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Management
Robert A. Quartermain, M.Sc., P.Geo.
Position: President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mr. Quartermain has been the President and a director of Silver Standard since 1985. He graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology, and from Queen's University with a Master of Science degree in mineral exploration. Mr. Quartermain joined Teck Corp. as a geologist in 1981, and was in charge of drilling the David Bell Gold Mine at Hemlo. Mr. Quartermain has been involved as a director and/or officer of a number of public resource companies.
George N. Paspalas, B.E. (Chem.)
Position: Senior Vice President, Operations
Mr. Paspalas is responsible for the mine development and operations team. Before joining Silver Standard in 2007, 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 J. Ovsenek, P.Eng.,L.L.B
Position: Senior Vice President, Corporate
Mr. Ovsenek 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 seventeen 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 Applied Science degree from the University of British Columbia.
Tom S.Q. Yip, C.A.
Position: Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Yip's career includes 22 years in senior financial management positions in the resources and mining industry. Prior to joining Silver Standard in 2007, 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.
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 Applied Science degree and a Master of Applied Science degree in geological engineering from the University of Windsor.
Tony Horton
Position: Vice President, Risk Management
Mr. Horton has over 20 years of safety management experience in mining operations, including the development and deployment of best practice safety management systems, risk management, training and audit reviews. He has been responsible for operations safety at numerous international mining projects, while also providing leadership and expertise in the development of comprehensive organizational risk management strategies. Prior to joining Silver Standard, Mr. Horton was Senior Vice President, Corporate Health and Safety for SNC-Lavalin, and previously Group Manager - Safety at Placer Dome Inc.
Paul W. LaFontaine
Position: Director, Investor Relations
Mr. LaFontaine has been coordinating Silver Standard's investor relations activities since 1996. 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.
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. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of British Columbia.
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. Mr. Burk holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Science in engineering from Queen's 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.
John J. Kim
Position: Corporate Secretary
Mr. Kim has over ten years of experience as a paralegal working at several Vancouver law firms in the area of corporate securities law. Mr. Kim is responsible for securities and corporate filings management for Silver Standard.
Kevin Torpy, B.S.
Position: Project Mine Engineer
Mr. Torpy's career includes over 10 years of experience as an on-site mining engineer. Before joining Silver Standard, he worked as the Chief Mine Engineer and Interim Mine Superintendent at Coeur Alaska's Kensington Mine. He has also worked as Surface and Underground Operations Engineer at Teck Cominco's Pogo Project in Alaska. Mr. Torpy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from Montana Tech.