Nautilus Minerals Inc. - Board & Management

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	Directors

	A. Geoffrey Loudon (Chairman and Non-Executive Director) Mr. Loudon is a London-based mining professional with qualifications in geology and engineering. His international experience is extensive and covers resource exploration development, production and finance in Australasia, Asia, the Americas and Europe. Mr. Loudon was founder and chairman of Niugini Mining, discoverer of the Lihir gold deposit in PNG, which was developed by Rio Tinto in 1995. Mr. Loudon remains a director of Lihir Gold Limited (listed on the Australia Stock Exchange and on NASDAQ), and is chairman of L&M Petroleum Limited (listed on the Australia Stock Exchange and the New Zealand Stock Exchange). Mr. Loudon is also a fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

	Stephen Rogers (President, CEO and Executive Director) Mr. Rogers has been the President and CEO of the Nautilus Minerals Group since June 2008. His primary focus is on permitting, financing and the development of the Company's first project, Solwara 1. This is the first step in taking Nautilus from its position as a junior explorer to being the world's first seafloor minerals resource production company. Mr Rogers joined Nautilus in 2007 as Chief Development Officer, responsible for the definition and execution of the Solwara 1 Development Project in Papua New Guinea. He has 30 years of experience in the offshore industry with a background in corporate and project management. For the last 15 years Mr Rogers has worked at steering committee and project director level on major capital intensive projects. Before joining Nautilus he worked with Clough (one of Australia's leading engineering and construction companies) as CEO Oil and Gas, and prior to that he was MD of Technip Oceania, Europe's leading oil and gas services group and one of the world's leading deepwater subsea contractors.

	David De Witt (Non-Executive Director) Mr. De Witt is a founder and the chairman of Pathway Capital Ltd, a private venture capital firm, and is involved in all aspects of its investment activity including analysis of investment opportunities, negotiation and structuring of transactions and fund raising activities. Prior to forming Pathway Capital Ltd, Mr. De Witt was a partner in a venture capital corporation where he was involved in strategic planning, acquisitions and investment decisions. Mr. De Witt also spent 15 years as a practising lawyer specialising in corporate and securities law, initially with Clark Wilson in Vancouver and thereafter as a founding partner in his own law firm. Mr. De Witt joined the Vancouver Stock Exchange in the Listings Department in 1980 where he was the first lawyer to be hired by the venture exchange. Mr. De Witt graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in 1975 and a Bachelor of Law degree, also from the University of British Columbia, in 1978. Mr De Witt directorships have recently included Arequipa Resources Ltd, Bear Creek Mining Corp and Peru Copper Ltd.

	Russell Debney (Non-Executive Director) Mr. Debney was chairman of the Board of Directors of Nautilus Minerals Niugini Limited and Nautilus Minerals Oceania Limited prior to the acquisition of those companies by Nautilus . He has been actively involved in the development strategy of Nautilus Minerals almost since its inception. Based in Sydney, Australia, Mr Debney is a qualified commercial and corporate lawyer as well as a director of a number of companies in the mining and resources industry. He has extensive experience in the management, financing and structuring of resource projects, particularly in the offshore environment. He was a director and Senior Vice President of the Global Engineering Group, a world leading offshore oil and gas engineering company, for nearly 15 years.

	Matthew Hammond (Non-Executive Director) Mr Hammond is the Group Strategist at Metalloinvest Holdings, where he has responsibility for part of the non-core asset portfolio. Matthew advises the Metalloinvest Board on strategic acquisitions and investments. Prior to joining Metalloinvest, Mr Hammond was a Director at Credit Suisse, where he worked for 12 years. He has a BA (Hons) from Bristol University.

	John O'Reilly (Non-Executive Director) Mr John O'Reilly joined the Board in December 2007. Mr. O'Reilly, holds a BSc in Metallurgy and an MSc in Mineral Process Design. He has over 40 years experience in the international mining industry including 19 years with Rio Tinto Plc ("Rio Tinto"), including Head of Technology and Head of Gold and Other Minerals, based in London, and a secondment to the Lihir Management Company as Managing Director. He was the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Lihir Gold Ltd in Papua New Guinea, a plus 40 million ounces gold resource, where he was responsible for the design, engineering, construction and initial operation of the US$900 million Lihir mine, plant and associated infrastructure. He retired as a non-executive director of Lihir Gold Ltd at the end of 2006.

