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Sean
Boyd , , C.A., , , Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Boyd is the Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Agnico-Eagle. Mr. Boyd has been with Agnico-Eagle since 1985. Prior to his appointment as Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in December 2005, Mr. Boyd served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2005, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer from 1996 to 1998, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer from 1990 to 1996, Secretary Treasurer during a portion of 1990 and Comptroller from 1985 to 1990. Prior to joining Agnico-Eagle in 1985, he was a staff accountant with Clarkson Gordon (Ernst & Young). Mr. Boyd is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm.).
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Eberhard
Scherkus , , , P.Eng., President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Scherkus is the President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Agnico-Eagle. Mr. Scherkus has been with Agnico-Eagle since 1985. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2005, Mr. Scherkus served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to 2005, as Vice-President, Operations from 1996 to 1998, as a manager of Agnico Eagle LaRonde Division from 1986 to 1996 and as a project manager from 1985 to 1986. Mr. Scherkus is a graduate of McGill University (B.Sc.), a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario and past president of the Quebec Mining Association.

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Committees: Health, Safety & Environment
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Ammar
Al-Joundi , , , Senior Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Al-Joundi joined Agnico-Eagle as Senior Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer in 2010. Prior to this, Ammar spent 11 years at Barrick Gold Corporation in various senior financial roles including Senior Vice-President of Finance, Senior Vice-President of Business Strategy and Capital Allocation, and two years as Executive Director and CFO of Barrick South America. Prior to that, Ammar spent 8 years as an investment banker with Citibank Canada. Mr. Al-Joundi is a graduate of the Ivey Business School (M.B.A.) at the University of Western Ontario, and has his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto.
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Donald G.
Allan , , , Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development

Mr. Allan has held this position since 2002. Prior to this appointment, he spent 16 years as an investment banker covering the mining and natural resources sectors with Salomon Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Allan is a graduate of the Amos Tuck School, Dartmouth College (M.B.A.) and the University of Toronto (B.Comm.). Mr. Allan qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
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Alain
Blackburn , , P.Eng., , , Senior Vice-President, Exploration

Mr. Blackburn has held this position with the company since 2002, prior to which he served as Manager, Corporate Development, from 1999 and as Exploration Manager from 1996. Mr. Blackburn is a graduate of Université du Québec de Chicoutimi (P.Eng.) and Université du Québec en Abitibi-Temiscamingue (M.Sc.).
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Louise
Grondin , , M.Sc., Ing., P.Eng., , , Senior Vice-President, Environment and Sustainable Development

Ms. Grondin is Senior Vice-President, Environment and Sustainable Development of Agnico-Eagle. She has held this position since December 2010. Since joining the company in 2001, she was, successively, Vice President and before that Environmental Manager for the LaRonde Division and Regional Environmental Manager for Abitibi. Prior to that, Ms. Grondin was environmental superintendent for the Selbaie mine where she worked from 1993 to 2001. She also worked for 12 years in various capacities with Ontario Hydro in Toronto. Ms. Grondin holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Ottawa (1978) and an M.Sc. in Meteorology from McGill University (1980). She completed the mechanical engineering curriculum at the University of Toronto in 1984 and has been a member of OIQ in Quebec since 2001, and PEO in Ontario since 1984.
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Tim
Haldane , , P.Eng., , , Senior Vice-President, Latin America

Mr. Haldane joined the company in May 2006. Prior to this appointment, he was Vice-President, Development for Glamis Gold Inc. where he participated in numerous acquisition and development activities in North America and Central America. Mr. Haldane is a graduate of the Montana School of Mines and Technology (B.S. Metallurgical Engineering) and has 28 years of combined experience in the precious metals and base metals industries.
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R. Gregory
Laing , , B.A., LL.B., , , General Counsel, Senior Vice-President, Legal, and Corporate Secretary

