LAKE SHORE GOLD CORP.
Gold: 1,574.90 +34.31 +2.23% Volume: 0 May 18, 2012
TSX:LSG: 0.86 +0.04 +4.88% Volume: 1,278,519 May 17, 2012
Our Company

Anthony P. Makuch , , , President & CEO, Director

Anthony (Tony) Makuch joined Lake Shore Gold as President and CEO on March 1, 2008. He is a professional engineer (Ontario) with over 25 years of management, operations and technical experience in the mining industry, having managed numerous projects in Canada and the United States from advanced exploration through production. Between January 2006 and March 1, 2008, Mr. Makuch was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for FNX Mining Company Inc. From 1998 to December 2005 he held several positions with Dynatec Corporation, including Operations Manager and VP, Operations. Mr. Makuch holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours Applied Earth Sciences) from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and both a Masters of Science Degree in Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Queen´s University in Ontario.

Dan Gagnon , , , Senior Vice-President, Operations

Dan Gagnon joined Lake Shore Gold in June 2011. He is a Professional Geoscientist with approximately 25 years experience. Mr. Gagnon joined Lake Shore Gold from Vale Sudbury, where he held a number of positions, most recently Mine Manager for the Copper Cliff Mine. While at Vale Sudbury, Mr. Gagnon's responsibilities included merging two operations into one and developing strategic and tactical plans to merge the maintenance function of five mining operations and a mill. Prior to joining Vale Sudbury, he was a Mine General Manager at Goldcorp Inc.'s Red Lake Gold Mines where he successfully integrated two operations and the Company's contractor workforce. Mr. Gagnon also worked for Placer Dome as General Manager of the Timmins and Musselwhite operations.

Mario Stifano , , , VP & Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Stifano is a chartered accountant with more than 15 years of corporate finance experience, including extensive work in the mining sector. Most recently, he was Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Ivernia Inc., an international base metals company based in Toronto, where he completed numerous debt and equity financings, and oversaw the implementation of the financial controls, processes and corporate financing strategies required to bring the Magellan lead mine in Western Australia from the development stage into production. Prior to joining Ivernia, Mr. Stifano´s experience included holding a number of senior finance roles at Noranda Inc., as well as serving as Vice-President of Finance for Investment Administration Sciences, Inc. of Toronto, and Director of Corporate Development for Newcourt Group.

Alasdair Federico , , , Corporate Secretary and General Counsel

Mr. Federico joins Lake Shore Gold from the business law group of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, where he provided advice on all aspects of corporate and securities law. He has experience in public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and continuous and timely disclosure obligations. He has also provided advice to corporations on a variety of commercial, governance and compliance matters.

Eric Kallio , , , VP Exploration

Eric Kallio is a geologist with close to thirty years of experience working on exploration and underground and open pit mine planning, scoping and feasibility studies in Canada and abroad. Most recently, Mr. Kallio has provided geological consulting services to such companies as Detour Gold Corp., Centerra Gold Corp., Golden Harp Resources and Goldeye Exploration Limited. Past corporate assignments have included serving as Vice-President, Exploration with Patricia Mining Corporation; Exploration Manager, Canadian Shield for Kinross Gold Corporation; and Chief Geologist with Placer Dome Canada Limited´s Dome Mine in Timmins. Mr. Kallio was also a former Director of Holmer Gold Mines Limited prior to its merger with Lake Shore Gold in 2004.

Christina Ouellette CHRp , , , V.P. Human Resources

Christina Ouellette is a Certified Human Resource Professional with over twenty years of senior management experience. Ms. Ouellette joined Lake Shore Gold in October 2008 as Director, Human Resources, having previously held senior human resource management positions with FNX Mining Company Inc., the Sudbury Joint Venture, Domtar Forest Products, and Provigo Inc. Ms. Ouellette has a strong background and considerable experience in labor relations, employee relations, recruitment, talent and succession planning, compensation planning, and providing strategic HR direction and guidance to support the business objectives of the Company.

Mark E.F. Utting , , , VP Investor Relations

Mark Utting is a Chartered Financial Analyst with 20 years of investor relations and corporate communications experience, mainly in the mining and financial services industries. Prior positions in the mining sector include serving as Director, Investor Relations for Rio Algom Limited, a Toronto-based international copper producer, leading up to its acquisition by Billiton plc in 2000, and spending four years as Director, Communications and Investor Relations with Dynatec Corporation, a contract miner and emerging nickel producer in Richmond Hill, Ontario, which was acquired by Sherritt International Corporation in 2007. Most recently, Mr. Utting served as Director, Investor Relations with Extendicare REIT, a Markham, Ontario-based nursing home real estate investment trust.

Merushe (Meri) Verli , , , VP Finance & Controller

Ms. Verli is a Chartered Accountant with more than a decade of experience in public practice with KPMG. Prior to joining Lake Shore she was a Senior Manager in the firm's audit practice. While at KPMG, Ms. Verli played a lead role in a number of prospectus offerings for mineral companies, including both equity offerings and debt financings. In addition to her accounting experience and professional designation, Ms. Verli also holds a Bachelors of Economy, a Bachelors of Geology and a PhD in Economic Sciences. Ms. Verli joined Lake Shore in 2007 as Controller, and is based in Toronto.

Will Ansley , , , VP Corporate Planning & Strategy

Mr. Ansley is a Canadian Chartered Accountant who joined Lake Shore Gold in October 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ansley served as Director of Business Development for FNX Mining Company Inc. a producer of nickel, copper and precious metals focused on the Sudbury Basin in Ontario. Prior to that assignment, Mr. Ansley worked as a research analyst at Toll Cross Securities covering the mining industry.

Brian Buss , , , Vice-President, Projects

Brian Buss joined Lake Shore Gold in June 2011. He is a Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional with over 25 years of experience. Most recently, he was General Manager, Mining Projects with Vale Canada where he was responsible for the delivery of all underground studies and projects in the Company's North Atlantic Region. He joined Inco in 1989 where he held a number of positions, including Mine Engineering Supervisor, Chief Mine Engineer, and Superintendent of Projects. His career began with Randfontein Estate Gold Mine in Johannesburg, holding key roles in mine engineering and underground supervision.