Michael E. Beckett

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Biographical Information

"Mr. Michael Edward Beckett, FRSA, FIMMM, BSc (Geology) served as a Consultant of Medoro Resources Ltd. since January 2010. Mr. Beckett served as the Managing Director of Consolidated Gold Fields. From 1954 to 1967, Mr. Beckett served as a Commissioned Officer at Royal Artillery and Royal Canadian Artillery. He serves as the Chairman of Energentia Resources, Inc. He serves as the Chairman of Watts Blake Bearne and Company PLC, Horace Clarkson PLC, and W.B.B. Minerals Ltd. He has been the Chairman of Endeavour Financial Corporation since November 6, 2008. Mr. Beckett serves as the Chairman and/or Director of a number of other public resource companies, including Siblelco Minerals & Chemicals Ltd. Mr. Beckett serves as the Chairman of Endeavour Mining Corporation and has been its Director since July 26, 2002.

"He served as Chairman of Thomas Cook plc. until October 1, 2011. He served as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Thomas Cook Group plc. He served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Oxus Gold PLC until December 8, 2004. He served as the Chairman of Ashanti Goldfields Company Ltd. He served as the Chairman of the Board of CoalCorp. Mining Inc. He served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Mytravel Group PLC since March 22, 2004. He served as the Non-Executive Chairman of London Clubs International Ltd. from July 29, 2002 to November 13, 2006. He served as the Non-executive Chairman of Clarkson plc. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Greycoat Real Estate LLP (also known as Greycoat Estates Limited and Greycoat PLC) until it was taken over in 1999, and also of Oxus Mining PLC and Monarch Resources PLC. He has been a Non Executive Director of International Hotel Investments plc since July 23, 2010. He has been an Independent Director of Energentia Resources, Inc., since March 1, 2007. He serves as a Director of Northern Platinum Limited. He has been a Director of Crew Gold Corp. since February 11, 2010. He has been an Independent Non Executive Director of Mvelaphanda Resources Ltd., since March 10, 2004. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Northam Platinum Ltd., since 1999. He has been an Independent Non Executive Director of Thomas Cook Group plc since March 28, 2007 and served as its Senior Independent Non Executive Director. Mr. Beckett has been an Independent Director of Northern Orion Resources Inc., since June 4, 2004 and its Lead Director since August 10, 2005. He has been a Director of Endeavour Financial Corporation since July 26, 2002. He serves as a Non-Executive Director of E.A.G.C. Ventures Corp. Ltd., (Canada), The Egypt Trust, Foreign and Colonial General Income Growth PLC. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Orica Ltd., since July 15, 2002. Mr. Beckett served a Director of CoalCorp. Mining Inc., (Formerly, Adobe Ventures Inc.) since March 1, 2005. Mr. Beckett served as a Non Executive Director of Banro Corporation from January 1, 2010 to October 2010. He served as a Director of Medoro Resources Ltd., from March 31, 2004 to January 2010. He has been a Director of Petroamerica Oil Corp. since October 22, 2009. He served as a Director of Learning Technology Plc. He served as a Director of Mytravel Group PLC since March 22, 2004. He served as a Non-Executive Director of London Clubs International Ltd. from July 29, 2002 to November 13, 2006. Mr. Beckett served as a Non-Executive Director of Clarkson plc from 1988 to May 26, 2004. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Ashanti Goldfields Company Ltd. since March 1994. He served as a Director of Oxus Gold PLC from October 2001 to December 8, 2004. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Queens Moat Houses UK Limited since 1994. He served as a Director of Greycoat Real Estate LLP. He served as a Non-Executive Director of BPB Limited from 1992 to July 23, 2003 and also was a Non-Executive Director of Amstrad PLC, British Borneo Oil & Gas PLC, North Limited (Australia) and Viglan Technology PLC. Mr. Beckett has a successful track record in a number of companies which have faced difficult circumstances. Mr. Beckett has considerable international mining and industrial expertise. He began his career in the explosives industry in Canada and has extensive experience as an Independent Director in Europe, Africa, North America and Australia He served as a Director of Gold Fields of South Africa and Renison Gold Fields in Australia. He holds BSc, FIMM and FRSA."

"As a former of chair of Ashanti Goldfields Ltd. and former Managing Director of Consolidated Gold Fields plc, Mr. Beckett has a deep knowledge of Africa. Mr. Beckett is a Non-executive Director of International Hotels Investment Ltd., Northam Platinum Ltd., Orica Ltd., Petroamerica Oil Corporation and The Egypt Trust Ltd."

Affiliations

• Chair, Endeavour Mining