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Kingsgate Consolidated Limited

Board and Management Team

Board of Directors

Ross Smyth-Kirk B Com, CPA, F Fin (Non-Executive Chairman)
Gavin Thomas BSc FAusIMM (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer)
Peter McAleer B Com (Hons), B L (Kings Inn - Dublin, Ireland) (Non-Executive Director)
Craig Carracher LLB (Sydney), BCL (Oxford) (Non-Executive Director)
Peter Alexander (Independent Non-Executive Director) [Appointed on 24 February 2011]

Senior Management Team

Tim Benfield (Chief Operating Officer) [Announced on 5 December 2011 and to be effective in early February 2012]
Peter Warren B Com, CPA (Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary) [Effective from 5 September 2011]
Joel Forwood B Sc (Hons), F Fin (Manager Corporate and Markets)
Duane Woodbury (General Manager, Strategic Development)
Ross Coyle (General Manager of Finance and Administration and Company Secretary) [Appointed on 5 September 2011]
Philip MacIntyre BSc (Hons), FAusIMM, MCIM, SME (Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Akara Mining Limited)
Ronald James BSc (Geology), MAusIMM, MAIG (General Manager Exploration and Resource Development)
Pakorn Sukhum BSc.(Hons) University of London UK, MBA Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration Thailand (Chief Executive Officer, Akara Mining Limited)

Board of Directors

Ross Smyth-Kirk
B Com, CPA, F Fin
Non-Executive Chairman

Ross Smyth-Kirk was a founding Director of the former leading investment management company, Clayton Robard Management Limited and has had extensive experience over a number of years in investment management including a close involvement with the minerals and mining sectors. He was appointed to the Board on 29 November 1994 and has been a Director of a number of companies over the past 29 years in Australia and the UK. Mr Smyth-Kirk was previously Chairman of the Australian Jockey Club Limited.

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Gavin Thomas
BSc FAusIMM
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Gavin Thomas has had a successful career in developing mining companies from the exploration phase into mid-tier gold and/or copper production entities. He has over 38 years of international experience in exploring for, evaluating, developing, operating and reclaiming mines in North America, South America, Australia, the Southwest Pacific, Asia and Europe. Amongst other things he was credited with the discovery of the Lihir gold deposit in Papua New Guinea, one of the largest gold deposits in the world. In particular he has extensive experience in Thailand, Southwest Pacific and South America. Mr Thomas is currently a Director of Mercator Minerals Limited.

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Peter McAleer
B Com (Hons), B L (Kings Inn - Dublin, Ireland)
Non-Executive Director

Peter McAleer is Chairman of Latin Gold Limited and a director of Kenmare Resources Plc (Ireland). Previously, he was a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Equatorial Mining Limited and a Director of Minera El Tesoro (Chile).

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Craig Carracher
LLB (Sydney), BCL (Oxford)
Non-Executive Director

Craig Carracher brings considerable relevant Thai experience having been managing partner of an international law firm in Thailand for many years. Craig is CEO of Arctic Capital Limited, an Asian private equity management company which manages private equity investments across the Asian region including Thailand. His wide experience in Asian business circles brings value to the Company and his knowledge of mining and resource work is beneficial. He was appointed to the Board on 16 November 2007.
Mr Carracher is a Director of Living and Leisure Australia Group (LLA:ASX) and was previously a director of Ellerston Capital Ltd, the manager of Ellerston GEMS Fund (previously ASX listed), and was an Alternate Director of Sunland Group Limited. He was also a Director of Adkinsons Securities Ltd (now Country Group Securities and listed on the Thai Stock Exchange).

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Peter Alexander
Independent Non-Executive Director [Appointed on 24 February 2011]

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Senior Management Team

Kingsgate's executives have a comprehensive range of skills and experience including mine development and operations, exploration, finance and administration. They are supported by highly qualified specialists, whose backgrounds cover the full scope of mining resources activities.

Some of the senior members of Kingsgate's management team are:

Tim Benfield
Chief Operating Officer [Effective from early February 2012]

Tim is a mining engineer with over 20 years' underground and open pit experience in the mining industry in both operational and corporate roles. He has operational and project development experience in Australia, Africa and Saudi Arabia. This includes 10 years with Barrick Gold of Australia where he provided support to 4 operating mines and two development projects. Tim was most recently General Manager of the Pajingo Gold mine in Queensland for Evolution Mining Limited.
Tim's primary role at Kingsgate will be to oversee the mining operations at both Chatree, in Thailand, and Challenger, in South Australia, ensuring the mines deliver operating excellence and capitalise on opportunities to maximise production and profitability. In addition, Tim will be an important member of the Kingsgate team managing the exciting growth projects of Nueva Esperanza in Chile and Bowdens in NSW.

