Executive Management

Brad Gordon
Managing Director
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed director and CEO March 2008
Mr Gordon became an executive director of the Board of Intrepid Mines Limited on 11 March 2008. He has more than 10 years' experience in senior management positions in the gold industry in Australia, PNG and Fiji. Most recently employed as Managing Director of Placer Dome Niugini Ltd and prior to that as General Manager of Porgera, Mr Gordon has also held General Manager or Operations Manager roles at Kalgoorlie West for Aurion Gold, Kanowna Belle for Delta Gold, Leonora for Sons of Gwalia and Vatukoula and Tuvatu for Emperor Mines Limited.

Mr Gordon is an executive director and a member of the Safety and Social Responsibility Committee.

Malcolm Norris BSc (Hons) MSc
Executive General Manager Exploration
Appointed EGM Exploration and New Business March 2008
Malcolm is an exploration specialist, and came to Emperor after holding the position of General Manager – Exploration and Business Development at the Indophil Resources since 2005. Malcolm has previously held senior positions with WMC Resources including, among others, the roles of Group Manager – Exploration (2003 – 2005), Global Exploration Manager – Gold (2001 – 2002) and several years as Country Manager for WMC Resources in the Philippines.

Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Smith BA
Appointed CFO June 2008
Stephen has over twenty years' local and international experience in the mining industry, most recently having held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Peabody Pacific, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy. Prior to that, Stephen spent sixteen years with Canadian miner, Placer Dome Limited, the last four as Executive General Manager Finance for Placer Dome Asia Pacific.

Vanessa Chidrawi
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Appointed Company Secretary March 2008
Ms Chidrawi had 12 years’ private practice experience in commercial law and litigation, practising for her own account in Johannesburg. Prior to joining Emperor Mines Limited in May 2006 as Corporate Counsel, and later Company Secretary, Ms Chidrawi project-managed Emperor’s acquisition of DRDGOLD’s PNG assets.

Don Russell
General Manager Paulsens
Appointed GM Paulsens May 2008
Don Russell is an experienced mining manager with 20 year’s experience in the gold mining industry. He was previously the Mining Manager at Newmont’s Jundee operation. Prior to Jundee, Don held similar positions for Newmont at Tanami and the Pajingo Joint Venture. Other companies Don has worked for include KCGM, Acacia Resources and Renison Goldfields.