Mr Berar was born in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1960 earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Mr Berar began his career in the securities industry in 1969 and has over 34 years experience in the areas of corporate finance, financial services and investments. As Vice-President, Investment Adviser, with RBC Dominion Securities in Vancouver, he specialized in the resource sector, including mining, forestry and oil and gas. Mr. Berar retired from RBC in 2003. He joined the board of New Guinea Gold on March 31, 2005.

Mr Iewago, BACom, MBA, FAICD, is an accountant by profession whose expertise is in investment Banking and Finance, having served in senior executive roles of major financial institutions in Papua New Guinea ("PNG") over the last decade.

Ces was formerly a Managing Director of Public Officers Superannuation Fund, the largest Superannuation fund in PNG from September 2000 to early 2004. He was previously resident Director and General Manager of Investment Bank, Merrill Lynch in PNG (1997 to 2000), responsible for both its retail and corporate business. He was also Deputy Managing Director of Resources & Investment Finance Limited, PNG's first and only Merchant Bank from 1990 to 1996, responsible for Marketing, Corporate Business and Portfolio Management. He joined the Board of New Guinea Gold on December 5, 2005.

Mr Nethery graduated in Metallurgical Engineering (UBC 1971); and an M.B.A. (UBC 1981). He is a Professional Engineer (BC) and Member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr. Nethery has over 30 years of domestic and international senior management and metallurgical engineering experience.  He has extensive experience in all aspects of mining project development, including; scoping studies, pre-feasibility studies, bankable feasibility studies, metallurgical studies, valuations, and due diligence studies, plant design, construction, commissioning and startup. 

Since 2005, Mr. Nethery has been active in mining project development and management, and as a director and/or officer of various mining and resource related companies and has been president of a private mining company.  In 2009, Mr. Nethery became President and a Director of Frontera Copper Corporation and is currently a Consultant to Frontera assisting in the re-start of mine operations and production at the 70M lb copper per year Piedras Verdes Mine in Mexico.

Greg is an experienced Managing Director, CFO and Company Director who has more than 28 years experience in financial and general management for large publicly listed companies in Australia and overseas. Greg is currently a Director and lead consultant with Itas Consulting. Since late 2005, Greg has been a Managing Director and an active Non-executive Director of several small to medium enterprises in the manufacturing, building and engineering sectors.

Prior to that Greg held the positon of Chief Financial Officer for both Roche Mining and Queensland Cotton Holdings LImited. Greg was a Director of the Roche Group of companies.

Betty Anne Loy - Corporate Secretary

Betty Anne Loy is a corporate administrator who resides in Vancouver, Canada. She has been a secretary of various private and public companies.  Ms. Loy has more than twelve years experience in corporate administration of Canadian and US public companies including responsibility for statutory compliance and regulatory filings and has managed all aspects of corporate and shareholder communications.

Ms Hartin has approximately 20 years accounting experience, graduating Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from Griffith University in 1992.  She is presently Chief Accountant for NGG subsidiary New Guinea Gold Ltd, has been with the NGG group for the past 17 years, and is well acquainted with exploration company accounting, and all aspects of New Guinea Gold’s operations.

Mr Johnston has a successful business and mining/exploration services background in PNG where he has lived and worked for more than 40 years. He held technical and administrative positions with Kennecott Explorations (Australia) Ltd in PNG,  Australia and  Indonesia before establishing his own private company with interests in agriculture, retailing, radio communications and analytical laboratory services. In partnership with  Inchcape Group subsidiary, Analabs, he built and operated the first modern commercial analytical laboratory in PNG to service mineral exploration.  He joined New Guinea Gold Limited in as Vice President Operations in 2005.

Mr Namaliu has a degree in Civil Engineering from PNG Unitech, a degree in Engineering Geology from the University of New South Wales (Australia), and a Diploma in Mining and Mineral Engineering, also from the University of New South Wales. He is a certified Mine Manager.

Mr Namaliu held positions with Bougainville Copper from 1979 to 1989 and with Ok Tedi Mining from 1991 to 2006.  At Ok Tedi he held positions of Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Mine Pit Superintendent, Mine Operations Manager and Registered Mine Manager.

Mr Sendo holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and is currently completing a Masters Degree program in Management studies. He has 16 years experience in the mining industry including 13 years experience as an exploration geologist working both in PNG and Indonesia and 3 years experience as senior mine geologist. As a geologist, Mr Sendo has been involved in grass roots exploration work, advanced stage projects and mining. He has extensive experience in gold bearing systems namely epithermal, high sulphidation and porphyry systems. He has also acted as a consultant to the East New Britain Provincial Government  through the Gazelle Restoration Authority (GRA) in regards to the "Vulnerability of East New Britain Province to Natural Hazards" due to Geology. 

Mr Ulman holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineering Degree and has approximately 10 years post graduate experience including three years with New Guinea Gold at the Sinivit Mine