Information on the Directors and Executives of SouthGobi Resources and Ivanhoe Australia can be found on the companies' respective websites: www.SouthGobi.com and www.IvanhoeAustralia.com
Dr. David Klingner
Chairman
Dr. Klingner has been a corporate director since 2004 after spending 38 years in the mining industry. During his career with Rio Tinto, he held a variety of positions including Head of Exploration, Group Executive responsible for Rio Tinto's coal and gold businesses in Australia and Indonesia and Managing Director of Kaltim Prima Coal in Indonesia. Dr. Klingner retired from Rio Tinto in 2004. He currently serves as Chairman of Codan Limited, an electronic goods manufacturer, and is the former Chairman of Energy Resources of Australia Ltd., a uranium mining company. He also serves as an advisory director for Pacific Road Capital Management, a private equity fund.
Dr. Klingner has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Queensland and a PhD from the University of Melbourne. He is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Dr. Klingner was appointed Chairman of the Turquoise Hill Resources board in May, 2012.
Kay Priestly
Director
Ms. Priestly was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation on May 1, 2012. She was previously a senior executive with Rio Tinto where she served as Chief Financial Officer of Rio Tinto's Copper Group from November 2008 to May 2012. Ms. Priestly joined Rio Tinto in 2006 as Chief Financial Officer at Rio Tinto's Kennecott Utah Copper operations. She is a director of Stone Energy Corporation and joined the Board of SouthGobi Resources Ltd. and was appointed Chairman in September 2012.
Ms. Priestly previously spent over 25 years with global professional services firm Arthur Andersen, where she provided tax and consulting services to companies in the energy and mining sectors with worldwide operations. She held various leadership positions while at Arthur Andersen, including serving on its global executive team and global energy team. Ms. Priestly previously served as a director of Palabora Mining Company Limited.
Ms. Priestly holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, summa cum laude, from Louisiana State University. She is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and was a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for over 25 years.
Isabelle Hudon
Director
Ms. Hudon is currently President of Sun Life Financial Quebec, an insurance company, where she is responsible for overseeing all of Sun Life Quebec's corporate strategy and growth. Prior to joining Sun Life, she served as the President of Marketel, a Montreal-based advertising agency in Montreal, between November 2008 and August 2010. From 2004 to 2008, Ms. Hudon served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal.
Ms. Hudon is currently Chairman of Collectif de Festivals Montréalais and is a director of Hydro-Québec, Aéroports de Montréal and Holt Renfrew Canada.
Ms. Hudon undertook economic science studies at the Université de Montréal and undertook business administration studies at the University of Ottawa. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Ms. Hudon was appointed to the Turquoise Hill Resources board in May, 2012.
Peter Gillin
Director
Mr. Gillin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tahera Diamond Corporation, a diamond exploration, development and production company, from October 2003 to September 2008, and was Chief Restructuring Officer until December 2008. Between November 2002 and May 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Zemex Corporation, an industrial minerals producer. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Gillin was Vice Chairman and a director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons Canada Limited, an investment bank, and was Acting Chief Executive Officer between 2001 and 2002. He currently is a Non-Executive Director of several public companies including Silver Wheaton Corporation, Dundee Precious Metals and Sherritt International Corp.
Mr. Gillin holds an Honours Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute and the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts.
Mr. Gillin was appointed to the Turquoise Hill Resources board in May, 2012.
Jill Gardiner
Director
Ms. Gardiner is currently a corporate director and has a financial consulting practice. She is a director of Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc., a private company involved in the ownership and operation of land lease communities, and a director of Timber Investments Ltd., a private company that owns Tolko Industries Ltd., a governor of The Banff Centre, an arts education institution, and Chair of The Banff Centre Foundation.
Ms. Gardiner spent over 20 years in the investment banking industry, most recently as Managing Director and Regional Head, BC, for RBC Capital Markets. She also held various positions in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and debt capital markets as well as serving as Head of the Forest Products Group and Head of the Pipelines & Utilities Group. Ms. Gardiner was a member of RBC Capital Markets' Canadian Investment Banking Management Committee, Promotions Committee, Fairness Opinion Committee and Council for the Advancement of Women.
Prior to joining the investment banking industry, Ms. Gardiner was a Senior Project Manager at the Ontario Energy Board and a sessional lecturer at the University of Victoria.
Ms. Gardiner holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration, both from Queens University. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Ms. Gardiner was appointed to the Turquoise Hill Resources board in May, 2012.