Mr. Laing is General Counsel, Senior Vice‑President, Legal, and Corporate Secretary of Agnico‑Eagle, and has been with the company since September 2005. Prior to this, he was Vice‑President, Legal, of Goldcorp Inc. (gold mining company) from October 2003 to June 2005, and General Counsel, Vice‑President, Legal, and Corporate Secretary of TVX Gold Inc. (gold mining company) between October 1995 and January 2003.
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Daniel
Racine , , Ing., P.Eng., , , Senior Vice-President, Operations

Mr. Racine is Senior Vice-President Operations of Agnico-Eagle, a position he has held since July 2008. Prior to his appointment, he served Agnico-Eagle in various capacities for 20 years, including Vice-President, Operations Manager, LaRonde Mine Manager, Underground Superintendent and Mine Captain. Prior to joining Agnico-Eagle, Mr. Racine worked as a mining engineer for several mining companies. Mr. Racine graduated as a mining engineer from Laval University (B.Sc.) in December 1986. Mr. Racine is a member of OIQ in Quebec and PEO in Ontario.
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Jean
Robitaille , , , Senior Vice-President, Technical Services

Mr. Robitaille is Senior Vice-President, Technical Services, a position he has held since June 2008. Prior to his appointment, he served Agnico-Eagle in various capacities for more than 20 years, most recently as Vice-President, Metallurgy & Marketing, General Manager, Metallurgy & Marketing and as Mill Superintendent and Project Manager for the expansion of the LaRonde mill. Before joining Agnico-Eagle, Mr. Robitaille worked as a metallurgist with Teck Mining Group. Mr. Robitaille is a mining graduate of the College de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue with a specialty in mineral processing.
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David
Smith , , M.Sc., P.Eng., , , Senior Vice-President, Strategic Planning & Investor Relations

Mr. Smith is the Senior Vice-President, Strategic Planning & Investor Relations, with Agnico-Eagle. He started work in investor relations at the company in February 2005. Prior to that, he was a mining analyst for more than five years. Mr. Smith's professional experience includes a variety of engineering positions in the mining industry, both in Canada and abroad. Mr. Smith is a member of the Board of Directors of the Denver Gold Group. He has a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Queen's University in Kingston and the University of Arizona, respectively. Mr. Smith is also a Professional Engineer.
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Lino
Cafazzo , , , Vice-President, Information Technology

Lino Cafazzo is Vice President, Information Technology at Agnico-Eagle Mines, a position he has held since January 2011. Prior to his appointment he served at Agnico-Eagle as Director, Information Technology since April 2007. Prior to joining Agnico-Eagle, Mr. Cafazzo has been working in the IT industry in various capacities since 1995. Mr. Cafazzo has graduated with a Business Information Management degree from Ryerson University in 1994 and holds numerous industry certificates.
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Paul
Cousin , , , Vice-President, Metallurgy

Mr. Paul Cousin is Vice-President, Metallurgy, a position held since January 2011. His career began with Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited in 1990 as a metallurgical engineer. Since then, he has held various engineering and managerial roles within the LaRonde operation and Technical Services group, the latest of which was Corporate Director, Metallurgy. He graduated with a mining engineering degree (P. Eng.) from Ecole Polytechnique of the University of Montreal in 1987, specializing in mineral processing.
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Picklu
Datta , , C.A., , , Vice-President, Treasurer

Mr. Datta has been with the company since 2005. Before joining Agnico-Eagle, he spent most of his career in New York City with Philip Morris Companies in various finance management positions. His experience also includes a senior Finance position for a large New York City technology company and a management position for a large mining company in Toronto. Mr. Datta is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, 1990, and is a Chartered Accountant who articled with PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
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Patrice
Gilbert , , , Vice-President, Human Resources

Mr. Gilbert is Vice-President, Human Resources, of Agnico-Eagle, a position that he has held since September 2006. Prior to his appointment, he worked in the mining industry for the Placer Dome Group in various capacities for 17 years, in senior roles in Chile, South Africa, the Dominican Republic and Canada (Quebec and British Columbia). Mr. Gilbert studied Industrial Relations at Laval University in Quebec, Canada, and Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Paul-Henri
Girard , , Ing., P.Eng., , , Vice-President, Canada

