Orezone Gold Corporation

Career chronology

• Orezone AIF states officer since May 2017; exact day not established.: Orezone Gold Corporation — President, CEO and Director. Management biographies (Patrick Downey biography)

• Dates not independently established: Elgin Mining — President, CEO and director. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Patrick Downey)

• Dates not independently established: Aura Minerals — President, CEO and director. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Patrick Downey)

• Dates not independently established: Viceroy Exploration — President, CEO and director. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Patrick Downey)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Engineering from Queen’s University. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Management biographies (leadership biography for Patrick Downey)

Contributions and company outcomes

First stage commissioned and second mine acquired

2025–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Orezone declared commercial production on its first Bomboré hard-rock stage in January 2026 and closed its Casa Berardi purchase in March 2026; its 2025 production of 110,014 ounces was below its stated 115,000–130,000 ounce target.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Downey was chief executive; the outcome was delivered by the company and wider teams, and direct individual contribution is not quantified.

Relevance: Relevant to operating delivery and capital allocation.

2025 annual information form (PDF p3; acquisition and commercial-production summary); 2026 management information circular (PDF pp22–24; production target and actual)

Industrial safety

Contractor fatality at Bomboré

May 2025; review 2026 · issuer reported · high materiality

A contractor employee died in a vehicle-related incident at the hard-rock construction site on 8 May 2025. Orezone said it was investigating with contractors and authorities; the 2026 circular reports the incident and reduced the safety-related incentive assessment.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Downey was CEO; no personal involvement or individual fault is established.

Relevance: Relevant to corporate safety oversight and investigation follow-through.

Fatality at hard-rock plant construction site (Fatality announcement, opening paragraphs); 2026 management information circular (PDF pp23–24, 2025 safety KPI)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports CEO roles at Elgin Mining and Aura Minerals and engineering roles with Anglo American. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of President, CEO and Director.

Management biographies (Patrick Downey biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• AIF identifies officer start 4 March 2018.: Orezone Gold Corporation — EVP and CFO. 2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Peter Tam)

• From November 2015; exact day and departure date unverified: Nevsun Resources — Vice President Finance. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Peter Tam)

• Dates not independently established: Elgin Mining — Chief Financial Officer. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Peter Tam)

• Dates not independently established: Aura Minerals — Vice President Finance. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Peter Tam)

• Dates not independently established: Thompson Creek Metals — Treasurer. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Peter Tam)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of British Columbia; CPA and CFA credentials. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Management biographies (leadership biography for Peter Tam)

Litigation and enforcement

Nevsun Bisha allegations and subsequent settlement

Alleged 2008–2012; 2015–2018 role; 2020 proceedings · disputed · medium materiality

Eritrean plaintiffs alleged forced labour at Bisha in 2008–2012; Nevsun denied the allegations. Canada’s Supreme Court in 2020 allowed claims to proceed past a motion to strike, not a merits determination; the case was later settled on undisclosed terms. Nevsun’s AIF identifies Tam as VP Finance from November 2015, after the alleged work period; he joined Orezone in 2018.

Attribution: Employer context; no individual link established. The pleaded period predates the evidenced Nevsun role, and the sources do not establish personal involvement or a finding against Tam.

Relevance: Prior-employer governance context, limited by distinct periods and the absence of individual attribution.

Nevsun 2016 annual information form (PDF p59, Peter Tam officer history); Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya, 2020 SCC 5 (paragraphs 4–6, allegations and motion); Nevsun Bisha lawsuit case profile (case summary, denial and October 2020 settlement)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports Nevsun VP Finance, Elgin CFO and Aura Finance; Nevsun AIF specifies November 2015 start. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of EVP and CFO.

2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Peter Tam)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• Dated appointment took effect June 1.: Orezone Gold Corporation — Chief Operating Officer. Management appointments (COO appointment and biography)

• Dates not independently established: Wesdome Gold Mines — Chief Operating Officer. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

• Dates not independently established: St Andrew Goldfields — Vice President Operations. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

• Dates not independently established: Bonterra Resources — President and CEO. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

Governance and interests

Signed Wesdome safety policy

2020–2026 · documented · medium materiality

Pelletier signed Wesdome’s November 2020 health and safety policy as Chief Operating Officer. Orezone states he subsequently joined as its COO on 1 June 2026.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. Signature establishes policy role, not independent evidence of its implementation or outcomes.