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Peter Warren
B Com, CPA
Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary [Effective from 5 September 2011]

Peter Warren joined Kingsgate in March 2006 as Chief Financial Officer and is a CPA of over 30 years standing, with an extensive involvement in the resources industry. Prior to Kingsgate, he was Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Equatorial Mining Limited and of the Australian subsidiaries of the Swiss based Alusuisse Group and has held various financial and accounting positions for Peabody Resources and Hamersley Iron.

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Joel Forwood
B Sc (Hons), F Fin
Manager Corporate and Markets

Joel Forwood joined Kingsgate in November 2010 and has over 25 years in the resource and investment industries covering investor relations, funds management and exploration.
For nearly 10 years he has been leading investor relations at a number of listed companies, most recently for Lihir Gold Ltd. Prior to this he managed a resources portfolio at Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) for 10 years. Before QIC he worked in corporate development for Renison Goldfields following 7 years in mineral exploration with BHP.

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Duane Woodbury
General Manager, Strategic Development

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Ross Coyle
General Manager of Finance and Administration and Company Secretary [Appointed on 5 September 2011]

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Philip MacIntyre
BSc (Hons), FAusIMM, MCIM, SME
Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Akara Mining Limited

Phil MacIntyre joined Kingsgate as the General Manager of Chatree gold mine in July 2001. He has a metallurgical and management background with over 30 years of mine operations experience in Canada, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Thailand. Previously, Phil was Mine General Manager at the Kidston gold mine in Queensland, Australia and, before that, Mill Superintendent at the Porgera Joint Venture in Papua New Guinea, at the Royal Oak Giant Mine, at Westmin Resources' Myra Falls Mine and at the Premier Gold Project and other projects in Canada.

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Ronald James
BSc (Geology), MAusIMM, MAIG
General Manager Exploration and Resource Development

Ron James has 25 years of experience in exploration and mining at management level inclusive of setting up gold mines and exploration projects from their earliest stages through to development and sustainability. Before joining Kingsgate, he was Chief Mine Geologist at the Gold Ridge mine in the Solomon Islands and later Group Exploration Manager for Ross Mining NL. Ron is familiar with the technical and operating requirements for emerging projects in a variety of terrains and environments and has a strong focus on maximising returns from ore bodies through optimum waste and ore classification as well as increasing reserves from near-mine resource development.

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Pakorn Sukhum
BSc.(Hons) University of London UK
MBA Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration Thailand
Chief Executive Officer, Akara Mining Limited

Pakorn Sukhum joined the Management Team of Akara Mining as Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2009. He brings to Akara over 20 years of industrial commercial managerial experience in various industries such as Mettalurgy,Chemicals & Ceramics in international & domestic markets of Thailand, having held senior management positions in both Thai & Multinational joint venture companies such as Basell Poyolefins, Bayer AG as well as Padeang Industry of Thailand. His major contributions & responsibilities have ranged from project management, commercial marketing & sales to business development.

