I wonder if!!
I have been reading a bit on Bob Buchan. He has a lengthy bio some including Quest Capital Corp as the Executive Chairman, assisted in founding CMP Funds Management. Is there more to the eye here than simply a relatively easy way of raising capital for Claude Resources. Does anyone here think that Claude is possibly up for sale to the highest bidder? This would be the time to pull the plug with gold prices at their highest level ever and appears to be climbing in the forseen future. Kinross is the 9th largest gold producer in the world. Could a takeover by Kinross be in the works.
Just a thought!!
EXECUTIVE PROFILE*
BACKGROUND*
RobertM. Buchan, Bob, P.Eng., served as the Chief Executive Officer ofKinross Gold Corporation, the parent company of Echo Bay Mines Ltd.from May 31, 1993 to March 31, 2005 and also as its President untilMarch 31, 2005. Mr. Buchan founded Kinross Gold Corp. He participatedin the formation of CMP Funds Management Ltd. He served as ChiefExecutive Officer of Echo Bay Mines Ltd. since January 31, 2003. He hasbeen Executive Chairman of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. since ...June 27, 2007. He has been Chairman of the Board of Phoenix Coal Inc.since June 27, 2008 and also its Director since June 2008. Mr. Buchanserved as Executive Chairman of Quest Capital Corp. from April 7, 2005to December 31, 2007 and Chairman of the Board of Extract ResourcesLtd. from April 20, 2007 to February 2, 2009. Mr. Buchan served as theChairman of Kinross Gold Corp. from May 31, 1993 to March 31, 2005. Heserved as Non-Executive Chairman of Katanga Mining Ltd. since November2005. Mr. Buchan served as Vice Chairman of Dundee Bancorp Inc. He hasbeen a Director of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. since March 1, 2007;Rockwater Capital Corporation since August, 2004 and Rainy MountainCapital Corporation since June 18, 2007. He serves as Director ofEndeavour Mining Capital Corp. Mr. Buchan serves on Board of the ArtGallery of Ontario. He served as an Independent Director of OJSC PolyusGold. He served as a Non Executive Director of Extract Resources Ltd.since April 11, 2007. Mr. Buchan served as a Director of High RiverGold Mines Ltd. from September 10, 2008 to October 31, 2008. He servedas Director of Dayton Mining Corporation. He served as a Director ofQuest Capital Corp. from April 7, 2005 to May 27, 2008. He served as aDirector of Pacific Rim Mining Corporation since 2000 and BcmetalsCorp. from May 2001 to October 2, 2006 and Kinross Gold Corporationfrom May 31, 1993 to March 31, 2005. He served as a Director of KatangaMining Ltd until 2007. Mr. Buchan received a Degree in MiningEngineering from Herriot-Watt University in Edinburgh in 1969 and aMasters of Science in Mineral Economics from Queen’s University inKingston, Ontario in 1971.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS*
550 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2B5
Canada
Phone: 604-687-8378
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERSHIPS*
2009-Present
Director
2008-2008
Former Director
2008-Present
Chairman,Chairman of Corporate Governance, Nominating & CompensationCommittee and Member of Reserves, Operations & Safety, Health &Environmental Committee
2007-Present
Executive Chairman
2007-Present
Director and Member of Audit Committee
2007-2009
Former Chairman, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Remuneration Committee
2005-2007
Former Director
2005-2007
Former Non Executive Chairman
2004-Present
Director and Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee
2003-Present
Former Chief Executive Officer, Chairman - Kinross Gold Corporation and Chief Executive Officer - Kinross Gold Corporation
2001-2006
Former Director and Member of Corporate Governance Committee
1993-2005
Former Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Director
Former Director
Former Non-Executive Chairman and Chairman of Corporate governance and compensation committee
Former Independent Director and Chairman of Remuneration Committee
EDUCATION*
MS 1971
Queen's University
Master's Degree
Queen's University
Other Education 1969
Heriot-Watt University
Bachelor's Degree
Heriot-Watt University
OTHER AFFILIATIONS*