Relevance: Relevant to operating and safety governance.

Wesdome safety policy (PDF page 1, signatures); Management appointments (COO appointment)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports Wesdome COO, St Andrew operations VP and Bonterra CEO; signed Wesdome safety policy corroborates COO role. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of Chief Operating Officer.

Management appointments (COO appointment and biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• AIF identifies officer start 4 March 2019.: Orezone Gold Corporation — SVP General Counsel. 2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Ryan Goodman)

• VP Legal Affairs before departure announced 21 February 2019; exact start date unverified: Aura Minerals — Vice President Legal Affairs. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Ryan Goodman); Aura Announces Management Changes (21 February 2019 departure announcement); Orezone prospectus, ASX admission (printed p78, former Aura position)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: Juris Doctor from the University of Manitoba. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Management biographies (leadership biography for Ryan Goodman)

Governance and interests

San Andrés community dispute and company response

2016 dispute; subsequent 2021–2025 context · disputed · medium materiality

Community advocates in 2016 raised concerns over the San Andrés mine’s planned cemetery relocation and treatment of protesters. Goodman signed Aura Minerals’ response disputing the allegations, explaining its position on authorisations and reporting a temporary operating suspension; a later account of the dispute and original court outcome were not established. Later, 2022 independent reporting said Honduras ordered suspension of activities in a project area until a permit was obtained; a 2025 issuer-commissioned technical report says cemetery relocation was completed in 2021 following a court order and compensation. These are distinct accounts; the full court record and later community outcomes were not verified.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The signed 2016 response names Ryan Goodman VP Legal Affairs & Business Development; the later Aura departure release and Orezone prospectus establish a coherent role and identity bridge. These sources establish communication, not personal misconduct or a definitive finding on the allegations.

Relevance: Relevant experience in contentious environmental and community relations.

Azacualpa community alert on cemetery and charges (29 March community alert); Aura Minerals response to community allegations (PDF pp1–4, response and Goodman signature); Honduras authority orders suspension at San Andrés (April 2022 suspension and company response); San Andrés S-K 1300 technical report summary (section 17.2, cemetery relocation); Orezone prospectus, ASX admission (printed p78, identifies Orezone Goodman as former Aura legal VP); Aura Announces Management Changes (21 February 2019 legal VP departure)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports Aura Minerals VP Legal Affairs for seven years and a Manitoba JD. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of SVP General Counsel.

2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Ryan Goodman)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• AIF identifies officer since 3 January 2023; promoted in May 2026.: Orezone Gold Corporation — SVP Corporate Development. 2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Kevin MacKenzie)

• Dates not independently established: Canaccord Genuity — Managing Director, metals and mining equity analyst. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Kevin MacKenzie)

• Dates not independently established: Imperial Metals — Geologist, development mine manager and construction technical adviser, Red Chris. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Kevin MacKenzie)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: Earth and Environmental Sciences (Honours) degree from UBC, MBA from Queen’s University, and BC professional geoscientist registration. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Management biographies (leadership biography for Kevin MacKenzie)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports Canaccord metals analyst and Imperial Metals Red Chris geological and project roles. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of SVP Corporate Development.

2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Kevin MacKenzie)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• Dated appointment effective immediately.: Orezone Gold Corporation — VP Exploration. Management appointments (exploration VP appointment and biography)

• April 2023 to March 2026; exact dates unverified: New Gold — Vice President Geology. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

• Dates not independently established: BHP — Metals exploration practice lead. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

• Dates not independently established: Yamana Gold — Director of Geology. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

• Dates not independently established: SRK Consulting — Principal consultant. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: PhD in Structural and Economic Geology from INRS, MSc and BSc Honours from McGill, and professional geologist registration in Ontario and Quebec. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Management appointments (leadership biography for Jean-François Ravenelle)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports New Gold VP Geology April 2023 to March 2026 and earlier BHP, Yamana and SRK roles. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of VP Exploration.

Management appointments (exploration VP appointment and biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• AIF identifies officer since 1 January 2022.: Orezone Gold Corporation — VP Engineering. 2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Dale Tweed)

• Dates not independently established: Newmont — Peñasquito study director. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Dale Tweed)

• Dates not independently established: Aura Minerals — Vice President Projects. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Dale Tweed)

• Dates not independently established: Gualcamayo Project — Engineering Manager. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Dale Tweed)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: BSc in Mechanical Engineering, MBA in Project Management and Project Management Professional certification. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Management biographies (leadership biography for Dale Tweed)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports engineering roles at Newmont Peñasquito and Aura Minerals, plus Gualcamayo engineering. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of VP Engineering.

