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Dec 22, 2013

The Detour Gold management team is comprised of talented and resourceful individuals who excel in their fields. From exploration, to financing, to developing and operating mines, our management team has the know-how to successfully lead Detour Gold to the rank of the mid-tier gold producers.

Paul Martin

CPA, CA Interim Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Martin is a mining finance executive with over 25 years of experience, the last 20 years of which he has directly focused on Canadian and international precious metals mining and exploration. Prior to joining Detour Gold in September 2008, Mr. Martin most recently served as the CFO and VP of Finance for New Gold Inc., as well as held various senior corporate finance positions with Gabriel Resources Ltd., European Goldfields Ltd., TVX Gold Inc. and Lac Minerals Ltd. Mr. Martin is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and received a Bachelor of Arts in commercial studies from the University of Western Ontario in 1984.

James Mavor

CPA, CA Interim Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Mavor is a finance professional with over 18 years of experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining Detour Gold in February 2012, he served as the Vice President and Treasurer for Barrick Gold Corporation from 2007 to 2012, where he had global responsibility for all treasury activities and public market financings, which included the management of the Company’s liquidity and its banking, lending and trading relationships. From 1994 to 2007, Mr. Mavor successively advanced from the positions of Operations Controller, Director Treasury Operations to Vice President of Investor Relations for Barrick Gold. He has served on the board of directors and audit committee of a publicly traded gold mining company. Mr. Mavor started his career with Ernst & Young where he earned his Chartered Accountant designation. He received a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in electrical engineering from Queen’s University.

Pierre Beaudoin

Chief Operations Officer

Mr. Beaudoin is a mineral processing professional with over 28 years of international operating and project development experience. Prior to joining Detour Gold in February 2010, Mr. Beaudoin spent the last 16 years with Barrick Gold Corporation. In his recent role as Director of Project in the Capital Projects Group, he directed the pre-feasibility and feasibility studies of the Cerro Casale open pit copper-gold project in Chile. As Project Manager, he also delivered a feasibility study for the Donlin Creek open pit project (Alaska) in 2007. He also contributed to the development of the Buzwagi gold mine in Tanzania (successfully commissioned in May 2009). From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Beaudoin held senior management positions at the processing plants of Doyon (Québec), Holt-McDermott (Ontario), and Kargoorlie Super Pit (Australia) mining operations. He was instrumental in improving process plant productivity at several of Barrick Gold's gold operations worldwide and to the successful commissioning of the Tambo gold processing plant in Chile. Before he joined Barrick Gold, he worked for Lac Minerals Ltd. and Noranda Minerals.

Julie Galloway

LL.B., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Ms. Galloway is a lawyer with over 18 years of corporate legal experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining Detour Gold in July 2010, she was Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of FNX Mining Company Inc. She also served as General Counsel for Dynatec Corporation from 2005 to 2007, and held a number of legal positions, including Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with Noranda Inc. / Falconbridge Limited (now Xstrata) from 1995 to 2005. Ms. Galloway started her career at the law firm Blake, Cassels and Graydon. She received a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in economics and political science from the University of Waterloo and an LL.B. from the University of Toronto.

Derek Teevan

M.E.S., Senior Vice President, Corporate and Aboriginal Affairs

Mr. Teevan has valuable experience in leading stakeholder engagement in the areas of economic development, environmental monitoring and permitting for companies, government and Aboriginal communities. Prior to joining Detour Gold in March 2009, he was employed by De Beers Canada from 2005 to 2009, where he progressed to the position of Director, Government and Corporate Affairs. He played a key role in the environmental assessment and permitting of the Victor diamond mine in Ontario. In previous roles, Mr. Teevan has worked as a Special Advisor to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and as a consultant for resource companies in the area of environmental and regulatory issues as well as Aboriginal and municipalities supporting business development and strategic planning. Mr. Teevan received his Masters in environmental studies (planning) from York University in 1998.