	Management

	Anthony O'Sullivan (Chief Operating Officer) Mr. O'Sullivan joined Nautilus as Vice-President - Corporate Development and later became Chief Operating Officer. Mr. O'Sullivan has over 20 years of industry experience, 15 of which were with BHP Billiton. A member of the BHP Billiton Exploration Management Team since 2001, he managed the company's base metal and Bulk commodities (iron ore, coal, bauxite) exploration effort. Mr O'Sullivan has wide experience in mineral exploration and development and has been involved in the discovery and development of iron ore, base metal, coal and tantalite deposits.

	Shontel Norgate (Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary) Prior to joining Nautilus, Ms. Norgate was the financial controller of Macarthur Coal Ltd which is a publicly-listed coal mining company (Australian Stock Exchange Top 200). Ms. Norgate worked for seven years as the financial controller of a publicly-listed exploration company and commenced her career as an auditor with a predecessor firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Australia. Ms. Norgate is a qualified Chartered Accountant and member of the Chartered Secretaries of Australia. Ms. Norgate brings to Nautilus extensive commercial experience in the resources industry including debt and equity finance, financial reporting, project management, corporate governance, commercial negotiations and business analysis.

	Michael Johnston (Vice-President Strategic Development) Formerly general manager for Exploration with Placer Dome, Mr. Johnston oversaw Placer Dome's exploration efforts in Australia and Asia, where he was a senior member of Placer Dome's exploration and Asia-Pacific operations management team. Prior to this role, Mr. Johnston was technical services manager for Placer Dome at the massive Porgera Gold Mine in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, where he managed the technical teams responsible for exploration, geology, geotech and engineering within the 210,000 tonnes per day open pit and 3,000 tonnes per day underground operations. With over 20 years experience in the mining industry, 11 of which were with Placer Dome, Mr. Johnston brings to Nautilus a strong knowledge of the mining industry, people, decision makers, and laws throughout the Asia-Pacific region. He also has extensive ore reserve and project evaluation experience, a track record of finding ore bodies, and a strong understanding of all aspects of deep sea mining, through his management of Placer Dome's involvement in the Solwara Projects.

	Scott Trebilcock (Vice-President Business Development and Investor Relations) Mr. Trebilcock has over 12 years of experience in the metallurgical, mining and materials industries. Scott was a process engineer with Hatch Associates from 1994 to 1997 where he earned his Professional Engineering licence. Scott moved to Noranda Inc. where he marketed zinc and copper assets. Scott helped start-up a joint venture with Dupont Canada in 2000, and left Noranda in 2001. After completing an MBA, Scott joined the boutique management consulting firm PRTM, based in Boston, MA. From 2002 to 2007, Scott consulted to Fortune 100 chemicals, materials and energy firms to help drive value from mergers, acquisitions and other large change projects. Scott joined Nautilus in September 2007 as Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations.

	Glen Smith (Chief Technology Officer) Glen Smith joined Nautilus as Chief Technology Officer in January 2009. Mr. Smith has over 21 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry comprising 11 years with Technip (Perth / Paris) and 5 years with both Single Buoy Moorings (Monaco) and Clough Engineering (Perth). He has extensive project experience involving the development and use of innovative design and construction techniques to execute projects in challenging and remote environments. Mr. Smith's industry experience includes deep and shallow water projects and floating production facilities. During the latter part of his employment at Technip, Mr. Smith worked as project manager on large multi-disciplinary subsea oil and gas projects. Previously, he worked as engineering manager at Technip Oceania and was responsible for development and management of the company's engineering. Mr. Smith has broad international experience which includes 9 years in Europe and he has specific project experience in the North Sea, West Africa and throughout Australasia.

	Mel Togolo (PNG Country Manager) Mr. Togolo has 25 years' experience working in senior roles in industry and government within PNG and internationally. He is currently a director of Westpac Bank PNG Limited. His previous roles include General Manager - Corporate Affairs and HR for Highlands Gold Limited, Director of Bougainville Copper and Deputy Chairman of Investment Promotion Authority of PNG. In January 2004, Mr. Togolo was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to commerce and industry. Prior to his appointment at Nautilus he worked for ten years as General Manager, Corporate Affairs at Placer Dome Niugini Limited.

	Paul Tamoepeau (Tonga Country Manager) Mr Tamoepeau grew up in Tonga before leaving to study overseas. He returned to Tonga in 1992 and has now over 16 years experience working in the public and private sector. Mr Taumoepeau spent 13 years with the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, where he worked in numerous roles including setting up domestic market and corporate services systems. Prior to his appointment at Nautilus he worked for Leiola Group Limited which is the only duty free operator in Tonga, where he was the General Manager in his last 2 years. Mr Taumoepeau is President of the Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry.