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Dr. Thomas L. Robyn is Chaiman of the Board of Yorbeau Resources. A certified geologist and a veteran exploration manager, he brings a wealth of hands on managerial experience to Yorbeau. Over three decades, his major accomplishments have been in mineral exploration planning and implementation, mineral property reviews and project management. Dr. Robyn holds a degree in geology from Western Michigan University, and a doctorate in igneous petrology/volcanology from the University of Oregon. He held the post of Regional Exploration Manager based in Oslo for Anaconda Minerals until 1985. He then oversaw projects and directed operations for a number of companies in the global exploration and mining industries. His work has taken him to Australia, Ecuador, Greenland, Norway, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Suriname and several U.S. states. At present, Dr. Robyn is a Director of Dia Bras Exploration, a Montreal-based mining company with operations in Mexico, and as President of ST Group Inc. he acts as a consultant for both private clients and investment funds in minerals exploration.

Mr. David Crevier is President and CEO of Yorbeau Resources. He became a Director of the Corporation in 1984. He holds degrees in Civil Law and Common Law from McGill University and has been a partner in the law firm Colby, Monet, Demers, Delage & Crevier since 1984. His career in commercial law, with an emphasis on transactions related to the natural resources sector, spans more than three decades. Mr. Crevier has acted as a director of numerous public companies during his career and presently he is also a Director of Cancor Mines Inc., Blue Note Mining Inc. and of several private corporations involved in finance and investment.

Mr. G. Bodnar Jr., a veteran of the natural resources industry, was president of Yorbeau Resources from 1997 to 2007. He is also a C.A. and was a founding partner of Côté Bodnar, Chartered Accountants (since acquired by Samson Bélair Deloitte & Touche). He also founded the management consulting firm of G. Bodnar & Associés Inc. His involvement with natural resources began in 1974 with Ayrhart Mining, which later became Meston Lake Resources Inc. Through Meston Lake Resources, Mr. Bodnar Jr. reorganized the bankrupt Chibex Limited, owner of a property that became the gold and copper producing "Joe Mann Mine" in Chibougamau, Quebec. Meston Lake Resources was subsequently acquired by Campbell Resources Inc. He became a major shareholder of Yorbeau Resources in 1997, when Yorbeau purchased from Société Minière Alta (owned 100% by Georges Bodnar Jr.) the Augmitto and Cinderella properties. Mr. Bodnar Jr. has served as a director of numerous private and public companies, and as a director of several charitable and non-profit organizations.

Mr. François Perron was recently appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alexis Minerals Corporation and was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Goose Resources. Prior to joining Golden Goose Resources, Mr. Perron was  involved in the financial markets as a portfolio manager. He recently managed a resource focused portfolio for NBC Alternative Investments. Prior to joining NBC Alternative Investments in 2007, he ran various resource funds for the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec from 2001 to 2007. In 2006, he was recognized by Brendan Woods International as a Top Gun Asset Manager in Mining. Prior to fund management, he was a research analyst covering the forest product sector at Merrill Lynch. He has a Bachelor of Science, Computer science from Mc Master University (1986) and an MBA from the Hautes Etudes Commerciales which he obtained in 1992.

Mr. R. Philip Renaud is Managing Director of Church Advisors, a European investment advisory firm involved in private financings. A graduate of Franklin College of Switzerland with a Bachelor of Arts in international financial management, Mr. Renaud has been instrumental in securing many private equity financings and has an extensive European and North American network. Prior to his involvement with Church Advisors, Mr. Renaud was a founding partner of Change Capital Partners, a 300 million Euro private equity fund. He recently joined the Board of Directors of Yorbeau Resources and is also a director of other public natural resources companies, namely Dia Bras Exploration and Diagem Inc.

Mr. Gérald Riverin obtained his Ph.D. from Queen's University in 1977. He has been involved with the development of several properties including the discovery of Inmet's Troilus open pit gold-copper mine near Chibougamau. Dr. Riverin is internationally renowned as an expert on the geology of volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits and is routinely invited as a speaker and lecturer on various aspects of the geology of volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits, and on exploration technology. Gérald Riverin is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cogitore Resources Inc. He is also currently serving on the board of JUNEX Inc., a junior oil and gas exploration company, and recently completed a two-year term as President of the Association de l'Exploration Minière du Québec.

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