Officers & Directors
Board of Directors
Paul K. Willmott
Executive Chairman
Paul K. Willmott has served as a director since August 1994, and on August 6, 2007, Mr. Willmott became Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Willmott previously served as President from February 1995 to October 2006 and from July 1995 to August 2007 as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Willmott served as our Chief Financial Officer from April 12, 1995, to September 25, 1995. Mr. Willmott retired from Union Carbide Corporation, where he was involved for 25 years in the finance and operation of Union Carbide's worldwide mining and metals business. Most recently, Mr. Willmott was President of UMETCO Minerals Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Carbide, from 1987 to 1991, where he was responsible for Union Carbide's uranium and vanadium businesses. From January 1993 until February 1995, Mr. Willmott was engaged by the Concord Mining Unit as a senior vice president, where he was primarily involved in the acquisition of UMETCO Minerals Corporation's uranium and vanadium operating assets. Mr. Willmott graduated from Michigan Technological University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining in 1964 and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Administration in 1967. He has been an active member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the Canadian Institute of Mining Engineers and a number of state professional organizations.
Donald C. Ewigleben
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Donald C. Ewigleben was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Uranium Resources, Inc. in September 2009. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold Ashanti North America and served as the Executive Officer – Sustainability & Legal Affairs for AngloGold Ashanti in the Americas. Mr. Ewigleben served as the Executive Officer – Law, Safety, Health & Environment for AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2006 and 2007. Prior to becoming the CEO for North America in 2004, Mr. Ewigleben served as President and CAO and as Vice President and General Counsel. Before joining AngloGold in 2000, he was the Vice President – Environmental and Public Affairs for Echo Bay Mines. Prior to AngloGold and Echo Bay, Mr. Ewigleben served in various capacities for AMAX Gold and AMAX Coal Industries. Mr. Ewigleben was elected to the Board of Directors for International Tower Hill Mines in November 2011 and has previously served on the Board of Directors for the National Mining Association, the Gold Institute, the Mining Association of Canada, numerous state and provincial coal and hard-rock mining associations and as a trustee of the Northwest Mining Association, the Eastern Mineral Law Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Law, he also holds Bachelor of Science degrees in American History, Political Science and Music from Ball State University. Mr. Ewigleben is a member of the American Bar Association and is admitted to the practice of law in Colorado and Indiana.
Leland O. Erdahl
Director
Leland O. Erdahl has served as a director of Uranium Resources, Inc., since July 11, 1994. Mr. Erdahl served with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) from 1957 to 1967 at the AEC's domestic uranium procurement division at Grand Junction, Colorado, in several positions including Director of the Finance and Budget Division and at AEC headquarters in Germantown, Maryland, as Chief of the Audit Planning and Program Branch. Mr. Erdahl served as Manager of Finance and Administration for the uranium mining and milling division of United Nuclear Corporation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from 1967 to 1970. In 1970, Mr. Erdahl moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and joined Ranchers Exploration and Development Corporation, a public company involved in mining uranium and precious metals, where he served in several capacities including President and Chief Executive Officer until 1984 when the company was acquired by Hecla Mining Company. From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Erdahl served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Stolar, Inc., a high-tech company involved in the radio wave imaging of geologic media and underground wireless radio transmission for voice and data. He was president and CEO of Albuquerque Uranium Corporation from 1987 to 1991 and served as Vice President of Amax Gold in 1997 and 1998. From January 2001 to September 14, 2001, Mr. Erdahl served as President of Nord Pacific Limited, a mining company with gold and copper interests in Australia and Papua, New Guinea. Mr. Erdahl has served on the boards of several public mining companies and as a trustee for a mutual fund from 1984 to the present. He is a certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the College of Santa Fe.
Terence J. Cryan
Director
Terence J. Cryan has served as director of Uranium Resources, Inc., since October 2006. Mr. Cryan has over twenty years of experience in international business as an investment banker in the United States and Europe. In 2001, Mr. Cryan co-founded and presently serves as the Managing Director of Concert Energy Partners, an investment banking and private equity firm based in New York City. Prior to that, Mr. Cryan was a Senior Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division at Bear Stearns. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cryan was a Managing Director, Group Head and member of the Investment Banking Operating Committee at Paine Webber. Mr. Cryan joined Paine Webber following its acquisition of Kidder, Peabody in 1994. Mr. Cryan is an adjunct professor at the Metropolitan College of New York Graduate School of Business, has served as director of a number of international companies and is a frequent lecturer at finance and energy industry gatherings. Mr. Cryan holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and a BA from Tufts University.
