NioCorp Investor Presentation Deck
Mark A. Smith, P.E.
Executive Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Smith joined NioCorp as CEO and
Chairman in 2013. He has 40+ years of
experience in the mining and mineral
processing industries. Formerly, he was
President, CEO & Director of Molycorp; CEO
and Director of Largo Resources; CEO and
President of Chevron Mining; and Director
of Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e
Mineracao Ltd. ("CBMM"), the largest
niobium producer in the world. Mr. Smith
also serves as CEO and Chairman of IBC
Advanced Alloys and US Vanadium LLC. He
holds a B.Sc. degree in engineering from
Colorado State University and a J.D. (cum
laude) from Western State University,
College of Law.
NioCorp
Critical Mineral Security
Management Team
Scott Honan, MSc, SME-RM
Chief Operating Officer, NioCorp
President, Elk Creek Resources Corp.
Mr. Honan joined NioCorp in 2014. He has
29+ years of experience in the niobium,
base metals, gold and rare earth
industries. He served as General Manager
and Environmental Manager and Vice
President Health, Environment, Safety and
Sustainability at Molycorp. Scott is a
graduate of Queen's University in Mining
Engineering in both Mineral Processing
(B.Sc. Honors) and Environmental
Management (M.Sc.) disciplines. He is a
registered member (No. 04231597) of the
Society for Mining, Metallurgy &
Exploration (SME).
Neal Shah, BSME, MBA
Chief Financial Officer &
Corporate Secretary
Mr. Shah has been with NioCorp since
2014. With nearly 20 years of
experience in various industries as
diverse as high-tech to rare earths,
Neal's past experience includes
senior positions with Molycorp, Intel,
IBM, Boeing, and Covidien. He a
graduate of the University of
Colorado's Mechanical Engineering
program (BSME) and Purdue
University's Krannert School of
Management (MBA).
Jim Sims
Chief Communications
Officer
Mr. Sims joined NioCorp in 2015 and has 25+
years of experience representing companies
in mining, chemical, manufacturing, utility, and
renewable energy sectors, including Dow
Chemical, Calpine, FMC, MidAmerican Energy,
Danaher, and others. He was VP of Corporate
Communications for Molycorp and is the
former head of the U.S. Geothermal Energy
Association, the Western Business
Roundtable, and the Rare Earth Technology
Alliance. A former White House staffer, Jim
served for 11 years in the U.S. Senate,
including as a Chief of Staff, and held a top-
secret security clearance. He is an honors
graduate of Georgetown University.
A management team with decades of combined experience in mineral production.
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