Dr Brian Hillery, B. Comm., MBA, Ph.D - Non-Executive Chairman

Dr. Brian Hillery has served as Chairman on the Providence Board since the incorporation of the Company. He is currently non-executive chairman of Independent News & Media PLC and is a Director of the Central Bank of Ireland. A former Professor at the Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin, he has also served as a member of the Irish Parliament as a TD and Senator (1977-1994). He was an executive director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) London (1994-1997) and was non-Executive Chairman of UniCredit Bank of (Ireland) Plc. He is also chairman of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Tony O'Reilly Jnr., BA - Chief Executive

Tony O'Reilly is a graduate of Brown University in Rhode Island.  He is currently Chief Executive of Providence Resources P.l.c. having served on the Board since incorporation. He has previously worked in mergers and acquisitions at Dillon Read and in corporate finance at Coopers and Lybrand, advising natural resource companies.  He served as Chairman of Arcon International Resources P.l.c. (having been Chief Executive from 1996 to 2000) until April 2005 when Arcon merged with Lundin Mining Corporation.  He joined Wedgwood in 2001 becoming Chief Executive (2002 to 2005) following which he became Chief Executive of  Providence.  He is a non executive director of Independent News and Media P.l.c., Lundin Mining Corporation, Fitzwilton Limited, Zenergy Power Plc. and a number of other companies.

Lex Gamble, BA, MA - Non Executive Director

Lex Gamble was appointed as a non-executive director of the Company in August, 2005. Mr. Gamble holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Washington, and a Masters Degree from Harvard Business School. Mr. Gamble has been an investment banker for over 35 years and has provided strategic advice to more than 200 U.S. and international companies, including several in the FTSE 100 and Fortune 500. During his time as Managing Director with Smith Barney Group Inc, Morgan Grenfell Plc and Kidder Peabody & Co Inc, he advised corporate clients on capital raisings totaling in excess of US$40 billion. Mr. Gamble is a Director of the Harris Bank and Trust Company (Chicago), Crosswater Financial Corporation (Minneapolis), Ashford Castle (Ireland), the University of Washington Foundation, and the University of Washington School of Business (Seattle) and was a Founding Principal of Lockwood Financial Group a leading provider of consulting and wealth management services to high net worth individuals.

Peter Kidney, B.Comm., FCA - Non Executive Director

Peter Kidney was CEO of ARCON International Resources P.l.c. until 2005, when it was taken over by Lundin Mining having been chief financial officer since 1992 and finance director since 2000 and served on the Board since the incorporation of the Company. He is a director of Chariot Oil & Gas Limited. He has been involved for over twenty years in senior positions in natural resources finance and accounting, both in Ireland and Canada. He previously worked with Arthur Andersen, Canada. Member of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.

James S.D. McCarthy, BCL, MBA - Non Executive Director

James McCarthy was appointed as a non-executive director of the Company in May 2005. Mr McCarthy holds a Bachelor Degree in Civil Law, an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and is a qualified solicitor. He is managing director of Corporate Finance Ireland Limited and a non-executive director of Ecofin Services Limited and Rockall Technologies Limited and a number of other companies. Mr. McCarthy is a former director of ARCON International Resources P.l.c. Member of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Dr Philip Nolan, B.Sc., Ph.D, MBA - Non Executive Director

Dr. Philip Nolan was appointed as a non-executive director of the Company in May, 2004. Dr. Nolan, graduated from Queen's University in Belfast with a BSc and a PhD in geology and has a MBA from the London Business School. He spent 15 years at BP, before moving to take up the position of Managing Director of Interconnector (UK) Ltd, the consortium formed to construct and operate the pipeline which links the gas network of the UK to that of mainland Europe. In 1996, Dr. Nolan joined British Gas plc, where he was appointed Managing Director of Transco in 1997. He was appointed to the Board of British Gas in July, 1998. In 2000, Dr. Nolan was appointed Chief Executive of Lattice Group plc. Dr. Nolan is former Chief Executive of eircom Limited, Ireland's largest telecommunications supplier, a position he held from January 2002 to 2006. He is currently non executive Director of De La Rue Plc and Ulster Bank Group.

Michael Graham - Company Secretary

Michael Graham has been Secretary of the Company from its inception. He has over twenty seven years experience in the natural resources sector having commenced his professional career with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he qualified as a Chartered Secretary