2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Dale Tweed)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• AIF identifies officer since 3 January 2023.: Orezone Gold Corporation — VP Technical Services. 2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Rob Henderson)

• CEO from 21 April 2020 through resignation 25 February 2022: Great Panther Mining — President and CEO. Great Panther announces CEO resignation (2022 CEO resignation announcement); Great Panther announces new CEO Rob Henderson (21 April 2020 CEO appointment)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: MBA and BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town; professional engineer. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Management biographies (leadership biography for Rob Henderson)

Business failures and setbacks

Tucano operational and environmental setbacks

2021–2022 · disputed · medium materiality

Great Panther temporarily suspended UCS mining in 2021 after pit-wall movement; the Amapá environmental agency issued three notices totalling BRL 50 million after a fish mortality investigation. The company contested causation and sought cancellation. Henderson stepped down as CEO in February 2022; Great Panther entered bankruptcy in December 2022, after his departure.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Henderson was CEO during the 2021 issues but had left before bankruptcy. Individual causation is not established and the notices’ final outcome is unverified.

Relevance: A prior operating and environmental oversight episode relevant to the technical-services role.

2021 management discussion and analysis (UCS geotechnical and Notices of Infraction sections, pp4–5); Great Panther announces CEO resignation (Resignation announcement); Great Panther voluntary bankruptcy (16 December bankruptcy announcement); Great Panther announces new CEO Rob Henderson (21 April 2020 CEO appointment)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports senior roles at Great Panther, Amerigo, Kinross and others; Great Panther confirms CEO until February 2022. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of VP Technical Services.

2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Rob Henderson)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• AIF gives 17 January 2024 officer date, not his date of joining Orezone.: Orezone Gold Corporation — VP Finance. 2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Gareth Withers)

• Dates not independently established: Ernst & Young — Senior Manager. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Gareth Withers)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: Bachelor of Commerce (first-class honours) from Edinburgh and chartered accountant designations in Scotland and Canada. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Management biographies (leadership biography for Gareth Withers)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports Ernst & Young senior manager and Orezone finance since April 2019. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of VP Finance.

2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Gareth Withers)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• Dated appointment effective 18 May.: Orezone Gold Corporation — VP Investor Relations. Management appointments (investor relations appointment and biography)

• Dates not independently established: Andean Precious Metals — Director, Investor Relations. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

• Dates not independently established: Marathon Gold — Investor relations and corporate communications roles. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

• Dates not independently established: New Gold — Investor relations and corporate communications role. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports prior investor relations roles with Andean, Marathon and New Gold. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of VP Investor Relations.

Management appointments (investor relations appointment and biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• Promotion announced 13 May 2026; exact effective date not specified.: Orezone Gold Corporation — SVP Finance and Administration, Orezone Quebec. Management appointments (Chris McLean promotion and biography)

• Dates not independently established: Hecla Canada — Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Controller of Canadian Operations. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

• Dates not independently established: Aurizon Mines — Corporate Controller. Management appointments (May 2026 appointment, biography)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: Chartered Professional Accountant designation. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Management appointments (leadership biography for Chris McLean)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports senior finance positions in Hecla Canada and Aurizon Mines before the Orezone Quebec appointment. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of SVP Finance and Administration, Orezone Quebec.

Management appointments (Chris McLean promotion and biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• Dated issuer statement establishes 1 October effective date.: Orezone Gold Corporation — VP Sustainability. Third quarter production and leadership update (Leadership Update, Sophie Bertrand)

• Dates not independently established: New Gold — Senior Director, Sustainability. Third quarter production and leadership update (October 2026 leadership update)

• Dates not independently established: Yamana Gold and Pan American Silver — Sustainability and environmental roles. Third quarter production and leadership update (October 2026 leadership update)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: MBA in Global Mining Management from the Schulich School of Business. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Third quarter production and leadership update (leadership biography for Sophie Bertrand)

Personal achievements

Prior sustainability role independently corroborated

2025–2026 · documented · medium materiality

New Gold’s 2025 sustainability report release identifies Bertrand as Senior Director, Sustainability; Orezone appointed her VP Sustainability effective 1 October 2026. The announcement records company reporting and does not measure her individual impact.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. Source names her and her role; individual attribution to company-wide results is not established.

