Ernest Angelo, Jr.
Ernest Angelo, Jr., has had distinguished careers in engineering and public service. As an independent petroleum engineer since 1964, he has been involved in the generation, evaluation, development, and operation of drilling prospects and in the operation of producing properties. Currently, Mr. Angelo is managing partner of Discovery Exploration involved in investing in oil and gas exploration and production. Mr. Angelo was appointed to the National Petroleum Council by United States Energy Secretary Edwards in August of 1981 and was, subsequently, reappointed by Secretaries Hodel, Herrington and Watkins.
Mr. Angelo was elected Mayor of Midland, Texas, in 1972 and served four terms. He served as Midland County Republican Party Chairman and as a member of the State Republican Executive Committee. He was also elected Republican National Committeeman in 1976 and re-elected in 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992. Mr. Angelo served as Co-Chairman of Texas for Mr. Ronald Reagan in 1976, and as Texas Chairman of “Reagan for President” in 1980. He was Deputy Chairman and Campaign Manager for the 1980 Texas Reagan-Bush Campaign, Chairman of the National Advisory Board for Reagan-Bush 1984, and Chairman of the Texas Delegation in 1980 and 1984. He was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in March 1996 and served as Vice Chairman of the Commission for nearly three years. Mr. Angelo was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Public Safety Commission in January 2005 and, subsequently, became Chairman of the Commission. He retired from the Committee in 2008.
Mr. Angelo holds a B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, and the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, having served as Permian Basin President and as State Director. He was Permian Basin Engineer of the Year in 1973 and received the National Public Service Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers in 1996.
The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, P.C.
 The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, P.C., has had a long and distinguished career in both public and private sectors. He has led a number of senior departments as a minister in successive governments of Canada. He was foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau from 1981 to 1984 and in October 1996 was promoted to the department of Human Resources Development where he was responsible for more than half of Canada’s budget. In August 1999 he became Minister for International Trade. He was appointed Minister of Health, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister responsible for official languages in December 2003. From July 2004 to February 2006 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew holds a M. Phil. (International Relations) from Balliol College, Oxford University, Great Britain, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from University of Québec at Trois-Rivières. He has written numerous articles on international affairs.
Anthony J. Grey
 Mr. Anthony J. Grey has been the Chairman of International Ferro Metals Limited, a ferrochrome and mining company since 2002 and is also a director of Mega Uranium Ltd. Mr. Grey was formerly the Managing Director of Pancontinental Mining Ltd., which discovered Australia's Jabiluka uranium deposit. Mr. Grey has also been Chairman of Precious Metals Australia and is widely recognized as an authority on the Australian uranium industry. Mr. Grey graduated with a B.A. in History (Hons) and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto. Thereafter, he practiced law with a major law firm in Toronto for seven years. He emigrated to Australia in 1972.
Dr. George Poling
 Dr. George Poling is a director of Trigon Uranium Corp. and also Quadra Mining Ltd., a multi-asset copper and base metal producing company which owns and operates the Robinson Mine of Nevada and is constructing the Carlota copper project located in Arizona. Dr. Poling retired from the position of Professor in the Department of Mining and Mineral Process Engineering at the University of British Columbia in 1997 after 29 years of service. He also served as the Research Director at the B.C. Mining Association. He is the author of over 80 refereed scientific publications and patents. Dr. Poling has received numerous awards during his career including the Henry Birks & Sons Gold Medal for Highest Standing in Engineering, University of Alberta, 1957; the Walter Gage Teaching Award, University of British Columbia, 1987; and the CIM Distinguished Lecturer Award, 1983-1984. He holds a Ph.D. in Mineral Process Engineering from the University of Alberta, 1963, and a B.Sc. in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, 1957, also from the University of Alberta.
Sidney Himmel
 Sidney Himmel, the President of Trigon Uranium Corp., is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Potash Corp. Mr. Himmel has over 17 years experience in Canadian capital markets having worked at major investment dealers over that period of time. Earlier in his career, he practiced as a tax specialist with a Canadian national auditing firm. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario; a member of the American Chemical Society; and a recipient of awards from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Canadian Securities Institute. Mr. Himmel has been an adjunct professor in corporate taxation at the business school of the University of Toronto and has also written various publications in taxation and accounting. He has edited a publication on the financing of private pre-IPO biotechnology companies. He has been with Trigon Uranium Corp. since 2003 in various capacities.
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