Board of Directors

Jean-Marie Bourassa

President of the Audit Committee
Independent
Mr. Bourassa is the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Bourassa Boyer inc., an accounting firm. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Savaria Corporation, which is listed on the TSX, and is involved with various private companies as a shareholder and director. Mr. Bourassa has been a chartered accountant since 1976 and attained corporate governance certification at Université Laval in 2009.

John H. Davis

President of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Independent
John Davis retired from Noranda Inc. after 25 years in technical development and management. As Director, Strategic Planning and Coordination, he led Noranda to develop new businesses in several advanced technologies, including those that are now the basis for 5N Plus, and was involved in a number of successful investment initiatives. Mr. Davis has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Imperial College, University of London. He is an Associate of the Royal College of Science and has completed the Management Development Program at Northeastern University.

Frank Fache

Non independent
Mr. Fache is based in Hong Kong and he is responsible for the Company’s strategic metal sourcing. Mr. Fache joined our Board of Directors in April 2011, subsequent to the closing of the acquisition of MCP Group SA. Mr. Fache is the former Co-Chief Executive Officer of MCP Group SA. He was, prior to his role in MCP, the Chief Executive Officer of Ferromin. Mr. Fache has over 25 years of experience in the industry and he holds an applied economics degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium.

Jacques L’Écuyer

Non independent
Mr. L’Écuyer is one of 5N Plus founders and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since the Company’s inception in June 2000. Mr. L’Écuyer previously acted as the pure metals and compounds Business Unit Manager within Noranda Inc. Mr. L’Écuyer holds BS and MS degrees in metallurgical engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal and a PhD in materials science from the University of Birmingham in England.

Pierre Shoiry

Member of the Compensation Committee
Independent
Mr. Shoiry is President and Chief Executive Officer of GENIVAR, a leading Canadian engineering company. Mr. Shoiry has been a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Quebec since 1980. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in applied science with a major in civil engineering, as well as a Master’s degree in applied science from Université Laval in Québec City.

Dennis Wood

Chairman of the Board
Member of the Audit and Compensation Committees
Independent
Mr. Wood is President and Chief Executive Officer of DWH Inc., a position he has held since 1973. A very experienced businessman, Mr. Wood is a board member of many companies, such as National Bank Trust, Transat A.T. Inc., the Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., Rite Aid Corporation and Azimut Exploration Inc. and GBO Inc. (formerly Le Groupe Bocenor Inc.). He received in 1987 an honorary PhD from the Université de Sherbrooke, and was awarded the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian award.