JOHN F. COOK – DIRECTOR
Mr. Cook was appointed a Director of the Corporation on February 15, 2006. For several years Mr. Cook has been the President of Tormin Resources Limited, a private company providing consulting services to the mining industry. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining), C. Eng UK, and P. Eng Ontario, and brings to Nord more than 40 years of experience in the operations and management of mining companies. Mr. Cook’s positions included: Senior Mining and Managing Consultant, RTZ Consultants Ltd. (1974-78); Associate and Principal, Golder Associates, Ltd. (1978-83); Senior Project Manager, General Manager and Vice President Engineering, Lac Minerals Ltd., (1983-90); Vice President Operations, Goldcorp Inc. (1990-94); and Operations Director, Navan Resources Plc (1994-96). Currently, Mr. Cook serves as a director of Anaconda Mining Corp., GLR Resources Inc., Uranium City Resources Inc. and MBMI Resources Inc.

T. SEAN HARVEY – DIRECTOR
Mr. Harvey was appointed as a Director of the Corporation on June 11, 2007. He is a co-founder and, since January 2004, has served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Andina Minerals, Inc., a Toronto-based exploration-stage mining company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Harvey has also served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Orvana Minerals Corp. (April 2005 – May 2006), a mining company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Atlantico Gold Inc. (May 2003 – January 2004), a private company that acquired the Amapari gold project in Brazil in 2003, and that was subsequently acquired by Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. Prior to that, Mr. Harvey served as: the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a director of TVX Gold Inc. (April 2001 – January 2003), a mining company listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges; a financial consultant to the EBX Group of Companies based in Rio de Janeiro (April 2000 – March 2001); a Director at Nesbitt Burns Inc. (Burns Fry Ltd.) (February 1990 – July 1998) in Toronto, where he was a member of the Investment Banking Group; a Financial Analyst at IBM Canada Limited (February 1989 – February 1990); and an Assistant Manager, CIBC (March 1988 – February 1989). Mr. Harvey holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree (Economics and Geography) and a Master of Arts degree (Economics) from Carleton University, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto. He is also a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

JOHN T. PERRY – DIRECTOR
Mr. Perry was appointed as a director of the Corporation on June 11, 2007, and as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Corporation effective April 23, 2007. Mr. Perry has served as the Corporation’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 1, 2005, and as the Corporation’s Secretary and Treasurer since September 2005. Mr. Perry has over 17 years (1989 to present) of mining and metals industry experience. Before joining the Corporation, Mr. Perry was Vice President, Director with CB Richard Ellis, International Mining and Metals Group from December 2003 to August 2005. Prior to that, he held various positions with BHP Billiton Base Metals and BHP Copper Inc., including: Vice President Finance with BHP Billiton Base Metals from August 2002 to November 2003; President, BHP Copper, Inc. from August 1999 to August 2002; and Vice President Finance and Administration for BHP Copper, Inc. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Arizona.

STEPHEN D. SEYMOUR – DIRECTOR
Mr. Seymour was appointed a director of the Corporation on October 15, 2003. He has over 30 years experience in sales, marketing and finance. Mr. Seymour has owned and been employed by Rockland Investments since 1986. He spent 15 years with Westinghouse Broadcasting where he was head of all television sales and marketing and a member of the board of the Broadcasting Division. Since 1980, he has specialized in leveraged buy-outs, turn-around situations and under-managed and under-capitalized ventures. Mr. Seymour holds an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University.

DOUGLAS P. HAMILTON – DIRECTOR
Mr. Hamilton was appointed a director of the Corporation on February 15, 2006. He has over 30 years of experience in operations and finance in the power generation, automotive and aerospace industries. Mr. Hamilton has been retired since 1997. Prior to his retirement, he was Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Barnes Group Inc. (1996-1997) and Vice President - Finance and Control of U.S. Power Generation Businesses for Asea Brown Boveri, Inc. (1993-1996). Prior to that, he held various executive and management positions at United Technologies Corporation and Ingersoll-Rand Company. Mr. Hamilton holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering Science from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration degree in accounting from Columbia University.