Gold Exploration & Development

Almaden Project, Idaho, Golden Summit, Vinasale & Rob Projects, Alaska.

Free
Freegold Ventures Limited Management

Managemenrt

& Directors

Steve Manz
President & CEO, Director

Mr. Manz holds a B.A.Sc. in Geological Engineering as well as an MBA. Over the past 17 years, Mr. Manz has been directly involved in the securing of over $700 million of debt and equity financing for junior and mid-tier resource companies, and has been instrumental in the creation and refinancing of several North American gold producers. Mr Manz was directly involved in a the acquisition merger, financing, and financial turnaround of several distressed Canadian gold mines which resulted in a debt-free, cash-flow-positive 300,000 oz/year gold producer. Subsequently, Mr. Manz became the President and Chief Financial Officer of a NYSE listed gold and industrial minerals company for whom Mr Manz raised US $66 million, allowing the company to recommence mining at its 50,000 oz/year Nevada gold mine, and to fund the acquisition and development of additional mining assets in Nevada and Oregon. Mr. Manz also served as Vice President of Gerald Metals, one of the world's largest metal merchanting companies, where he was responsible for the refining and purchasing of precious metals, the design and implementation of commodity and currency hedging programs, and the arrangement of and participation in project, working capital and bridge loans for mining projects throughout the world.


Kristina Walcott
Vice-President, Business Development

Ms. Walcott has worked in various capacities in the mining and mineral exploration industry for the past 20 years. Ms. Walcott has held administrative and field positions including General Manager of Orex Laboratories, a diamond sample processing facility and Mines Land Manager for Pacific North West Capital and CanAlaska Uranium Limited, both Vancouver-based mineral exploration companies with extensive land positions in Canada and the United States. In addition she was actively involved in the geophysical contracting industry where she assisted in remote-site field geophysical surveys for major and junior mining firms. Ms. Walcott has served as the Company's VP Business Development since March 2005 where she is responsible for identifying and acquiring new business opportunities in the mining sector.


Michael Gross
Vice-President, Exploration

Mr. Gross (P.Geo.) holds a B.S. in geology, and an M.S. in economic geology. With an excellent track record of finding, building, operating and improving precious metals mines throughout North America, Mr Gross has held senior exploration positions ranging from mine geologist to VP Exploration. In addition Mr. Gross has served as VP Operations for four separate gold and silver producers operating eight mines with aggregate annual production of 350,000 ounces of gold and 8.5 million ounce of silver between them. Mr. Gross's exploration and operating plans have served as the basis for the securing of over $200 million of mine financing.


Jeffrey Woods
Vice-President, Project Development

Mr. Woods holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Mackey School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno. He is a registered member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) and a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). Previously he held the position of Sr. Process Engineer with Washington Group International (2006-2007) and Hatch Limited (2005-2006) as well as president and consulting metallurgist with Woods-Galati Inc. (2001-2005). He has over 25 years experience in metallurgical testing, process engineering, project development, commissioning and operations.


Gordon Steblin
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Steblin, B. Comm., CGA, is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Freegold Ventures Limited, El Nino Ventures Inc. and CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (2002-present) and accountant of Pacific North West Capital Corp. (1996-2002), Freegold Ventures Limited (1994-2002), CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (1994-2002), and El Nino Ventures Inc. (1999-2002).

Morris Medd
Director

Mr. Medd is an independent businessman. He retired as President of the Redpath Group of Companies (1999-2004), world leaders in underground mine development, and a current director of the group. He has served on the board of the Ontario Mining Association.


David Knight
Director

Mr. Knight is a partner with the law firm of Macleod Dixon LLP, who brings with him over 25 years experience in securities and mining law. David's expertise is in the areas of public and private financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, and he represents both issuers and investment dealers on a regular basis. David's representation of numerous clients on property acquisitions and development, and his experience in closing large mining transactions will be of great assistance in helping Freegold continue to grow through in-house project developments and on-going acquisitions. David has been recognized as a recommended lawyer in the area of mining law by the LEXPERT Legal Directory, and has been designated as a "Best Lawyer in Canada" for 2007 in the area of Natural Resources Law. From August 2003 to December 2005 Mr. Knight was counsel with Miller Thomson LLP and prior to August 2003 was a partner with Macleod Dixon LLP.


Robert Jackson
Director

Mr. Jackson holds the Chartered Financial Analyst(r) designation along with Masters Degrees in both mining engineering and business administration. Mr. Jackson is currently the CEO of Tiomin Resources Inc., a TSX listed company involved in the exploration and development of mineral projects in Kenya and Peru. Prior to joining Tiomin in 2006, Mr. Jackson was a founding Director and the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development of Jaguar Mining Inc. Mr. Jackson was instrumental during his four years with the company in helping bring Jaguar to producer status, and today Jaguar is one of the fastest growing gold miners in Brazil with a market capitalization in excess of $720 million. Mr. Jackson's work within the mining industry also includes engineering and underground mining work with Falconbridge.


Steve Manz
Director, President and CEO

Mr. Manz holds a B.A.Sc. in geological engineering from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from York University and has been involved in the financing and operation of several North American gold producers over the past 19 years. From 2003 to 2005 Mr. Manz was a financial consultant in the mining and power generation sectors. From 2000 to 2003 he served as the Director of Finance of Energy Development Group, LLC in Connecticut.


Hubert Marleau
Director

Mr. Marleau, a graduate of the University of Ottawa is currently President & CEO of Palos Capital Corp. (1998-present).

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