MINING IN COLOMBIA. Attracting and Retaining Talent. Toronto June 7 th, 2011 Vancouver June 8 th, 2011

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1 MINING IN COLOMBIA Attracting and Retaining Talent Toronto June 7 th, 2011 Vancouver June 8 th, 2011

2 75 MINING COMPANIES ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN COLOMBIA Major companies include: Anglo American Anglo Gold BHP Billiton Cerrejon (Anglo, Xstrata and BHP) Drummond Coal Rio Tinto And a host of local Colombian mining companies and international junior exploration and development companies 2

3 SOME CHALLENGES IN RECRUITING TALENT FOR THE MINING INDUSTRY Shortages of experience management, engineering and technical talent globally Unattractive remote project locations Competitive market for talent Environmental and social expectations Political risk Local support for mining 3

4 WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO We are Specialists in recruiting for the mining industry for over 25 years We operate globally in 35 countries with 65 offices We ve managed over 2,000 search assignments for senior executives, project managers, technical experts, and all functional roles We ve manage over 50 assignments per year on all continents Our mission statement is - Inspiring Leaders to Choose You! Providing advise to clients on attracting and retaining talent Using a distinctive and proprietary search process 4

5 THE BEDFORD GROUP/BEDFORD RESOURCES The Bedford Group/TranSearch was founded in 1979, and today we are one of Canada s largest executive search firms. We currently employ 35 professionals in three (3) offices in Toronto and Oakville, Ontario. Our mission statement is - Inspiring Leaders to Choose You! which summarizes our value proposition. Bedford Resources/TranSearch is our specialty practice for clients in Mining, Energy, and Infrastructure sectors globally. Over the past 25 years, we have managed over 2000 recruitment assignments and our experience and advice is recognized globally. Our unique and proprietary search process is considered a leading recruitment strategy and is not offered by any other recruitment firm Founders of Canadian Young Mining Leaders Awards, with the CIM and The Canadian Mining Industry Directors and Executives Remuneration Report 5

6 Our clients include 6

7 TYPICAL SEARCH ASSIGNMENTS C-SUITE & DIRECTOR ROLES Board Director, Iberian Copper, Toronto CEO, HudBay Minerals, Toronto CEO, Iberian, Geneva CEO, Orvana, Toronto CEO, Anvil Mining, Johannesburg COO, Shell Canada COO, Aura Minerals, Vancouver President, Duluth Metals, USA President, URS Washington Group, Canada CFO, NewGold, Vancouver CFO, Abacus Mining, Vancouver Executive Vice President Projects & Engineering, Vale Inco, Vice President Corporate Development, Trafigura, Geneva OPERATING / TECHNICAL POSITIONS Senior Vice President Copper Operations, Chile Vice President Mining, Chile Vice President Exploration, General Mine Manager, Turkey Corporate Manager, Health and Safety Manager Corporate Development, USA Manager, Metallurgy Manager, Construction Mine Manager Mine Manager, Kazakhstan Mine General Manager, Argentina Project Director - New Caledonia Project Director - Panama SUPPORT ROLES Senior Vice President Health & Safety, Montreal Vice President, Corporate & Social Responsibility, Goldcorp Vice President Human Resources, Vancouver Regional Legal Counsel, Toronto Manager Supply Chain, HudBay Controller, Toronto Vice President, Corporate Development Vice President, investor Relations Director, Organizational Development EPC- EPCM INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS Executive Vice President, Global Business Development Deputy Project Directors, Mongolia Project Director, Colombia Project Director, Spain Project Director, Panama Senior Vice President Asia Pacific, Australia Project Directors Engineering Manager, Kazakhstan Construction Manager, Mexico 7

8 OUR GLOBAL OFFICES 8

9 SOME OF OUR CLIENTS IN SOUTH AMERICA INCLUDE Agnico-Eagle Ltd, South America Andean American Resources, Peru Aura Resources, Chile and Honduras BHP Billiton, Brazil, Colombia and Chile Breakwater, Chile Barrick Gold, Chile, Peru and Argentina Gammon Gold, Mexico Torex Gold Mexico Grupo Mexico, Peru Goldcorp, Chile and Mexico Greystar, Colombia Pan American Silver, Argentina SNC Lavalin & Metals, Brazil Uruguay Minerals, Argentina Xstrata Copper, Chile and Peru Cerrejon, Colombia First Bauxite, Guyana Goldfields, Peru 9

10 CHALLENGES RECRUITING FOR COLOMBIAN BASED CLIENTS Country reputation Greatly Improved, still a perception Remote locations, Infrastructure Environment and sustainability challenges Underdeveloped mining culture compare to some other Latin American countries Communities understanding of mining Shortage of mining talent in Colombia 10

11 OVERCOMING THESE CHALLENGES Inspiring Leaders to Choose You! A compelling story for your company and the opportunity A clear and concise statement of your value proposition Attracting the right candidates who fit your organization and culture Overcoming country reputation 11

12 The Bedford Consulting Group/TranSearch is one of Canada s leading privately held retained Executive Search firms. Complementing our core Executive Search business, The Bedford Group offers an integrated suite of innovative Talent Management services to our clients worldwide. We are passionate about providing exceptional services to and strategically partnering with our clients to attract and retain the very best in talent to their organizations. 12