Board & Management

Mr Alexander Hewlett

Managing Director

Mr Hewlett was appointed to the Board on 16 December 2008 as part of the Company’s plans to re-focus their corporate activities in resources and increase shareholder value.

Mr Hewlett is a qualified geologist and a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is currently a chairperson of Groote Resources. Mr Hewlett was previously a geological consultant with CSA Global in their resource evaluation division. Mr Hewlett has also held prior positions as a geologist with Poseidon Nickel Limited and Gindalbie Metals Limited.

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Mr Christopher Daws

Executive Director

Mr Daws has a strong background in finance and economics having spent 10 years involved in Australian equities and has worked within some of the largest broking organisations in the world. Mr Daws is an Affiliate Member of the Securities Institute of Australia. Mr Daws held the role of CEO for four years for ASX-listed Niagara Mining Limited (renamed Poseiden Nickel Limited) including as a Director from November 2006 to July 2007. Mr Daws is currently a non-executive director of ASX Listed Spitfire Resources Limited.

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Mr Jonathan Murray

Chairman

Mr Murray is a Partner of Steinepreis Paganin, an independent law firm based in Perth, Western Australia. Mr Murray specialises in equity capital raisings, all forms of acquisitions and divestments, governance and corporate compliance.

The appointment further enhances the Company’s strategic, corporate evaluation and governance processes.

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Mr James Croser

non executive Director

Mr Croser is a qualified mining engineer with significant broad experience in the resources sector, particularly underground mining in hard rock. He was instrumental in the construction of the Frog’s Leg Gold Mine for La Mancha Resources & has held mine management positions for La Mancha Resources & Perilya Limited as well as operational roles in some of Australia’s largest underground contracting companies.

Mr Croser is currently consulting to the mining industry as Operations Manager of Rock Team Pty Ltd. He brings to US Nickel a sound practical & technical knowledge critical to the evaluation of company opportunities moving forward.

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Mr Peter George

non executive Director

Mr George is a qualified Mining Engineer with fifteen years of Australian and international experience in managerial, technical and consulting roles within the mining industry. He holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineering, a Graduate Certificate in Minerals Economics, is a holder of a WA First Class Mine Managers Certificate and is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr George has held prior senior operational positions with Boliden Limited (Sweden) and since 2001 has been involved in progressing numerous projects through the feasibility study to construction process in a Senior position for consulting firm Rapallo Pty Ltd. Mr George has most recently held the positions of Managing Director for Rapallo Pty Ltd and Director of Rock Team Pty Ltd.

Mr George brings to US Nickel a broad knowledge of progressing resource projects from evaluation and feasibility through to construction and operation.

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Maurice Catina

Company Secretary

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Veronica Leslie

Office Manager

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