Board of Directors

William D. Pugliese, Chairman & Director IAMGOLD Corporation Mr. Pugliese is a businessman and an original founder of the Company. From 1990 to 1993 he held the position of Co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In January 2003, Mr. Pugliese stepped down from the position of Chief Executive Officer and has continued in his role as Chairman of the Board. He participated directly in the evolution of the company, including the development of the Sadiola concession in Mali through his dealings with government officials and joint venture partners. Mr. Pugliese has an extensive business background developed over a period of 35 years as the principal shareholder in a number of private Canadian companies, which include; internet-based business directories and data marketing, the development of recreational resort properties in Canada and the development and licensing of Smartboard, a patented construction product technology.
Stephen J. J. Letwin Steve Letwin was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of IAMGOLD on November 1, 2010. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since joining the Company. Specializing in corporate finance, operational management, and merger and acquisitions, Steve brings over 30 years of experience from the highly-competitive resource sector. Steve actively leads his executive management teams with a clear and pragmatic approach to driving business results, creating shareholder value, and achieving sustainable growth. Prior to joining IAMGOLD, Steve was based in Houston, Texas, where he was the Executive Vice President, Gas Transportation & International, with Enbridge Inc. Steve was responsible for Enbridge’s natural gas operations, including overall responsibility for Enbridge Energy Partners, as the partnership’s Managing Director. In 1999, he joined Enbridge as President and Chief Operating Officer, Energy Services, based in Toronto, Canada. Before joining Enbridge, Steve served as President & Chief Operating Officer of TransCanada Energy and was Chief Financial Officer, TransCanada Pipelines Limited, Numac (Westcoast Energy), and Encor Energy. Mr. Letwin holds an MBA from the University of Windsor, is a Certified General Accountant, a graduate of McMaster University (B.Sc., Honors), and a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program. Throughout his career, Steve has actively demonstrated his commitment to voluntary leadership. His most recent community affiliations have included Director, Corporate Campaign Committee of Texas Children’s Hospital; Patron, UNICEF Alberta, Canada; and Director, YMCA Calgary, Canada. For his commitment to the community, Steve was awarded the 2006 Alberta Centennial Medal.
Derek Bullock A Board member since October 1994, Mr. Bullock is a mining engineer with over 40 years of international experience, including consulting for the World Bank. Formerly, Mr. Bullock was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. He recently retired as President of Delitova Corporation, an international mining and mineral resources consulting company. Formerly the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Adjunct Professor of Mining at the University of Toronto, Mr. Bullock also serves as a director of CANARC Resource Corporation, a TSX-listed company.
John E. Caldwell Mr. Caldwell is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University, Ontario. He has over 30 years experience as a chief executive officer and chief financial officer of several publicly held companies. Mr. Caldwell has obtained significant experience in analyzing and evaluating financial statements as well as exposure to accounting and financial matters as President and Chief Executive Officer of SMTC Corporation (a global provider of advanced electronic manufacturing services) since 2003, as President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE Inc. (a flight simulation and training services company) for over 6 years, as Chief Financial Officer of CAE Inc. for 4 years and 12 years in various senior financial positions at a consumer products company. Mr. Caldwell is also a present and past member of the audit committee of a several of publicly traded companies. Mr. Caldwell has acquired through his education and experience, an understanding of accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements and the implications of said accounting principles on the Company’s results, as well as an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.
Robert Dengler Mr. Dengler retired in 2005 after working for 41 years in the mining industry. Mr. Dengler was President and CEO of Dynatec Corporation, a company he cofounded in 1980. Mr. Dengler holds a Bachelor of Science degree (1965) from Queen's University and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Queen's University in 1988. Before cofounding Dynatec, Mr. Dengler was a partner and Vice-President & General Manager of J.S. Redpath Limited. Mr. Dengler has authored several technical publications on shaft sinking and Long Round Development®. Mr. Dengler has been a director of IAMGOLD since 2005, and a director of Denison Mines since 2004.
