocacy associations and the Ontario Ministry
of Northern Development and Mines.
Ms. Nemeth began her career as a field
exploration geologist with Inco in the Yukon and Northern
Ontario and holds an Honours BSc in Geology and Biology
from Brock University and a Masters Degree in Journalism
from the University of Western Ontario.
Ms. Nemeth serves as an independent
director for MetalCORP Ltd, a junior mining company
listed on the TSX Venture Stock Exchange, and has been
actively involved with the Ontario chapter of the Canadian
Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) since 1998 where
she continues to serve on the CIRI Ontario board of
directors as Past President.
E-mail: info@homelandenergygroup.com
Mr. Howard graduated from the University of Colorado with a Masters degree
in Geology, after achieving his baccalaureate from the University of Toronto.
He holds the accreditation of Professional Geoscientist and is a Fellow of
the Gemological Association of Great Britain. Mr. Howard is a founding director
of Homeland. He lives in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Mr. Howard has broad international
experience as a minerals exploration geologist and
mining company executive as well as considerable corporate-financial
and management experience. Mr. Howard founded Odyssey
Resources Limited and until recently acted as its President
and Chief Executive Officer.
E-mail: ahoward@homelandenergygroup.com
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