Rob McEwen is Chairman and CEO of US Gold. Since July 2005, when McEwen became the Company’s largest shareholder, US Gold’s land position within Nevada’s Cortez Trend has grown from 36 to 170 square miles. Previously, McEwen was the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Goldcorp Inc., where its Red Lake Mine in northwestern Ontario, Canada is still considered to be the richest gold mine in the world. During his tenure at Goldcorp, McEwen transformed the company from a collection of small companies into a mining powerhouse, growing its market capitalization from US $50 million to approximately $8 billion. More importantly, the shares of the company produced a compounded annual growth rate of 32%