Mr. Girard is Vice-President, Canada, of Agnico-Eagle, a position he has held since July 2006. Prior to his appointment, he served Agnico-Eagle in various capacities for 21 years, including General Manager of Technical Services, Abitibi Regional Manager, LaRonde Mine Manager, Underground Superintendent and Chief Engineer. Prior to joining Agnico-Eagle, Mr. Girard worked as a mining engineer for several mining companies. Mr. Girard graduated as a mining engineer from Laval University (B.Sc.) in April 1980. Mr. Girard is a member of OIQ in Quebec.
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Guy
Gosselin , , M.Sc. Ing., , , Vice-President, Exploration

Mr. Gosselin has held this position with the company since January 2011, prior to which he served as Exploration Manager Eastern-Canada from 2005 to 2010, Chief Geologist at the LaRonde Mine 2002-2005 and Exploration Geologist 2000-2002. Mr. Gosselin is a graduate of Université du Québec de Chicoutimi (Ing. 1994 and M.Sc.A. 1998) and has been a member of OIQ in Quebec since 1999 and a Member of the OGQ since 2003.
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Ingmar E.
Haga , , , Vice-President, Europe

Mr. Haga joined Agnico-Eagle as Managing Director, Europe, in March 2006 and was appointed Vice-President, Europe, in July 2006. He has held various executive and corporate positions with the Outokumpu Group in Finland and Canada. Prior to joining Agnico-Eagle, Mr. Haga was President of Polar Mining Oy, a Finnish subsidiary of Dragon Mining NL of Australia. Mr. Haga is a graduate of Åbo Akademi, Finland (M.Sc.).
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Marc
Legault , , P.Eng., Eng., , , Vice-President, Project Development

Mr. Legault is Vice-President, Project Development, of Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited and has been with the Company for 18 years. He has held his current position since July 2006. Prior to that, Marc served as Manager, Project Evaluation, based in Toronto Ontario since 2002; Mine Geologist and later Chief Geologist at the Company's LaRonde Division in Cadillac, Quebec, from 1994; and Project Geologist at the Company’s Exploration Division in Val d’Or, Quebec, starting in 1988. Mr. Legault is also a director of Golden Goliath Resources Ltd., a TSX-V listed mineral exploration company (in which Agnico-Eagle holds an interest) with activities principally in northern Mexico. Mr. Legault is a graduate of Queen’s University (Honours B.Sc. in geological engineering) and Carleton University (M.Sc. in geology).
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Luis Felipe
Medina Aguirre , , , Vice-President, Mexico

Mr. Medina was appointed Vice President, Mexico on January, 2011. He has worked with Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. In Mexico since 2007 as General Manager of the Pinos Altos project and most recently as the Regional Director of Agnico-Eagle Mexico. Mr. Medina has more than 16 years of experience in the gold mining industry in Mexico and has participated in the permitting and development efforts at several successful mines in this country. He is a graduate of the University of CESUES in Sonora, Mexico with a degree in Environmental Engineering and also recently graduated from the Harvard Business School General Management program. Mr. Medina is Vice President of Administration for the Mexican Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Geologists Association and is a member of the Board of the Mexican Mining Chamber.
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Yvon
Sylvestre , , , Vice-President, Technical Services and Construction

Mr. Sylvestre is Vice-President of Technical Services and Construction a position he has held since January 2011. Prior to his appointment he was Mine General manager at the Goldex Division of AEM and previously Mill Superintendent at the Laronde division. Mr. Sylvestre is a Metallurgical Engineering Technologist graduate from Cambrian College in Sudbury. Following graduation he served as Metallurgist and Mill Superintendent at the Joutel division of Agnico-Eagle and held the position of Mill Superintendent with Inmet Mining Troilus Division.
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