Ronald James

BSc (Geology), MAusIMM, MAIG

General Manager Exploration and Resource Development

Ron James has 28 years of experience in exploration and mining at management level inclusive of setting up gold mines and exploration projects from their earliest stages through to development and sustainability. Before joining Kingsgate, he was Chief Mine Geologist at the Gold Ridge Mine in the Solomon Islands and later Group Exploration Manager for Ross Mining NL. Ron is familiar with the technical and operating requirements for emerging projects in a variety of terrains and environments and has a strong focus on maximising returns from ore bodies through optimum waste and ore classifi cation as well as increasing reserves from near-mine resource development.

Philip MacIntyre

BSc (Hons), FAusIMM, MCIM, SME

Chief Operating Officer and General Manager –

Akara Mining Limited

Phil MacIntyre joined Kingsgate as the General Manager of Chatree Gold Mine in July 2001. He has a metallurgical and management background with over 37 years of mine operations experience in Canada, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Thailand. Previously, Phil was Mine General Manager at the Kidston Gold Mine in Queensland, Australia and, before that, Mill Superintendent at the Porgera Joint Venture in Papua New Guinea, at the Royal Oak Giant Mine, at Westmin Resources’ Myra Falls Mine and at the Premier Gold Project and other projects in Canada.

Pakorn Sukhum

BSc (Hons) University of London, UK,

MBA Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration

Thailand

Chief Executive Officer - Akara Mining Limited

Pakorn Sukhum joined the management team of Akara Mining Limited as Chief Executive Offi cer at the end of 2009. He brings to Akara over 22 years of industrial commercial managerial experience in various industries such as metallurgy, chemicals and ceramics in international and domestic markets of Thailand, having held senior management positions in both Thai and Multinational joint venture companies such as Basell Poyolefi ns, Bayer AG as well as Padeang Industry of Thailand. His major contributions and responsibilities have ranged from project management, commercial marketing and sales to business development.

Peter Bamford

BSc(Eng), ARSM, FAusIMM (CP), MAICD

General Manager Challenger Operations and Development

Peter Bamford has over 40 years experience in mining and civil engineering operations in Australia and the United Kingdom. His experience has included various executive roles within base metal mining (MIM Holdings Limited now Xtrata) and gold mining within Metana/Gold Mines of Australia and other gold mining companies. Peter joined Dominion Mining Limited in 1996 and since that time has been responsible for the feasibility study, development and operation of the Challenger gold mine.

Peter Warren

B Com, CPA

Chief Financial Officer (resigned 31 August 2011)

Peter Warren joined Kingsgate in March 2006 as Chief Financial Offi cer and is a CPA of 35 years standing, with an extensive involvement in the resources industry. Prior to Kingsgate, he was Company Secretary and Chief Financial Offi cer of Equatorial Mining Limited and of the Australian subsidiaries of the Swiss based Alusuisse Group and has held various fi nancial and accounting positions for Peabody Resources and Hamersley Iron. Peter has been retained by the Company providing corporate advisory services.