Mahendra Naik Mr. Naik is a Chartered Accountant with mining and investment industry experience. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. He practiced as a Chartered Accountant for nine years with a major Canadian accounting firm. As a Chartered Accountant, Mr. Naik has experience in preparing, auditing, analyzing and evaluating financial statements, understands internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and understands the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements as well as the implications of said accounting principles on the Company’s results. From 1990 to 1999, he was the Chief Financial Officer of IAMGOLD. He is also the Audit Committee Chairman for a TSX listed base-metals company and a Director of number of private companies.
John Shaw Mr Shaw brings to IAMGOLD technical and strategic expertise gained from over 40 years of development and operating experience in the mining industry internationally. He is a geological engineer (Queen's) and until the time of his retirement (33 years in the Placer organization) was Vice President of Australian Operations of Placer Dome Asia Pacific and Managing Director of Kidston Gold Mines. He has also served as a director of a number of mining companies (gold, platinum and base metals) in Australasia, SE Asia and Africa. Presently he is a director of Discovery Metals Ltd and Quadra Australia Pty Ltd. Mr. Shaw has been a director of IAMGOLD since 2006.
Guy Dufresne From 1992 to October 2006, Mr. Guy G. Dufresne held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer of Québec Cartier Mining Company, a producer of iron ore products. Prior to joining that company, Mr. Dufresne held progressive senior positions within the forest product industry including President and CEO of Kruger Inc. Mr. Dufresne also chairs the Conseil du patronat du Québec and is Chairman of the Chamber of Maritime Commerce. Mr. Dufresne earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, a master's degree of engineering (M.Eng.) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA at Harvard University. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of RSA Insurance Company of Canada.
Donald K. Charter Mr. Charter became the President and CEO of Corsa Capital Ltd in August of 2010. Corsa is a junior metallurgical coal mining company listed on the TSX.V with operations in Pennsylvania. Mr. Charter has business experience in a number of sectors including mining (precious metals, base metals, iron ore, coal), oil & gas, real estate and financial services. He is a graduate of McGill University where he obtained degrees in Economics and Law. He began his career in Toronto where he built a successful commercial and M&A business lawl practice becoming a partner in a national law firm. In 1996 he joined the Dundee group of companies as an Executive Vice President with a number of capital markets related responsibilities. In 1998 he became the inaugural Chairman and CEO of the Dundee Securities group of companies and oversaw its growth from a start up to a major independent financial services company. In 2006, Mr. Charter left this group and focused his attention on 3C’s Corporation, his personal consulting and investment company, and as a corporate director primarily in the resource sector currently sitting on the Board of Directors of Lundin Mining (Compensation Committee (Chair) and Audit Committee) Dundee REIT and Adriana Resources (Chairman of the Board). Mr. Charter has extensive corporate governance experience and has sat on and chaired a number of audit, compensation and governance committees during his career as well a number of special, independent and strategic committees in various corporate situations. He has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors Education Program and is a member of the Institute.
Timothy R. Snider Timothy R. Snider is Chairman of Cupric Canyon Capital, LLC., a private equity firm which invests in copper resources. He had a long career with Phelps Dodge Corporation and Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, retiring from full time status in 2008. Snider began his 38 years with Phelps Dodge (now Freeport-McMoRan) as an underground mine laborer in the Copper Queen operation in Bisbee, Ariz. During his career he held numerous operational, technical, and exploration positions. In 1998, Mr. Snider was appointed President of Phelps Dodge Mining Company and in 2003 was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation. In these roles, he led the operational and technical integration of Phelps Dodge's Cyprus-AMAX acquisition and helped to establish Phelps Dodge as one of the industry leaders in technology development and operational excellence. In early 2007, he assumed the role of President and Chief Operating Officer of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Inc. upon Freeport's acquisition of Phelps Dodge. Mr. Snider holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Geology and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University and is a graduate of the Wharton Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He currently is a director of Compania Minera Buenaventura, SA, the largest Peruvian mining company, is the founding Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Mineral Resources at the University of Arizona, and serves on the boards of the Northern Arizona University Foundation and the Mining Foundation of the Southwest.

