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| | | Linden Swensen
President
Linden Swensen is a civil engineer with over 30 years of experience in the coal mining industry. He spent the majority of his career with Kiewit Mining Group ("KMG"), a division of Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc. ("Kiewit"), one of the largest coal mining and construction companies in North America. During his tenure at Kiewit, Linden's responsibilities as an engineer in engineering design, project engineering, contract administration, marketing and management culminated in his appointment as a Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. In this role, he was responsible for coal sales to existing customers and development of new mining projects and a main contributor to the growth of Kiewit Mining from a top 20 coal producer to a top 5 coal producer in the US. Mr. Swensen left Kiewit at the end of 2004 and started his own consulting advisory company to the coal industry. Over the last 5 years he has advised various mining companies on their corporate strategy and assisted with the evaluation and sale of various coal assets.
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| | | Tim Bergen
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Tim Bergen has over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience including 12 years in mining and the past 10 years in the coal development industry. He owned and operated companies in the equipment and transportation recycling industry and in the manufacturing/distribution of mining equipment. Tim is a founder of Vindt Resources, a wind energy company that was amalgamated in 2008 with Shear Wind (TSXV: SWX).
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| | | Jos De Smedt
Chief Financial Officer
Jos De Smedt is a Chartered Accountant (Belgium) and has over 20 years of experience in the finance/accounting/auditing and management consulting industry. Prior to joining CanAm, he was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers/IBM and was involved with major audit, financial and consulting engagements in various industries. Mr. De Smedt is a director of Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) and Wescorp Energy Inc. (OTCBB: WSCE) and the Chairman of their respective Audit Committee.
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| | | Advisors to Management and the Board of Directors
Robert Lewis, President and Thomas Lewis, Vice President & Treasurer of Birmingham Coal & Coke Inc.
Birmingham Coal & Coke, Inc. was incorporated in 1975 by H. Kent Lewis. Kent created BCC to market coal produced from mines located in Alabama to industrial, utility and export markets. 2010 marks the 35th anniversary of the founding of the company. Over this extended period of time, only three mining companies in Alabama (operating in 1975) still exist today; Drummond Coal Company, Jim Walter Resources, and BCC. In 1990, Robert and Thomas Lewis obtained ownership in BCC and have continued to manage the company on a foundation of conservative financial policies and strong ethical values. Today, BCC not only markets coal, but produces coal from three surface mines in Northwest Alabama. Combined sales have averaged over 500,000 tons per year since 2007. Robert Lewis, a Professional Geologist and the President of BCC, has had the opportunity to serve on the Alabama Coal Association Board of Directors for over 20 years. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Coal Cooperative. Thomas Lewis is the Vice President and Treasurer of BCC and has been involved in every aspect of coal mine development. Tom is also the President of Pace Industries, a company that operates a landfill in the state of Alabama.
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| | | Paul Widinski
Advisor
Paul Widinski has over 35 years of engineering, operational and business experience in the coal industry both in the US and in South East Asia. He worked in the Acquisition and Evaluation group of Kiewit Mining where he gained a broadened experience and knowledge base in operational and financial evaluations of mining opportunities. Paul has an Engineer of Mines Degree from the Colorado School of Mines.
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