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Management
Robert A. Quartermain, M.Sc.,P.Geo.
Position: President and Director
Mr. Quartermain has been the President and a director of Silver Standard since 1985, and is responsible for strategic planning, acquisitions, and the raising of capital to fund operations. From 1976 to 1982, he worked for the Geological Survey of Canada and in private industry on mapping and exploration programs. Mr. Quartermain also worked for Teck Corp. before becoming president of Silver Standard Resources Inc. in 1985. Since 1985, Mr. Quartermain has been involved as a director and/or officer of a number of public resource companies including currently Canplats Resources Corp. He is also President of The Silver Institute. Mr. Quartermain graduated in 1977 from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology, and from Queen's University in 1981 with a Master of Science degree in mineral exploration.
George Paspalas
Position: Senior Vice President, Operations
Mr. Paspalas is Senior Vice President, Operations and is responsible for the mine development and operations team. Before joining Silver Standard, Mr. Paspalas held management positions with Placer Dome Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President Projects - Technical Development. His regional experience includes North and South America, South East Asia, Pacific Rim, Africa, Europe and Japan. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) degree with Honours from the University of New South Wales.
Joseph Ovsenek, P.Eng.,L.L.B.
Position: Senior Vice President, Corporate
Mr. Ovsenek is Senior Vice President, Corporate and is responsible for the company's day-to-day operations, including corporate and securities compliance. Mr. Ovsenek has been a practicing corporate lawyer for over fifteen years, and holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Toronto. He originally joined Silver Standard as legal counsel in 1996. He is a registered professional engineer, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia.
Kenneth C. McNaughton, M.A.Sc.,P.Eng.
Position: Vice President, Exploration
Mr. McNaughton has been Vice President, Exploration, since 1991. Before joining Silver Standard, he worked as contract engineer for Oretech Engineering and worked on exploration programs for three bulk mineable gold or copper/gold deposits in Arizona and British Columbia. From 1984 to 1989, he was employed by Corona Corporation and its affiliate Mascot Gold Mines Ltd. as a project geologist and engineer for projects in British Columbia. Mr. McNaughton holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in geological engineering from the University of Windsor.
Tom S.Q. Yip, C.A.
Position: Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Yip is Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. His career includes 22 years in senior financial management positions in the resources and mining industry. Prior to joining Silver Standard, he held the position of Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at Asarco, LLC. He also held finance roles of increasing responsibility at Echo Bay Mines Ltd., including Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, before the company merged with Kinross Gold Corporation in 2003. Mr. Yip is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Administration from the University of Alberta.
Paul W. LaFontaine
Position: Director, Investor Relations
Mr. LaFontaine is Director, Investor relations, and has been coordinating Silver Standard's investor relations activities since 1996. He has held investor relations positions for a number of TSE and CDNX-listed resource companies including Repadre Capital Corp., Major General Resources Ltd., TOTAL Energold Corp. and Getty Resources Ltd. He is a current member and former director of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) which has invited him to speak at national and chapter conferences on retail investor issues. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Science degree from Boston University.
Jonathan N. Singh, C.G.A.
Position: Corporate Controller
Mr. Singh has been Corporate Controller since 2004. Prior to joining the mining industry in 2003, he was in public practice for 10 years. He has worked as an auditing manager with a mid-size chartered accountancy firm, and as a Canadian tax specialist with KPMG. Mr. Singh holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science degree from the University of Calgary.
Ron Burk, M.A.Sc.
Position: Chief Geologist
Mr. Burk has been Chief Geologist since 2004. He was previously employed for 15 years with Teck Corp. and Teck Cominco Limited, working in Latin and South America. He worked with Mr. Quartermain at Hemlo Gold Mines Inc. in 1982 and 1983. Mr. Burk holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Science degree from Queen's University.
Max H. Holtby, B.Sc., P.Geo.
Position: Senior Geologist
Mr. Holtby has been Senior Geologist since 1985. He previously worked as a contract geologist in West Africa and Malaysia, and as a mine manager at the Silence Lake mine in British Columbia. From 1971 to 1981 he was employed by Riocanex as a project geologist for a wide variety of exploration projects in British Columbia. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of British Columbia.