ABOUT US
Board of Directors
A.E. Michael Anglin (President and CEO (Interim), Safety and Sustainability Committee)
Mr. Anglin is a mining engineer with a career of over 20 years in senior management roles at BHP Billiton. His most recent role before retiring from the company was Vice President Operations & Chief Operating Officer, Base Metals Group, in Santiago, Chile. His extensive international experience has encompassed multi-site management to technical, functional and business development. Previous to joining BHP in 1986 he held engineering roles at Texasgulf and New Jersey Zinc. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mining and a Master of Science from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London.
John R. Brodie, FCA (Audit Committee Chair, Compensation Committee)
Mr. Brodie has been a director since 2006. He currently provides consulting services and serves as a director in several public companies. He was formerly a partner in KPMG LLP from 1975 to 2003, and has particular expertise in the areas of auditing, accounting, tax, risk management and corporate governance. He was elected a Fellow for distinguished service to the profession by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Mr. Brodie holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba, and a C.A. from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Richard C. Campbell (Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Safety and Sustainability Committee Chair)
Mr. Campbell was formerly President of British Petroleum, Alaska before retiring in 2001. He joined BP as a geologist in 1969, and during his 32-year career with the company held roles in technical and general management in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Europe and the North Sea. Mr. Campbell (MBE) holds a degree in geology (Honours) from Glasgow University.
R.E. Gordon Davis (Compensation Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair)
Mr. Davis has been a director since 1996. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Canplats Resources Corporation. He was a director and senior executive with Dynasty Explorations Ltd. and its successor corporation, Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation from 1964 to 1982. Since 1982, Mr. Davis has been a director of a number of resource companies. Mr. Davis holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Geological Engineering.
David L. Johnston (Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Safety and Sustainability Committee)
Mr. Johnston, a director since 2000, is a professional engineer with a lengthy career in senior management at Canadian major mining companies. Prior to his election to Silver Standard's board, Mr. Johnston was President and General Manager from 1996 to 2000 of Highland Valley Copper Corporation. From 1990 to 1996, he served as Vice President of Cominco Metals, and from 1985 to 1990, he was President of Pine Point Mines Limited, the operator of a significant open pit lead-zinc mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. He currently serves as a director of Copper Canyon Resources Ltd., as well as Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.
Richard D. (Dick) Paterson (Audit Committee, Compensation Committee Chair)
Mr. Paterson has been a Managing Director of Genstar Capital, a middle market private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts, since 1988. Before founding Genstar Capital, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Genstar Corporation, a $4 billion NYSE company, where he was responsible for finance, tax, information systems and public reporting. He started his career as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand LLP in Montreal. Mr. Paterson holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University in Montreal.
Robert A. Quartermain
Mr. Quartermain was the President and a director of Silver Standard from 1985 to January 2010. His 30-year career in the resource industry has also included the management of a number of small to mid-cap resource companies. Mr. Quartermain’s early career in exploration included work for the Geological Survey of Canada, and Teck Corp., where he was responsible for definition drilling of the Hemlo deposit which became the David Bell Mine. Mr. Quartermain holds a Bachelor of Science in geology from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Science in mineral exploration from Queen’s University.
Peter W. Tomsett (Chairman of the Board, Audit Committee)
Mr. Tomsett has been a director since 2006. He most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Placer Dome Inc., until its acquisition by Barrick Gold Corporation. He has over 25 years of experience in the mining industry, 20 years of which he served with Placer Dome Inc. Mr. Tomsett graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales, later attaining a Master of Science (Distinction) in Mineral Production Management from the Imperial College in London. He has been a director of the World Gold Council and the International Council for Mining and Metals.