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Jason Kosec has 15 years of experience spanning mineral exploration, mine development, production, and capital markets. Most recently, Mr. Kosec founded Millennial Precious Metals, growing it from an exploration company with no resource to one with a 10 million ounce resource and 80,000 ounces of annual production within four years through multiple M&A transactions which lead to the creation of Integra as a new junior producer. Over the course of his career, Jason has successfully raised over $600 million for both public and private companies (exclusive of funds raised for this Transaction). Previously, he was a key member of the Côté Gold discovery team and co-led the structural reinterpretation of the Barkerville camp, as well as the development of new geological models for the Windfall deposit and Lynx discovery. Mr. Kosec is currently the Chairman of Minera Alamos Inc. and a Director of Greenlight Metals.

Jon Case is a former professional investor in the mining sector with 18 years of experience in capital markets. Prior to his current involvement with Carcetti, Mr. Case was VP, Portfolio Manager and Research Lead, Equities at CI Global Asset Management, one of Canada's largest asset managers with over $110 billion of assets under management. At CI Global Asset Management Mr. Case was responsible for management of over US$500 million in natural resource focused investment funds. Mr. Case is a Canadian-based commentator on the precious metals industry, with past appearances on Bloomberg TV, BNN, and regular contributions to the Globe and Mail and National Post newspapers. Prior to working as a Portfolio Manager, Mr. Case was a partner and precious metals equity analyst at one of Canada’s largest independently owned investment dealers.

Eric Tremblay has over 30 years of experience in mine building and operations, covering all phases from exploration and permitting to construction, production, and closure. He serves as Chief Operating Officer of Dalradian Resources, which was sold to Orion Resources for $500 million and became private, and previously held roles as Chief Operating Officer of Osisko Development and consulting in the full Osisko group and General Manager of the Canadian Malartic gold mine. Mr. Tremblay also held senior management positions at Cambior and IAMGOLD and began his career with Barrick at the Doyon Mine and contracting companies.

Mr. DeLuca brings over 25 years of legal and public company experience to the Resulting Issuer, with a track record of successfully executing business-critical transactions and leading organizational change. Mr. DeLuca previously served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., an NYSE-listed EV battery recycling company, from 2021 to 2025. Prior to joining Li-Cycle, Mr. DeLuca served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Detour Gold Corporation, a TSX-listed gold producer. Previously, Mr. DeLuca held various roles at Vale S.A.’s global base metal business, including Head of Legal for North American & U.K. Operations. Mr. DeLuca is also a director of Magna Mining Corp. (TSXV: NICU). Mr. DeLuca started his career in private practice, in Toronto and New York. Mr. DeLuca holds his LL.B. from the University of Windsor, an H.B.A. from the Ivey School of Business at Western University, and a B.A. from Huron University College.

Jason Banducci is a senior mining executive with nearly 15 years of experience spanning corporate strategy, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations within the global mining sector.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Banducci held a senior executive role at a U.S.-focused gold producer, where he led the acquisition of a Nevada-based gold mining operation in a transformational transaction that repositioned the company from developer to producer and drove market capitalization growth from approximately $200 million to over $1 billion.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Banducci was a founding executive at a gold exploration company, where he led the TSX Venture go-public transaction, including asset acquisition and equity financing, and later helped lead a merger-of-equals that created one of the largest U.S.-focused precious metals exploration and development companies. He began his career in investment banking, advising mining companies on a broad range of strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, streaming and royalty agreements, and debt and equity financings.

Mr. Banducci holds an MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Perry Blanchard joins the Hemlo team with nearly 30 years of professional experience in health, safety, and environmental management within the mining industry. In his most recent position as Vice President, Environment and Sustainability with Maritime Resources Corp., he led the Hammerdown Project through environmental assessment and major permitting and supported its transition to construction and recent acquisition by New Found Gold. 

Before joining Maritime, Mr. Blanchard served as Manager, Environment and Sustainability at Kirkland Lake Gold’s Detour Lake Mine.  His responsibilities included oversight of operational environmental performance, water and tailings management compliance, air and emissions monitoring programs, progressive reclamation planning, major project permitting, and the implementation of four Impact Benefit Agreements. 

Prior to that, he served as Manager, Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) at Vale’s Voisey’s Bay operations in Newfoundland and Labrador. There, he oversaw HSE management systems, emergency and medical response, permitting, closure planning, and the underground expansion project. Mr. Blanchard holds a Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Studies from the University of Cape Breton.

Raphael Dutaut is a seasoned geologist with nearly two decades of international experience in mineral exploration, resource development, and mining. His career spans North America, South America, Europe, Oceania, and Africa, with expertise in resource and reserve definition for both open-pit and underground operations. Raphael has played a pivotal role in corporate strategy and full project development lifecycles, from Preliminary Economic Assessments (PEA) through Feasibility Studies.

Most recently, Raphael served as Vice President, Geology and Mining at Integra Resources and Vice President, Exploration at Millennial Precious Metals, where he led transformative technical programs that evolved the company from a junior explorer into a gold producer with a market capitalization of approximately $600 million, 2.5 million ounces in reserves, and 10 million ounces in resources.

Mr. Macdonald is a professional mining engineer with over 30 years of industry experience.  Most recently, he served as President and CEO of Maritime Resources, bringing the Hammerdown gold project from in Newfoundland and Labrador from concept to first gold production prior to the sale of the company to New Found Gold for $292M.  As Vice President of Project Development for JDS Energy and Mining,  Mr. Macdonald was responsible for leading the Curraghinalt feasibility study for Dalradian Resources, a +5M ounce high grade, narrow vein gold project in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, acquired by Orion Mine Finance for $537M in 2018.  From 2009 to 2013 he served as Vice President of Operations for Rainy River Resources prior to the $310M sale of Rainy River to New Gold Inc.  Mr. Macdonald also held roles in mine operations and project engineering throughout his career with senior Canadian firms Placer Dome and Suncor Energy. Mr. Macdonald holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Western University's Ivey Business School and a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.

Lindsay Newton brings nearly 20 years of financial leadership experience across the mining and natural resources sector.  Her expertise includes financial reporting, treasury and cash management, financial planning and analysis, insurance and risk management, internal controls, and tax and regulatory compliance.  Ms. Newton previously held senior finance roles at various public companies including Li-Cycle Corp., Sherritt International Corporation, Harte Gold Corp., Detour Gold Corporation, and Kinross Gold Corporation.  Ms. Newton began her career at KPMG LLP in Toronto. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto.

Mr. Tsafaras is a Mining Engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in both underground and open-pit operations. Prior to joining Hemlo, he held senior engineering and leadership roles with Eldorado, Hudbay, and Barrick. He brings extensive expertise in mine planning and engineering, supported by a strong track record in global operations, technical leadership, and strategic planning. Most recently, he served as Director of Mine Planning (Technical Services) at Eldorado Gold. Mike is a licensed Professional Engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario and holds a BASc in Mineral Engineering from the University of Toronto.