Drew Anwyll

P.Eng., Vice President, Operations

Mr. Anwyll is a mining engineer with over 20 years of international experience in operations start-up, construction and project management of both open pit and underground mines. Prior to joining Detour Gold in September 2011, Mr. Anwyll spent the last year with Allied Gold Mining Plc. as General Manager Operations at the Gold Ridge gold mine where he successfully led the recommencement of the mining operation. The vast majority of his career was with the major gold companies: Barrick Gold Corporation and Placer Dome Inc. (which was acquired in 2006 by Barrick Gold). From 2005 to 2010, he progressed from Underground Mine Superintendent to Mine Manager at the Porgera gold mine (Papua New Guinea), a large open pit (180,000 tpd) and underground (2,300 tpd) operation. Mr. Anwyll joined Placer in 1993 in a number of progressive senior positions, including Operations Capital Coordinator from 2002 to 2005 at the South Deep mine (South Africa), Mine General Foreman from 2000 to 2002 at the Dome mine (Ontario), and Reid Shaft Sinking Project Superintendent from 1997 to 2000 at the Campbell mine (Ontario). Mr. Anwyll received his Bachelor of Science in mining engineering and his Master of Science in engineering from McGill University.

Pat Donovan

P.Geo., Vice President, Corporate Development

Mr. Donovan is a geologist with over 30 years in mineral exploration and project development experience. Prior to joining Detour Gold in April 2008, he was employed by Hunter Dickinson Inc. from 2006 to 2008 to manage the feasibility study of the Xietongmen copper-gold project in China for Continental Minerals Corporation. He successfully delivered, on schedule, positive feasibility studies for both the Chinese and Canadian requirements. From 1999 to 2006, he was with Barrick Gold Corporation managing advanced exploration projects in Tanzania (Tulawaka and Buzwagi projects). Previously, he managed all exploration programs for Consolidated Trillion Resources Ltd. in Zimbabwe. He was with Placer Dome Inc. from 1991 to 1996 responsible for Québec exploration activities. Mr. Donovan received his Bachelor of Science in geology from Saint Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Jean François Métail

Vice President, Reserves and Resources

Mr. Métail is a geologist with over 20 years of direct involvement in economic geology. Prior to joining Detour Gold in July 2012, Mr. Métail spent 16 years with Barrick Gold Corporation where he progressed to Director, Geology and Reserves Strategy with responsibility for geology functions as they relate to production and overall reserves strategy. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Métail served as Senior Ore Reserve Specialist focusing on compliance, 3D modeling, and estimation and reporting of resources, and from 1999 to 2003 Mr. Métail worked on various international projects as Ore Reserve & Senior Geologist. Prior to joining Barrick in 1996, Mr. Métail started his career at Placer Dome Inc. In 1991, he received a Bachelor of Science in geology from Université de Montréal.

Rachel Pineault

Vice President, Human Resources and Aboriginal Affairs

Ms. Pineault is a human resources professional with over 20 years of experience. Prior to joining Detour Gold in January 2010, Ms. Pineault worked in Canada for a number of remote mining projects, including Hope Brook Mine in Newfoundland; Kemess Mine in Northern British Columbia; and Colomac Mine in NWT. She was instrumental in implementing employment and training policies and procedures which included the participation of Aboriginal communities. From 2004 to 2010, Ms. Pineault worked at De Beers' Victor diamond mine in Ontario where she developed a sustainable business model to bring long-term benefits to the local Aboriginal communities, including training and educational programs. Ms. Pineault is currently working towards her Law & Justice degree from Laurentian University.

