Alexander Davidson - Yamana Gold Independent Director

Mr. Alexander John Davidson is an Independent Director of Yamana Gold Inc., since August 2009. He was Barrick Gold Corporationrationrations Executive Vice President, Exploration and Corporationrationrate Development with responsibility for international exploration programs and corporate development activities. Mr. Davidson was instrumental in Barricks acquisition of Lac Minerals, Sutton Resources, Arequipa Resources, Pangea Goldfields, Homestake Mining and Placer Dome Inc. Mr. Davidson joined Barrick in October 1993 as Vice President, Exploration with responsibility for the companys expanding exploration program. He initiated Barricks expansion out of North America and into Latin America and beyond. Prior to joining Barrick, Mr. Davidson was Vice President, Exploration for Metall Mining Corporationrationration. Mr. Davidson has over 40 years of experience in designing, implementing and managing gold and base metal exploration and acquisition programs throughout the world. In April 2005, Mr. Davidson was presented the 2005 A.O. Dufresne Award by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum to recognize exceptional achievement and distinguished contributions to mining exploration in Canada. In 2003, Mr. Davidson was named the Prospector of the Year by the Prospectors Developers Association of Canada in recognition of his teams discovery of the Lagunas Norte Project in the Alto Chicama District, Peru. Mr. Davidson received his B.Sc. and his M.Sc. in Economic Geology from McGill University. His extensive experience in the mining industry and his background in precious metal exploration and corporate development allows him to provide valuable industry insight and perspective to the board and management. Mr. Davidson also has extensive board level experience and has sat on or has chaired a number of health, safety environment, technical, sustainability, audit, and compensation committees. since 2009.