AuRico Gold - Corporate Profile

Scott Perry , , CPA , , President and Chief Executive Officer

Scott Perry has held increasingly senior financial positions in the mining industry over the past 14 years. Most recently, he was AuRico's Chief Financial Officer for over four years. Prior to joining AuRico, he was Chief Financial Officer (seconded from Barrick Gold Corporation) for Highland Gold Mining Ltd., where he managed the Company's financial reporting and compliance commitments, as well as the execution of its short and long-term financial and operational strategies. Scott also led Highland Gold's business and corporate development initiatives.

Before being seconded to Highland Gold, Scott held increasingly senior financial roles with Barrick in Australia, the United States, and in Russia, Central Asia where he was instrumental in establishing Barrick's presence in Russia and assembling a strong financial team.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Curtin University, a post-graduate diploma in applied finance and investment as well as a CPA designation.

Peter MacPhail , , P. Eng. , , Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Peter MacPhail joined the AuRico team through the Northgate transaction, where he was Chief Operating Officer for eight years. Peter holds over 25 years of solid operational experience in both Canada and Australia.

While at Northgate, Peter had overall operations management responsibility for the Kemess, Fosterville and Stawell mines, as well as the Young-Davidson mine project. Prior to joining Northgate, Peter held increasingly senior roles at Noranda, Teck, Homestake and Barrick.

Peter holds a BASc degree in Mineral Engineering (1985) from the University of Toronto, and is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario.

Robert Chausse , , , Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Robert Chausse brings with him more than 19 years of international finance and mining experience. Most recently he was the Vice President of Finance, Operations and Projects for Kinross Gold Corporation, a position he held since 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Chausse was Chief Financial Officer for Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation from 2006 to 2009 and held increasingly senior positions with Barrick Gold from 1998 to 2006. Robert received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1990.

Trent Mell , , , Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs

Trent Mell joined the Company in August 2012, with over 12 years of diversified experience in the mining sector. Trent began his mining career as a securities and M&A lawyer at Stikeman Elliott, one of Canada’s leading law firms. Prior to joining AuRico, he held increasingly senior roles at the corporate head offices of Barrick Gold, Sherritt International and North American Palladium. His responsibilities over that period included oversight of the legal, government relations, human resources, and corporate development functions.

Trent has led a number of deals, including equity and debt financings, M&A, joint ventures and other mining transactions. He has also had significant involvement in development projects, regional exploration initiatives and investor relations.

Trent holds a B.A., B.C.L. (with distinction) and LL.B (with distinction) from McGill University, a LL.M from Osgoode Hall and a joint MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and the Schulich School of Business. He has also published papers on National Instrument 43-101 and has been a guest lecturer on mining topics.

Chris Bostwick , , BSc , , Senior Vice President, Technical Services

Chris Bostwick is AuRico's Senior Vice President, Technical Services. He brings over 23 years of experience in the global mining industry, 19 of which were spent with Barrick Gold Corporation in various roles. Chris also has extensive experience in operations, engineering, maintenance, strategic planning, and project evaluation and development gained in North and South America, Africa, and Russia.

Prior to joining AuRico, Chris had been seconded from Barrick to Highland Gold Mining Ltd, where he led the Capital Projects and Technical Services groups for Highland's three development projects and one operating mine in Russia. Prior to that, he served as Barrick's Director of Evaluations and Capital Projects, working in the corporate development and technical services groups on mergers, acquisitions, and feasibility studies. Chris also spent nine years at Barrick's flagship Goldstrike operation in Nevada.

Chris has a BSc Degree in Mining Engineering from Queens University.

Chris Rockingham , , , Vice President, Exploration & Business Development

Chris Rockingham brings over 30 years of extensive exploration experience, focused on precious and base-metal deposits in various geological, geographic and cultural settings in North and South America.

Chris held the position of Vice President of Exploration and Business Development with Northgate Minerals for eight years prior to its amalgamation with AuRico Gold. In this role he identified Young-Davidson as a site with considerable exploration potential, negotiated the terms of the acquisition and assembled the team that developed the project into one of the largest underground gold reserves in Canada. Chris also played a key role in building community support for the development of the mine with the negotiation and implementation of the Impact Benefits Agreement with the affected First Nations.

Chris has an MSc degree in geology from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA (with distinction) from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Chris Richter , , , Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

Chris Richter is Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to joining AuRico, Mr. Richter spent 7 years working for Barrick Gold Corporation. As part of the Corporate Development team at Barrick Gold Mr. Richter advanced numerous acquisitions, including the $10.4 billion acquisition of Placer Dome. Most recently, Mr. Richter contributed to the design of the newly created Capital Allocation, Strategy and Risk Group at Barrick Gold. Mr. Richter holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Waterloo. Mr. Richter is also a CFA charter holder. Mr. Richter joined AuRico Gold in May 2010.

Charlene Milner , , CA , , Senior Vice President, Finance

Charlene Milner joined the Company in January 2008 as the Director of Financial Reporting, and was appointed Vice President, Finance in October 2011. Ms. Milner is responsible for internal and external financial reporting, and the operations of the company-wide finance group.

Prior to joining AuRico, Charlene worked for eight years at Grant Thornton LLP, where she obtained her Chartered Accountant designation. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University.

Luis Chavez , , , Senior Vice President, Mexico

Luis Chavez has considerable experience in all mining-related areas. With his significant experience, proven management capabilities, and leadership demonstrated through public- and private-sector positions, Luis is one of the most recognized individuals in the Mexican mining community.

In 1993, President Salinas invited Luis to serve as General Director of the Mexican Geological Survey, a position confirmed by President Zedillo in 1994. Luis held that position until 2001. From 1994-1996, he also served as President of the Association of Mining, Metallurgical and Geological Engineers of Mexico and, from 1996-1998, he was President of the Mining and Geological Surveys Association for Iberoamerica. In 1997, President Zedillo recognized Luis with the Earth Sciences National Award for his contributions to the Mexican mining sector.

Luis is the author of the National Mapping Program and the creator of the largest geology and mining data bank currently in use by mining companies doing business in Mexico. In 2001, the Governor of the State of Coahuila invited Luis to become Director of Energy and Mines with the objective of developing rational and sustainable development policies and strategies to maximize energy and mineral resources value. From 2002-2006, he was Secretary General for the Mexican Mining Directors and President of the Mexican Institute for Environmental Management.

Luis holds a M.Sc. degree in Mineral Economics (1978) from Penn State University in the United States., and a Ph.D degree in Energy and Mineral Economics (1982) from the University of Arizona in the United States. He has a Business Administration Degree (1989) from the Pan-American Business Institute in Monterrey, Mexico.

Anne Day , , MBA , , Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications

Anne Day is AuRico’s Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications. She brings over 15 years of experience in investor relations, primarily in the mining sector. As part of the senior executive team, Anne leads the development and implementation of AuRico’s global investor relations strategies as well as internal and external communications programs of the Company. Prior to joining AuRico, Anne held senior IR roles with Nexient Learning and Etruscan Resources.

Anne holds a BComm degree (Marketing) and an MBA (Finance) from Saint Mary’s University.