Jim Robertson

P.Eng., Vice President, Environment and Sustainability

Mr. Robertson is an environmental engineer with 34 years of experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining Detour Gold in April 2010, he was Director of Approvals and Sustainability for Barrick Gold Corporation where he managed the permitting and approval process, and environmental aspects for projects under development, including Pueblo Viejo (Dominican Republic) and Cerro Casale (Chile) and worked with project teams to integrate environmental, community and social standards into the designs to meet regulatory requirements. Prior to the 2006 merger of Barrick Gold and Placer Dome Inc., Mr. Robertson spent over 17 years at Placer. In his last eight years with Placer, he was Director of Environmental Services where he managed the corporate environmental affairs on international projects in Africa and Central/South America. He also worked for Teck Corporation for 13 years as an environmental coordinator for a number of their Canadian mine developments and expansions. Mr. Robertson received his Bachelor of Applied Science in mining engineering in 1973 and his Master of Science in engineering in 1976, both from the University of British Columbia.

Andrew Croal

P.Eng., Director Technical Services

Mr. Croal is a professional engineer with approximately 30 years of international mining experience having worked with Barrick Gold Corporation, IAMGOLD Corporation, Cambior Inc. and BHP Billiton. He was Chief Engineer at Rosebel Gold Mines N.V. in Suriname for IAMGOLD, and central to the team that brought the project from the exploration stage and through feasibility study to successful production. Mr. Croal holds an MBA from University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen's University.

Laurie Gaborit

B.Sc., Director Investor Relations

Ms. Gaborit is a geologist with over 25 years of Canadian and international exploration experience. Ms. Gaborit has provided strategic investor relations and corporate communications services for the resource industry since 1998. She joined Detour Gold in late 2006 as Director Investor Relations. She has provided investor relations services for junior mining companies for a number of years and previously served as Vice-President, Investor Relations for High River Gold Mines Ltd. and Manager, Investor Relations for Rio Narcea Gold Mines Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Science in geology (Hons.) and started her career in the mineral exploration industry for Aur Resources Inc., Cambior Inc., and Romarco Minerals Inc.

Bill Snelling

CPA, CA Director Corporate Systems and Controls

Mr. Snelling is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of experience in financial executive and general management roles. Prior to joining Detour Gold in June 2011, he was an Internal Controls Consultant serving a diverse client base including mining companies, mutual funds, P&C insurance, and manufacturing. After starting his career with Coopers & Lybrand in 1982, he served as a Controller at BCL Entertainment, and then held various positions in the information technology sector including as Practice Director for Microsoft Business Solutions at Avanade Asia in Hong Kong. Mr. Snelling holds a Bachelor of Commerce (business management) from Ryerson University.

Rickardo Welyhorsky

Director, Mineral Processing

Rickardo Welyhorsky is a mineral processing engineer with over 20 years of Canadian/International experience in process operations and engineering / project management. He started at Detour Gold in April 2010 as Senior Processing Engineer to advance the engineering of the processing facilities and to plan the commissioning, operation and ramp up activities. He transitioned from Commissioning Manager to leading the operations ramp up as Acting Process Plant Operations Manager until May 2013. Prior to working with Detour Gold, Mr. Welyhorsky was Operations Superintendent at Barrick Gold’s Buzwagi Mine in Tanzania where he was instrumental in leading the commissioning activities and successful ramp up and operation of the processing facility. Mr. Welyhorsky also, spent over 5 years with Amec Engineering involved in a number of projects relating to gold, diamonds, and iron ore. One such project was the highly successful DeBeer’s Victor Diamond Mine (Ontario’s first diamond mine) where he led the process design development from feasibility through detailed engineering and was lead commissioning engineer on site. Mr. Welyhorsky has also held progressive senior process roles for Barrick Eskay Creek, Williams Mine, David Bell Mine, Goldcorp (Goldcorp - Red Lake Mine) and Cameco. He received his Bachelor Degree in Mineral Processing Engineering from Laurentian University.

Alberto Heredia

CPA, CA, Controller

Mr. Heredia is a finance professional with experience in the mining sector. Before taking on the role of Controller he was the Accounting Policy Manager with Detour Gold and prior to joining Detour in 2011, Mr. Heredia worked at PwC in both Canada and the United States. At PwC, Mr. Heredia developed leadership skills and took on progressive responsibility within the mining group of company. Mr. Heredia is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and received a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University.

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