Poised to become a mid-tier gold producer

Director

Patrick Cooke was appointed a Director of Great Basin Gold Limited in 2006. He is also Chairman of the company’s Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation, Investment and Executive Committees.

Mr. Cook is a native of South Africa where he received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1981. As a CA, he acted as management consultant for a large accounting company as well as working for a merchant bank. Mr. Cook was responsible for listing two companies on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and was the Financial Director of a third JSE listed company. His industry experience is wide, having been involved in mineral information technology, financial services and professional services companies. He was appointed a non-executive director of Sallies Limited in October 2009 and in February 2010, was appointed Financial Director and Chief Operating Officer.