Tim Baker was appointed Chairman of the Board in January 2013. Tim most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Kinross Gold Corporation from June 2006 to November 2010. He is a geologist with over 30 years of global project development and operational experience including in Chile and Tanzania where he was Executive General Manager for Placer Dome. Prior to this, Tim managed mining operations in the United States and Venezuela and held geological and production roles in Kenya and Liberia. Tim is also a Director of Antofagasta PLC, Sherritt International and Rye Patch Gold Corp.

Sam Coetzer was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Star in January 2013 and has been a Director of Golden Star since December 2012. Sam joined Golden Star in March 2011 and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer until December 2012. Sam is a mining engineer with over 26 years of international mining experience with Kinross, Xstrata, Xstrata Coal, and Placer Dome. Sam was the Senior Vice President at Kinross responsible for the South Americas in 2010 prior to joining Golden Star.

Gil Clausen is the President and CEO of Brio Gold Inc. and former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Augusta Resource Corporation. He serves as an independent director of Plata Latina Minerals Corporation. With over 30 years of executive, financial, developmental and operational industry experience, Gil has been responsible for executing growth strategies for mining companies on a range of continents and across a variety of commodities. He is a Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree, each in Mining Engineering from Queens University, Canada. He is also a graduate of a Queen’s University executive business program.

Anu Dhir is a co-founder and executive of ZinQ Mining, a private base metals and precious metals royalty company that focuses on the Latin America region. She is also the managing director of Miniqs Limited, a private group primarily interested in developing resource projects. Prior to this, Anu was Vice President, Corporate Development and Company Secretary at Katanga Mining Limited. She is a non-executive director of Taseko Mines Limited and Trillium Health Partners.

Anu is a graduate of the General Management Program (GMP) at Harvard Business School, she holds a law degree (Juris Doctor) from Quinnipiac University, Connecticut, United States and a BA from the University of Toronto.

Robert Doyle has more than 30 years of mining; from international resource exploration, development, and fundraising, to production. Most recently, Robert was Founder, and Chief Executive Officer of Medoro Resources, now known as Gran Colombia Gold Corp. Prior to this, Robert served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Stratus Energy, Chief Financial Officer of Coalcorp Mining, and Chief Financial Officer of Bolivar Gold Corp. Currently, Robert serves as a Director and Chairman of the audit committee of Mandalay Resources Corp., Director and member of the audit committee of Detour Gold Corporation.

Robert is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Director.

Craig Nelsen is a geologist with over 35 years of experience in the mining business. Craig was Founder, CEO and Director of Avanti Mining. Formerly, Craig was Executive Vice President, Exploration of Gold Fields Limited; Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the former Metallica Resources (now New Gold), and has also held a variety of strategic positions at Lac Minerals Ltd.

Craig holds a M.S. degree in geology from the University of New Mexico and a B.A. in geology from the University of Montana

Daniel joined Golden Star in September 2006 as Vice President, Operations and was appointed Executive Vice President Operations and Chief Operating Officer in January 2013. He was subsequently appointed to the board in November 2014. Daniel has more than 30 years of experience in the mining sector in Ghana and West Africa. Most recently, Daniel was Deputy Chief Operating Officer Africa for AngloGold Ashanti where he successfully managed the construction and operation of the Bibiani mine as well as the operation of the Siguiri, Obuasi and Freda Rebecca mines. Daniel has made a significant contribution to mining in Ghana as the country’s former President of the Chamber of Mines and more recently in his appointment as Chairman of the Board of the GCB Bank.

The Honourable Mona Quartey has 26 years of experience in risk management, treasury and corporate finance. Based in Accra, Ghana, she is Managing Partner of BVM Advisory Services, which acts as a consultant to government and private sector bodies. From July 2014 to January 2017 she served as Deputy Finance Minister in charge of Economic Strategy for the Ghana’s Ministry of Finance and prior to that she held a variety of senior roles in Ghana and the USA, including Group Treasurer for Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited. Mona is a Non-Executive Director of Golden Star’s subsidiary, Golden Star Resources Ghana, she is owner and Director of Green Pastures and Still Waters Limited and Director of BVM Advisory Services Limited. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.