Mr. Davenport was appointed Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2009 and Interim Chief Executive Officer in February 2010. Prior to joining Nord Resources, Mr. Davenport held the position of Vice President, Resource Development, Freeport-McMorRan Copper & Gold Inc. In addition, he had previously held a number of senior positions during two decades with Phelps Dodge Corporation, then the world’s second-largest copper producer, which was acquired by Freeport-McMorRan in 2007. In his career at Phelps Dodge, Mr. Davenport’s responsibilities included managing large copper mining operations, overseeing major mining construction projects, several feasibility and scoping studies, and directing the expansion of established operations and the start-up of green-field projects and acquisitions. Mr. Davenport’s career at Phelps Dodge also included five years as President of Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, a Phelps Dodge subsidiary which owned and operated an open-pit copper mine in Arequipa, Peru, that included a fully integrated mining and solvent extraction electrowinning facility, the same process that Nord is using at its Johnson Camp Mine. Mr. Davenport has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Idaho and has served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the Army National Guard.

Mr. Morrison was appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2008. Mr. Morrison is a seasoned executive with over 25 years experience in operations, finance and accounting. Prior to joining Nord Resources, Mr. Morrison was the Vice President of Finance and Administration for AmpliMed Corporation, a clinical-stage oncology drug development company. Prior to that position, Mr. Morrison held the Chief Financial Officer position in several privately held and publicly traded developmental companies. Mr. Morrison’s credentials include a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Delaware and a M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina with a concentration in finance and strategic analysis. In addition, he held a CPA license while practicing public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York.