Matthew W. Barrett  - Corporate Director. Director since January 2008

Matthew Barrett brings over 40 years of extensive experience in international banking and finance to the Board.  Appointed a director in January 2008, Mr. Barrett is the former Chairman and CEO of Barclays PLC. He began his career at the Bank of Montreal in 1962 where he held a variety of management positions in international banking and treasury during his 37 year tenure. In 1989, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1990. He currently serves on the board of directors of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd., and Samuel Manu-Tech Inc. He also serves on the Advisory Board of National Bank of Kuwait. Mr. Barrett is an officer of the Order of Canada.

Thomas M. Boehlert  - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kinross Gold Corporation.  Director since April 2009

Appointed a director in April 2009, Mr. Boehlert is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kinross Gold Corporation and has held such positions since April of 2006.  Mr. Boehlert is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Texas Genco of Houston and also the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Direct Energy of Toronto.  Mr. Boehlert spent 14 years as a banker at Credit Suisse in New York and London where he was responsible for covering energy companies and project finance activities.   He began his career as an auditor at KPMG in New York.  Mr. Boehlert holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Indiana University, an MBA, Finance from New York University and is a certified public accountant.

Micheline Bouchard  - Corporate Director. Director since January 2008

Appointed to the Board in January 2008, Ms Bouchard has considerable expertise in executive leadership and business development.  Ms. Bouchard is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of ART Advanced Research Technologies.  She is also former Global Corporate Vice-President, Enterprise Services at the head office of Motorola Inc. in Chicago after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola Canada in Toronto.  Earlier in her career, Ms Bouchard served as Vice-President Business Development at Hewlett-Packard Canada Ltd.  She currently serves on the board of directors of Telus Corporation. Ms Bouchard is a member of the Order of Canada. 

Robert A. Gannicott - Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer. Director since June 1992

Robert Gannicott brings over 35 years’ experience in the mining industry to the Board. Mr. Gannicott has been a director of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation since the Company’s inception in 1992.  He was appointed President and CEO in September 1999, and Chairman and CEO in July 2004. A geologist, Mr Gannicott has worked extensively in the Northwest Territories and Greenland.

Noel Harwerth - Corporate Director. Director since June 2008

Appointed a director in June 2008, Ms. Harwerth brings considerable experience in the financial services industry particularly in the areas of governance, risk management and taxation to the Board.  In 2003, Ms Harwerth retired from her position as Chief Operating Officer of Citibank International PLC.  Prior to that, she served as Chief Tax Officer of Citigroup, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and Kennecott Copper Corporation where she worked on large complex international mining transactions. Ms Harwerth currently serves on the board of directors of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance, Logica Group, Impellam Group PLC, and is Deputy Chairman of Sumitomo Mitsubishi Banking Europe. Ms. Harwerth was appointed by the UK Government to the Horserace Totalisator Board.

Daniel Jarvis - Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer of Concert Properties Ltd.  Director since June 2008

Daniel Jarvis contributes significant financial and executive expertise to the Board. Appointed a director in June 2008, Mr. Jarvis is currently Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer of Concert Properties Ltd., a real estate development and investment firm.

From 1989 to 2007 Mr. Jarvis held a number of senior executive positions with Intrawest Corporation; including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jarvis was instrumental in taking Intrawest public in 1990 and guided the financial strategy of the company as it grew from a regional multi-family real estate developer to become North America's largest resort developer and a leading operator of year-round resorts. Previously, Mr. Jarvis had been Chief Financial Officer of BCE Development Corporation and Treasurer of BCE, Canada's largest telecommunications company.

Mr. Jarvis has served on the boards of Intrawest Corporation, BCE Development Corporation, New Brunswick Telephone Limited, Canada Tourism Commission, and BC Pavilion Corporation.

Mr. Jarvis holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from Queens University and an MBA from Harvard University.

Laurent E. Mommeja  - Corporate Director. Director since June 2004

A director since June 2004, Laurent Mommeja has extensive marketing experience in the luxury goods industry.  He currently sits on the managment board of Emile Hermès SARL, the Active Partner of Hermès International SCA.  Mr. Mommeja was the Managing Director of Hermès Maison and President of La Compagnie des Arts de la Table, a subsidiary of Hermès International.  Previously, he was the Europe and Middle East Director of Hermès International. Prior to that, Mr. Mommeja lived in the United States for 14 years where his last assignment for eight years was President and CEO of Hermès Paris Inc., the US subsidiary of Hermès International.  Mr. Mommeja has had assignments in various different countries during his 29 years with Hermès.  He also sits on the boards of Emile Hermès SARL, Hermès Sellier SA and Alain Ducasse Group.

J. Roger B. Phillimore - Corporate Director. Director since November 1994.

A director of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation since 1994, Roger Phillimore brings considerable expertise in natural resources to the Board. For 20 years up to 1993, he was employed by Anglo American, including 11 years as an executive director of Minorco S.A. He is the Chairman of Lonmin plc, a mining corporation based in Britain.