William D. Pugliese, Chairman & Director IAMGOLD Corporation

Mr. Pugliese is a businessman and an original founder of the Company. From 1990 to 1993 he held the position of Co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In January 2003, Mr. Pugliese stepped down from the position of Chief Executive Officer and has continued in his role as Chairman of the Board. He participated directly in the evolution of the company, including the development of the Sadiola concession in Mali through his dealings with government officials and joint venture partners. Mr. Pugliese has an extensive business background developed over a period of 35 years as the principal shareholder in a number of private Canadian companies, which include; internet-based business directories and data marketing, the development of recreational resort properties in Canada and the development and licensing of Smartboard, a patented construction product technology.

Stephen J. J. Letwin

Steve Letwin was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of IAMGOLD on November 1, 2010. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since joining the Company.

Specializing in corporate finance, operational management, and merger and acquisitions, Steve brings over 30 years of experience from the highly-competitive resource sector. Steve actively leads his executive management teams with a clear and pragmatic approach to driving business results, creating shareholder value, and achieving sustainable growth.

Prior to joining IAMGOLD, Steve was based in Houston, Texas, where he was the Executive Vice President, Gas Transportation & International, with Enbridge Inc. Steve was responsible for Enbridge’s natural gas operations, including overall responsibility for Enbridge Energy Partners, as the partnership’s Managing Director. In 1999, he joined Enbridge as President and Chief Operating Officer, Energy Services, based in Toronto, Canada.

Before joining Enbridge, Steve served as President & Chief Operating Officer of TransCanada Energy and was Chief Financial Officer, TransCanada Pipelines Limited, Numac (Westcoast Energy), and Encor Energy. Mr. Letwin holds an MBA from the University of Windsor, is a Certified General Accountant, a graduate of McMaster University (B.Sc., Honors), and a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program.

Throughout his career, Steve has actively demonstrated his commitment to voluntary leadership. His most recent community affiliations have included Director, Corporate Campaign Committee of Texas Children’s Hospital; Patron, UNICEF Alberta, Canada; and Director, YMCA Calgary, Canada. For his commitment to the community, Steve was awarded the 2006 Alberta Centennial Medal.

Derek Bullock

A Board member since October 1994, Mr. Bullock is a mining engineer with over 40 years of international experience, including consulting for the World Bank. Formerly, Mr. Bullock was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. He recently retired as President of Delitova Corporation, an international mining and mineral resources consulting company. Formerly the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Adjunct Professor of Mining at the University of Toronto, Mr. Bullock also serves as a director of CANARC Resource Corporation, a TSX-listed company.

John E. Caldwell

Mr. Caldwell is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University, Ontario. He has over 30 years experience as a chief executive officer and chief financial officer of several publicly held companies. Mr. Caldwell has obtained significant experience in analyzing and evaluating financial statements as well as exposure to accounting and financial matters as President and Chief Executive Officer of SMTC Corporation (a global provider of advanced electronic manufacturing services) since 2003, as President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE Inc. (a flight simulation and training services company) for over 6 years, as Chief Financial Officer of CAE Inc. for 4 years and 12 years in various senior financial positions at a consumer products company. Mr. Caldwell is also a present and past member of the audit committee of a several of publicly traded companies. Mr. Caldwell has acquired through his education and experience, an understanding of accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements and the implications of said accounting principles on the Company’s results, as well as an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

Robert Dengler

Mr. Dengler retired in 2005 after working for 41 years in the mining industry. Mr. Dengler was President and CEO of Dynatec Corporation, a company he cofounded in 1980. Mr. Dengler holds a Bachelor of Science degree (1965) from Queen's University and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Queen's University in 1988. Before cofounding Dynatec, Mr. Dengler was a partner and Vice-President & General Manager of J.S. Redpath Limited. Mr. Dengler has authored several technical publications on shaft sinking and Long Round Development®. Mr. Dengler has been a director of IAMGOLD since 2005, and a director of Denison Mines since 2004.

