Officers
COLIN P. SUTHERLAND,
President. Mr. Sutherland has over 10 years of business and professional experience. Prior to joining Capital Gold Corporation, Mr. Sutherland was President and CEO of Nayarit Gold. Mr. Sutherland was previously a Director and Chief Financial Officer of Gammon Gold Inc. and Mexgold Resources Inc. During his tenure, Gammon's market capitalization grew from $300 million to in excess of $2 billion, and successfully took the Company from an exploration stage company to commercial production. Mr. Sutherland has extensive experience in the financial markets, and successfully raised in excess of US$400 million for the development and construction of the Gammon assets. Mr. Sutherland is a Chartered Accountant and a graduate of Saint Francis Xavier University.
CHRISTOPHER M. CHIPMAN,
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Chipman has been our Chief Financial Officer since March 1, 2006. Since November 2000, Mr. Chipman has been a managing member of Chipman & Chipman, LLC, a consulting firm that assists public companies with the preparation of periodic reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. The firm also provides outsourced financial resources to clients assisting in financial reporting, forecasting and accounting services. Mr. Chipman is a CPA and, from 1996 to 1998, he was a senior accountant with the accounting firm of Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Chipman was the Controller of Frontline Solutions, Inc., a software company (March 2000 to November 2000); a Senior Financial Analyst for GlaxoSmithKline (1998-2000); and an Audit Examiner for Wachovia Corporation (1994-1996). He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Ursinus College in 1994. He is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
SCOTT HAZLITT,
Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Hazlitt was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Capital Gold Corporation effective July 1, 2010. He was Vice President - Mine Development until July 1, 2010. He has been in the mining business since 1974. Since 2001, he has focused on development of the company El Chanate concessions. Currently, he is involved in mine expansion plans and exploration. Mr. Hazlitt served as mine manager at the company Hopemore Mine in Leadville, Colorado starting in November 1999. He was Mine Operations Chief Geologist for Getchell Gold from 1995 to 1999. From 1992 to 1995, he was self-employed as a consulting mining geologist in California and Nevada. From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Hazlitt was a project geologist and Mine Superintendent for the Lincoln development project. He served as Vice President of Exploration for Mallon Minerals from 1984 to 1988. His work experience has included precious metals, base metals, uranium, and oil shale. Mr. Hazlitt has a Master of Science degree in Economic Geology from Colorado State University and is a registered geologist in the state of California.