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updated 6th December, 2011

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Ross Smyth-Kirk B Com, CPA, F Fin Non-Executive Chairman Ross Smyth-Kirk was a founding Director of the former leading investment management company, Clayton Robard Management Limited and has had extensive experience over a number of years in investment management including a close involvement with the minerals and mining sectors. He was appointed to the Board on 29 November 1994 and has been a Director of a number of companies over the past 29 years in Australia and the UK. Mr Smyth-Kirk was previously Chairman of the Australian Jockey Club Limited.
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Gavin Thomas BSc FAusIMM Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gavin Thomas has had a successful career in developing mining companies from the exploration phase into mid-tier gold and/or copper production entities. He has over 38 years of international experience in exploring for, evaluating, developing, operating and reclaiming mines in North America, South America, Australia, the Southwest Pacific, Asia and Europe. Amongst other things he was credited with the discovery of the Lihir gold deposit in Papua New Guinea, one of the largest gold deposits in the world. In particular he has extensive experience in Thailand, Southwest Pacific and South America. Mr Thomas is currently a Director of Mercator Minerals Limited.
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Peter McAleer B Com (Hons), B L (Kings Inn - Dublin, Ireland) Non-Executive Director Peter McAleer is Chairman of Latin Gold Limited and a director of Kenmare Resources Plc (Ireland). Previously, he was a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Equatorial Mining Limited and a Director of Minera El Tesoro (Chile).
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Craig Carracher LLB (Sydney), BCL (Oxford) Non-Executive Director Craig Carracher brings considerable relevant Thai experience having been managing partner of an international law firm in Thailand for many years. Craig is CEO of Arctic Capital Limited, an Asian private equity management company which manages private equity investments across the Asian region including Thailand. His wide experience in Asian business circles brings value to the Company and his knowledge of mining and resource work is beneficial. He was appointed to the Board on 16 November 2007. Mr Carracher is a Director of Living and Leisure Australia Group (LLA:ASX) and was previously a director of Ellerston Capital Ltd, the manager of Ellerston GEMS Fund (previously ASX listed), and was an Alternate Director of Sunland Group Limited. He was also a Director of Adkinsons Securities Ltd (now Country Group Securities and listed on the Thai Stock Exchange).
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Peter Alexander Independent Non-Executive Director [Appointed on 24 February 2011]
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Tim Benfield Chief Operating Officer [Effective from early February 2012] Tim is a mining engineer with over 20 years' underground and open pit experience in the mining industry in both operational and corporate roles. He has operational and project development experience in Australia, Africa and Saudi Arabia. This includes 10 years with Barrick Gold of Australia where he provided support to 4 operating mines and two development projects. Tim was most recently General Manager of the Pajingo Gold mine in Queensland for Evolution Mining Limited. Tim's primary role at Kingsgate will be to oversee the mining operations at both Chatree, in Thailand, and Challenger, in South Australia, ensuring the mines deliver operating excellence and capitalise on opportunities to maximise production and profitability. In addition, Tim will be an important member of the Kingsgate team managing the exciting growth projects of Nueva Esperanza in Chile and Bowdens in NSW.
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Peter Warren B Com, CPA Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary [Effective from 5 September 2011] Peter Warren joined Kingsgate in March 2006 as Chief Financial Officer and is a CPA of over 30 years standing, with an extensive involvement in the resources industry. Prior to Kingsgate, he was Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Equatorial Mining Limited and of the Australian subsidiaries of the Swiss based Alusuisse Group and has held various financial and accounting positions for Peabody Resources and Hamersley Iron.
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Joel Forwood B Sc (Hons), F Fin Manager Corporate and Markets Joel Forwood joined Kingsgate in November 2010 and has over 25 years in the resource and investment industries covering investor relations, funds management and exploration. For nearly 10 years he has been leading investor relations at a number of listed companies, most recently for Lihir Gold Ltd. Prior to this he managed a resources portfolio at Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) for 10 years. Before QIC he worked in corporate development for Renison Goldfields following 7 years in mineral exploration with BHP.
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Duane Woodbury General Manager, Strategic Development
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Ross Coyle General Manager of Finance and Administration and Company Secretary [Appointed on 5 September 2011]
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Philip MacIntyre BSc (Hons), FAusIMM, MCIM, SME Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Akara Mining Limited Phil MacIntyre joined Kingsgate as the General Manager of Chatree gold mine in July 2001. He has a metallurgical and management background with over 30 years of mine operations experience in Canada, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Thailand. Previously, Phil was Mine General Manager at the Kidston gold mine in Queensland, Australia and, before that, Mill Superintendent at the Porgera Joint Venture in Papua New Guinea, at the Royal Oak Giant Mine, at Westmin Resources' Myra Falls Mine and at the Premier Gold Project and other projects in Canada.
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Ronald James BSc (Geology), MAusIMM, MAIG General Manager Exploration and Resource Development Ron James has 25 years of experience in exploration and mining at management level inclusive of setting up gold mines and exploration projects from their earliest stages through to development and sustainability. Before joining Kingsgate, he was Chief Mine Geologist at the Gold Ridge mine in the Solomon Islands and later Group Exploration Manager for Ross Mining NL. Ron is familiar with the technical and operating requirements for emerging projects in a variety of terrains and environments and has a strong focus on maximising returns from ore bodies through optimum waste and ore classification as well as increasing reserves from near-mine resource development.
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Pakorn Sukhum BSc.(Hons) University of London UK MBA Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration Thailand Chief Executive Officer, Akara Mining Limited Pakorn Sukhum joined the Management Team of Akara Mining as Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2009. He brings to Akara over 20 years of industrial commercial managerial experience in various industries such as Mettalurgy,Chemicals & Ceramics in international & domestic markets of Thailand, having held senior management positions in both Thai & Multinational joint venture companies such as Basell Poyolefins, Bayer AG as well as Padeang Industry of Thailand. His major contributions & responsibilities have ranged from project management, commercial marketing & sales to business development.
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