Nuinsco Resources
EXECUTIVE PROFILE*
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BACKGROUND*
Mr. Roland L. Horst, BSc, MSc, LLB, MBA served as the Chief Executive Officer at Orvana Minerals Corp. since March, 2010. Mr. Horst served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Nickel Corporation from February 2007 to October 2009. Mr. Horst has 35 years of mining industry experience as the Chief Executive Officer, Investment Banker, Corporate Banker and Geologist, including 13 years as the Chief Executive Officer of both public and private companies ... involved in mining production, development and exploration in Canada, Brazil, Indonesia and Chile. For several years, Mr. Horst has been involved in the financing and managing of mining and geophysical companies. Mr. Horst also has extensive experience in investment banking having held positions as Head of Mining Group at Nesbitt Thomson, Co-Head of Mining Group at Richardson Greenshields, and as a Mining Corporate Banker with Bank of Montreal. He began his career as a Geologist with Inco Limited Inc. Mr. Horst served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of International Nickel Ventures Corp., until February 5, 2007. He served as President of Aurora Platinum Corporation. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of LaCoste & Romberg-Scintrex, Inc. from April 2001 to June 2004. Mr. Horst served as Vice President of Business Development at FNX Mining Company, Inc. from October 3, 2005 to February 2, 2007. From January 1999 to May 2000, Mr. Horst served as a Consultant with Geographe International. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Scintrex Limited from May 2000 to June 2004; PICorp Capital Ltd. since April 8, 2004 and IDS Intelligent Detection Systems Inc. from June 2000 to March 2001. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Aeroquest Ltd. Mr. Horst served as President of Scintrex Limited. He served as Secretary of Aeroquest International Ltd. from February 22, 2005 to October 3, 2005 and also served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from April 8, 2004 to October 3, 2005. Mr. Horst was Investment/corporate Banker (Bank of Montreal, Nesbitt Thomson, Richardson Greenshields). He served as Chairman of Virgin Metals Inc. He has been Director of Wallbridge Mining Co. Ltd. since November 2009. He has been a Director of Victory Nickel, Inc. since December 2009. He served as Director of Northern Superior Resources Inc., from August 2008 to March 1, 2010. He served as an Additonal Director of Orvana Minerals Corp. since March 2010. Mr. Horst served as a Director of Royal Nickel Corporation and Juno Special Situations Corporation until October 2009. He served as a Director of Virgin Metals Inc., since May 2007, PICorp Capital Ltd. since April 8, 2004, LaCoste & Romberg-Scintrex, Inc. from April 2001 to June 2004, Aeroquest International Ltd., from May 31, 2004 to September 2006, International Nickel Ventures Corp. from November 2005 to June 5, 2007, Scintrex Limited from May 2000 to June 2004 and IDS Intelligent Detection Systems Inc., from June 2000 to March 2001. Mr. Horst obtained his BSc in Geology from McGill University in 1974, and MSc in Geology from Laurentian University in 1981. Mr. Horst holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the University of Western Ontario in 1983.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS*181 University AvenueToronto, Ontario M5H 3M7 Canada Phone: 416-369-1629 Fax: 416-369-1402 Board Members MEMBERSHIPS*Former Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Director
2004-2006
Former Director and Member of Audit Committee
2004-N/A
Former Chief Executive Officer and Director
2005-2007
Former Director
2007-N/A
Former Chairman of the Board
2008-2010
Former Director, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee
2009-Present
Director, Chairman of Corporate Governance Committee and Chairman of Special Committee
2009-Present
Director, Chairman of Audit Committee, Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee and Member of Strategy Committee
2010-N/A
Former Chief Executive Officer and Additonal Director
EDUCATION*LLB
The University Of Western Ontario
MBA
The University Of Western Ontario
MS
McGill University
BS
McGill University
MS
Laurentian University
MBA
University of Western Ontario, Ivey School of Business
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