Relevance: Relevant to environmental and social performance responsibilities.

New Gold 2024 sustainability report announcement (issuer release paragraph naming Bertrand); Third quarter production and leadership update (Leadership Update; appointment)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports prior sustainability leadership at New Gold, Yamana and Pan American Silver. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of VP Sustainability.

Third quarter production and leadership update (Leadership Update, Sophie Bertrand)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• Dated issuer statement establishes 28 September effective date.: Orezone Gold Corporation — VP and General Manager, Orezone Quebec. Third quarter production and leadership update (Leadership Update, Christian Bruneau)

• Dates not independently established: Glencore Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations — Director, Nickel Rim South and Fraser mines. Third quarter production and leadership update (October 2026 leadership update)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education and credentials

Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports: Studied mining engineering at Université Laval; the issuer does not state a degree award. Independent verification was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Third quarter production and leadership update (leadership biography for Christian Bruneau)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports Glencore Sudbury Nickel Rim South and Fraser operations leadership and previous Casa Berardi experience. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of VP and General Manager, Orezone Quebec.

Third quarter production and leadership update (Leadership Update, Christian Bruneau)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

Career chronology

• October 2026 local reporting confirms operating subsidiary role; exact start date not established.: Orezone Bomboré SA — General Manager, Orezone Bomboré SA. Bomboré health and safety days (October 23 site safety ceremony, Ousseni Derra)

• Joined Orezone on 8 January 2009 according to prospectus; date of later GM appointment unknown.: Orezone Gold Corporation — Company service in increasingly senior positions. Orezone prospectus, ASX admission (printed p79; Derra joining date)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported education

Qualification dates not independently established · issuer reported · low materiality

The prospectus reports a master’s degree in geology from the University of Ouagadougou and an MBA from Sorbonne Business School (IAE Paris). Independent credential checks were not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer; no independent verification is asserted.

Relevance: Relevant to professional background.

Orezone prospectus, ASX admission (printed p79, Derra biography)

Industrial safety

Bomboré construction fatality and subsequent safety program

2025–2026 · issuer reported · high materiality

Orezone reported a contractor employee died in a vehicle-related incident at its Bomboré hard-rock construction site in May 2025. Dated local reporting identifies Derra as the mine subsidiary’s general manager and records his participation in its October 2026 safety days. The investigation’s final outcome was not located.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Derra was identified as general manager; the sources do not establish personal involvement or fault.

Relevance: Material site-level safety context.

Fatality at hard-rock plant construction site (May 9 incident announcement); Bomboré health and safety days (23 October site manager and safety days)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Dated Burkina Faso reporting identifies Derra as Orezone Bomboré general manager. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of General Manager, Orezone Bomboré SA.

Bomboré health and safety days (October 23 site safety ceremony, Ousseni Derra)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.

• The 8 January 2009 issuer-reported date is his Orezone joining date, not a verified date of appointment as Bomboré general manager.

Career chronology

• Dated 2025 and 2026 local reporting identifies role; exact start date not established.: Orezone Bomboré SA — Director, Health and Safety, Orezone Bomboré SA. Bomboré health and safety days (October 23 site safety ceremony, Georges Zigani)

Industrial safety

Bomboré safety milestone and following fatality

May 2025 · issuer reported · high materiality

Dated local reporting identifies Zigani as Bomboré health and safety director and reports a celebration of 20 million hours without a lost-time incident on 7 May 2025. The next day a contractor died in a vehicle-related construction incident; Orezone reported a continuing investigation. These refer to separate periods, and the milestone does not negate the fatality.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Zigani was identified in the safety leadership role; no personal involvement in the incident or causation is established.

Relevance: Material context for the site safety role.

Bomboré safety hours commemoration (May 7 milestone and safety director); Fatality at hard-rock plant construction site (May 9 fatality announcement); Bomboré health and safety days (October 2026 safety director)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to the role

Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality

Dated Burkina Faso reporting identifies Zigani as Orezone Bomboré health and safety director. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.

Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of Director, Health and Safety, Orezone Bomboré SA.

Bomboré health and safety days (October 23 site safety ceremony, Georges Zigani)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.

• This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.

• A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.