Mahendra Naik

Mr. Naik is a Chartered Accountant with mining and investment industry experience. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. He practiced as a Chartered Accountant for nine years with a major Canadian accounting firm. As a Chartered Accountant, Mr. Naik has experience in preparing, auditing, analyzing and evaluating financial statements, understands internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and understands the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements as well as the implications of said accounting principles on the Company’s results. From 1990 to 1999, he was the Chief Financial Officer of IAMGOLD. He is also the Audit Committee Chairman for a TSX listed base-metals company and a Director of number of private companies.

John Shaw

Mr Shaw brings to IAMGOLD technical and strategic expertise gained from over 40 years of development and operating experience in the mining industry internationally. He is a geological engineer (Queen's) and until the time of his retirement (33 years in the Placer organization) was Vice President of Australian Operations of Placer Dome Asia Pacific and Managing Director of Kidston Gold Mines. He has also served as a director of a number of mining companies (gold, platinum and base metals) in Australasia, SE Asia and Africa. Presently he is a director of Discovery Metals Ltd and Quadra Australia Pty Ltd. Mr. Shaw has been a director of IAMGOLD since 2006.

Guy Dufresne

From 1992 to October 2006, Mr. Guy G. Dufresne held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer of Québec Cartier Mining Company, a producer of iron ore products. Prior to joining that company, Mr. Dufresne held progressive senior positions within the forest product industry including President and CEO of Kruger Inc. Mr. Dufresne also chairs the Conseil du patronat du Québec and is Chairman of the Chamber of Maritime Commerce. Mr. Dufresne earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, a master's degree of engineering (M.Eng.) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA at Harvard University. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of RSA Insurance Company of Canada.

Donald K. Charter

Mr. Charter became the President and CEO of Corsa Capital Ltd in August of 2010. Corsa is a junior metallurgical coal mining company listed on the TSX.V with operations in Pennsylvania. Mr. Charter has business experience in a number of sectors including mining (precious metals, base metals, iron ore, coal), oil & gas, real estate and financial services. He is a graduate of McGill University where he obtained degrees in Economics and Law. He began his career in Toronto where he built a successful commercial and M&A business lawl practice becoming a partner in a national law firm. In 1996 he joined the Dundee group of companies as an Executive Vice President with a number of capital markets related responsibilities. In 1998 he became the inaugural Chairman and CEO of the Dundee Securities group of companies and oversaw its growth from a start up to a major independent financial services company. In 2006, Mr. Charter left this group and focused his attention on 3C’s Corporation, his personal consulting and investment company, and as a corporate director primarily in the resource sector currently sitting on the Board of Directors of Lundin Mining (Compensation Committee (Chair) and Audit Committee) Dundee REIT and Adriana Resources (Chairman of the Board). Mr. Charter has extensive corporate governance experience and has sat on and chaired a number of audit, compensation and governance committees during his career as well a number of special, independent and strategic committees in various corporate situations. He has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors Education Program and is a member of the Institute.

Timothy R. Snider

Timothy R. Snider is Chairman of Cupric Canyon Capital, LLC., a private equity firm which invests in copper resources. He had a long career with Phelps Dodge Corporation and Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, retiring from full time status in 2008. Snider began his 38 years with Phelps Dodge (now Freeport-McMoRan) as an underground mine laborer in the Copper Queen operation in Bisbee, Ariz. During his career he held numerous operational, technical, and exploration positions. In 1998, Mr. Snider was appointed President of Phelps Dodge Mining Company and in 2003 was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation. In these roles, he led the operational and technical integration of Phelps Dodge's Cyprus-AMAX acquisition and helped to establish Phelps Dodge as one of the industry leaders in technology development and operational excellence. In early 2007, he assumed the role of President and Chief Operating Officer of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Inc. upon Freeport's acquisition of Phelps Dodge.

Mr. Snider holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Geology and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University and is a graduate of the Wharton Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He currently is a director of Compania Minera Buenaventura, SA, the largest Peruvian mining company, is the founding Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Mineral Resources at the University of Arizona, and serves on the boards of the Northern Arizona University Foundation and the Mining Foundation of the Southwest.