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R. McAllister was appointed Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective February
12, 2001. Mr. McAllister was appointed a Director of the company
on January 9, 2001. Prior to his appointment to the Board, Mr. McAllister
was with ASARCO Incorporated from 1966 to 1999, most recently serving
as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1999, Chief Operating
Officer from 1998 to 1999, Executive Vice President — Copper
Operations from 1993 to 1998, Chief Financial Officer from 1982
to 1993 and in various professional and management positions from
1966 to 1982. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (f/k/a Cleveland Cliffs, Inc.), an iron ore mining company. Mr. McAllister
received his MBA from New York University, his Bachelor of Science
- Finance from the University of Utah, and attended the Advanced
Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Greg Struble was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective February 4, 2008. Mr. Struble has over 25 years of underground metal and non-metal mining experience. Prior to joining Stillwater, Mr. Struble was Underground Project Manager of Barrick Gold Corporation's Cortez Hills Joint Venture Project based in Elko, Nevada. Mr. Struble spent nearly four years at Meridian Gold Company as General Manager of Meridian's El Penon Mine based in Antofagasta, Chile. From 1997 to 2003, he was with AngloGold as then General Manager Underground Mine Manager at their Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture in Nevada. Mr. Struble holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Michigan Technological University and completed the Executive Development Program at Wharton Business School in 2000.
John
R. Stark Stark was appointed Vice President, Human Resources on September 21, 1999, and was subsequently appointed Secretary and Corporate Counsel on May 29, 2001 and July 17, 2001, respectively. Mr. Stark was appointed Chairman of Palladium Alliance International on March 30, 2006. Mr. Stark has a varied background in corporate administration and human resources. He was previously with Molycorp, Inc. in 1996 as Manager of Sales and Administration; Western Mobile, Inc., and international construction material supplier, from 1992 to 1996; and with AMAX Inc. for 13 years until 1992. Mr. Stark received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Montana.
Terrell
I. Ackerman is currently Vice President, General Manager East Boulder operations. Mr. Ackerman was Vice President Planning & Process Operations from March of 2002 to November, 2008. Mr. Ackerman joined the company in March 2000 as Director of Corporate Planning after 2 years as an independent consultant. During 1998 and 1999 Mr. Ackerman conducted feasibility studies, operational and mine planning reviews for various underground operations. Prior to this time, Mr. Ackerman was VP and General Manager of BHP Copper’s San Manuel Operation in Arizona. Mr. Ackerman held increasing roles of accountability for Magma Copper Company starting as an underground engineer in training in 1976. Mr. Ackerman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mine Engineering from the University of Idaho College of Mines.
Gregory
A. Wing
has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since
March 2004. Mr. Wing was with Black Beauty Coal Company as Vice
President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 1995 through
2003. Prior to joining Black Beauty, Mr. Wing was with Pittsburg
and Midway Coal Mining Company a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation
as Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis in Englewood, CO.
From 1986 to 1989, he was employed with Chevron Corporation as Senior
Analyst in Corporation Planning, and from 1980 to 1986, he was with
Arabian American Oil Company. Mr. Wing earned a Bachelor of Arts
in Physics from the University of California at Berkeley and a M.B.A
in Accounting and Finance from the University of California at Berkeley.
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