Russel Robertson
Director
Since March 2011, Mr. Robertson has served as Executive Vice-President, Business Integration at BMO Financial Group, and as Vice-Chair at BMO Financial Corp. (formerly Harris Financial Corp.). In this capacity, he has been responsible for overseeing the integration of BMO's recently purchased Marshall & Ilsley Bank with BMO's long-time subsidiary, Harris Bank. Prior to his current role at BMO, Mr. Robertson was the Chief Financial Officer at BMO Financial Group between March 2008 and March 2011. Before joining BMO, he spent over 35 years as a Chartered Accountant. Mr. Robertson held various senior positions with a number of major accounting firms, including holding the positions of Vice-Chair, Deloitte & Touche LLP (Canada), and Managing Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (Canada).
Mr. Robertson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ontario). He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Robertson was appointed to the Turquoise Hill Resources board in June, 2012.
Warren Goodman
Director
Mr. Goodman has served as General Counsel, Business Development at Rio Tinto since June 2008. In April 2010, lead responsibility for Rio Tinto's Europe, Middle East and Africa legal team was added to Mr. Goodman's role and he has served as General Counsel, Corporate-Europe and Business Development since that time. Between May 2007 and June 2008, he held the position of General Counsel, Strategic Projects at Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Mr. Goodman was a partner at a leading Canadian law firm practicing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, project finance and corporate and commercial law.
Mr. Goodman has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University and holds both a Bachelor of Civil Law degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from McGill University. He is a member of the Quebec Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Goodman was appointed to the Turquoise Hill Resources board in June, 2012.
Charles Lenegan
Director
Mr. Lenegan currently serves as a non-executive director for Oz Minerals Limited, a position he has held since 2010. From 2010 to 2012, he served as Non-Executive Chairman of Rey Resources Limited. Mr. Lenegan previously spent 28 years with Rio Tinto where he held various senior management positions, including: Vice President Business Development, Middle East and Africa, Rio Tinto Alcan; Managing Director, Rio Tinto Australia; and President Director, Kelian Equatorial Mining. He is also a former Chairman of the Minerals Council of Australia, former President of the Australia Mines and Metals Association and a former board member of the Business Council of Australia.
Mr. Lenegan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of London. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Lenegan was appointed to the Turquoise Hill Resources board in August, 2012.
Jeffrey Tygesen
Director
Since April 2011, Mr. Tygesen has served as Vice-President, Copper Development at Rio Tinto Copper Group. In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing Rio Tinto's joint venture interests, technical and innovation development, sustainable development and accountability at the company's Chilean and Indonesian copper projects. Mr. Tygesen has spent over 30 years with Rio Tinto, and has held such positions as Mining Executive, Rio Tinto Copper Group; Regional General Manager, Rio Tinto Technology and Innovation; Manager, Long Term and Strategic Planning, Rio Tinto Energy America Coal; and Manager of Mine Development, Diavik Diamond Mines.
Mr. Tygesen holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Mining Engineering) and a Master of Science degree (Mining Engineering), both from the University of Utah (College of Mines and Earth Sciences). He is a member of the Society of Mining Engineering and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Tygesen was appointed to the Turquoise Hill Resources board in August, 2012.
Jean-Sébastien Jacques
Director
Mr. Jacques was appointed Chief Executive Copper in February 2013. He joined Rio Tinto in October 2011 as President, International Operations - Copper, where he led a senior team and oversaw Rio Tinto's interests in the Palabora Mining Company in South Africa, Northparkes Mines in Australia, Kennecott Eagle Minerals and the Pebble Mine in the US and Sulawesi in Indonesia. Prior to Rio Tinto Mr. Jacques spent more than 15 years working across Europe, south east Asia, India and the US in operational and strategy roles in the aluminium, bauxite and steel industries. He served as Group Director, Strategy and was on the Executive Committee at Tata Steel Group from 2007 to 2011.
Mr. Jacques is a Master's graduate (science) of Ecole Centrale Paris in France and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Virginia Flood
Director
Virginia Flood currently serves as Vice President Canada for Rio Tinto, where she leads and executes the company's Canadian strategy with the federal government and external partners. Prior to Rio Tinto, Ms. Flood spent more than ten years in senior positions in the Canadian Government. From September 2009 to May 2012, she was Director General Policy, Minerals and Metals at Natural Resources Canada. Between June 2005 and September 2009, Ms. Flood was National Director and from June 2003 to June 2005 was Executive Advisor to the Deputy Minister at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. From April 2001 to June 2003, she held a variety of executive roles in Veteran Affairs, the Privy Council and Transport Canada.
Ms. Flood is a director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Mining Association of Canada.
Ms. Flood holds a Business Administration degree from the University of Prince Edward Island and a Master of Business Administration from Queens University.