Marvin K. Kaiser
Director
Marvin K. Kaiser has served as a director of Uranium Resources, Inc. since July 12, 2007. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Kaiser retired from The Doe Run Company, a privately held natural resources company and the largest integrated lead producer in the Western Hemisphere, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to his thirteen years with Doe Run, Mr. Kaiser held the positions of Chief Financial Officer for Amax Gold, Olympic Mining Corporation and Ranchers Exploration at various times over a 24-year period. Mr. Kaiser graduated from Southern Illinois University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Corporate Officers
Donald C. Ewigleben
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Donald C. Ewigleben was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Uranium Resources, Inc., in September 2009. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold Ashanti North America and served as the Executive Officer – Sustainability & Legal Affairs for AngloGold Ashanti in the Americas. Mr. Ewigleben served as the Executive Officer – Law, Safety, Health & Environment for AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2006 and 2007. Prior to becoming the CEO for North America in 2004, Mr. Ewigleben served as President and CAO and as Vice President and General Counsel. Before joining AngloGold in 2000, he was the Vice President – Environmental and Public Affairs for Echo Bay Mines. Prior to AngloGold and Echo Bay, Mr. Ewigleben served in various capacities for AMAX Gold and AMAX Coal Industries. Mr. Ewigleben was elected to the Board of Directors for International Tower Hill Mines in November 2011 and has previously served on the Board of Directors for the National Mining Association, the Gold Institute, the Mining Association of Canada, numerous state and provincial coal and hard-rock mining associations and as a trustee of the Northwest Mining Association, the Eastern Mineral Law Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Law, he also holds Bachelor of Science degrees in American History, Political Science and Music from Ball State University. Mr. Ewigleben is a member of the American Bar Association and is admitted to the practice of law in Colorado and Indiana.
Richard A. Van Horn
Senior Vice President - Operations
Richard A. Van Horn is Senior Vice President - Operations of Uranium Resources, Inc. Prior to joining the Company in 1997, he spent three years with Energy Fuels Nuclear, Inc., as General Manager - Colorado Plateau Operations, with responsibility for the daily management of and planning for the mining activities on the Colorado Plateau. Before his work at Energy Fuels Nuclear, Mr. Van Horn spent 18 years with Union Carbide Corporation, where he worked in finance and operations for that company's worldwide mining and metals business. From 1990 to 1994, he was Director of Operations of UMETCO Minerals Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Carbide, and was responsible for all operating aspects of UMETCO's uranium and vanadium business on the Colorado Plateau. Mr. Van Horn graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with an Engineer of Mines degree in 1973.
Mark S. Pelizza
Senior Vice President - Health, Safety, and Environmental Affairs
Mark S. Pelizza has served as Uranium Resources’ Environmental Manager since 1980 and is responsible for all environmental regulatory activities. At various times during his employment with Uranium Resources, Mr. Pelizza has served as Vice President—Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs, and as President and a Director of Hydro Resources, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary. Before joining the Company, from 1978 to 1980 he was employed by Union Carbide as an Environmental Planning Engineer at that company’s Palangana solution mining plant in South Texas. Mr. Pelizza received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Fort Lewis College in 1974 and a Masters of Science degree in Engineering Geology from Colorado School of Mines in 1978.
Thomas H. Ehrlich
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Thomas H. Ehrlich is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Uranium Resources, Inc. He joined the Company in 1987 as Controller - Public Reporting and was promoted to Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in 1990. In 1993, Mr. Ehrlich assumed the additional duties of Vice President and Secretary. Prior to joining Uranium Resources, Mr. Ehrlich spent four years with Deloitte Haskins & Sells after working for three years in various accounting duties at Enserch Exploration, Inc., an oil and gas company in Dallas. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Bryant College in 1981 and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mathew F. Lueras
Vice President - Corporate Development
Mathew F. Lueras joined the Company in August 2007 as the Controller – New Mexico and was promoted to Vice President - Corporate Development in April 2010. Before joining the Company, he was employed from 2004 to 2007 as Controller for Louisiana Energy Services LP, a subsidiary of URENCO Ltd., during the NRC licensing phase of the National Enrichment Facility. He was employed by GAP Inc. during 2003 to 2004 as Manager, Process Integrity and Control and Division Controller at Lafarge NA from 2000 to 2003. Prior to that he served as Controller for Monroc Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of US Aggregates from 1998 to 2000, as Senior Financial Analyst for Enron Capital and Trade Resources from 1997 to 1998 and various domestic and international financial and business development positions at Conoco Inc. from 1990 to 1997. Mr. Lueras received his Bachelor of Accountancy and minor in Business Computer Systems from New Mexico State University in 1990.
