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R. McAllister (age 63) 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 Cleveland
Cliffs, Incorporated, 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 ( age 50) 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 General Manager and 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 (age 53) 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 has a varied background in corporate administrations
and human resources. He was previously with Molycorp, Inc. since
1996 as Manager of Sales and Administration; Western Mobile, Inc.,
an 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 (age 52) is currently Vice President,
Planning and Process Operations. 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
(age 56) 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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