
Peter Walker
Chairman of the Board
Born 1952
Peter Walker is a British geologist and mining entrepreneur. He was the founder, President and CEO of Scandinavian Minerals Ltd., a public mining company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, from its incorporation in 1996 until its acquisition in 2008 by First Quantum Minerals Ltd. for $281 million. Mr. Walker has over 35 years’ experience in the international metals and minerals industry. He holds a B.Sc. in Mining and Exploration Geology from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London. In 2011 he received the Fennoscandian Mining Award for his role in developing the Kevitsa copper-nickel mine in Finnish Lapland. Mr. Walker has served as Chairman of Arctic Minerals since November 2017.
Peter Walker holds 19,024,265 shares and 3,999,359 warrants of series TO5 in the company.
Peter Walker is deemed independent from the biggest shareholders but dependent of the company and management.

Krister Söderholm
Deputy Chairman
Born 1950
Board member of Arctic Gold since May 2012 and chairman of board 2013-2014. Krister Söderholm holds a M.Sc. degree in geology from the Åbo Akademi in Finland. He has worked for 23 years (1979-2002) for Outokumpu in various positions, about half of these in Finland and half in several other countries. Krister has also worked as chief geologist and mining manager at A / S Bidjovagge Gruber in Norway 1985-1988 and project manager / chief geologist / exploration manager at Viscaria AB in Sweden 1989-1996. On behalf of the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Finland he was the Inspector of Mines in Finland during the period 2003-2006. From 2006 to 2010 he was employed by Kevitsa Mining Oy / First Quantum Minerals Ltd, where he was CEO and later Country Manager. In 2010 Krister started its own consulting company KrisConsulting Oy. He was elected to the board of Nordic Mines the same year. He was then appointed General Mgr. for Laiva Gold Mine in Raahe, Finland, where he served until June 2012, when he became Deputy CEO of Nordic Mines Oy and, from May 2013, again member of the Board.
Krister Söderholm holds 1,378,198 shares and 571,627 warrants of series TO5 in the company.
He is deemed independent from the biggest shareholders but dependent of the company and management.

Robert Behets
Board member
Born 1965
Robert Behets is a geologist with over 35 years’ experience in the mineral exploration and mining industry in Australia and internationally. He has had extensive corporate and management experience and currently holds directorships in several listed companies in the resources sector.
Robert Behets has a strong combination of technical, commercial, and managerial skills and extensive experience in exploration, feasibility studies and mining operations across a range of commodities.
He is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a Member of Australian Institute of Geoscientists, and was previously a member of the Australasian Joint Ore Reserve Committee.
Robert Behets holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Queensland.
Robert Behets is currently the Acting Managing Director of Berkeley Energia Limited (ASX/LSE/BdM) and a Non-Executive Director of Apollo Minerals Limited (ASX), Constellation Resources Limited (ASX), Equatorial Resources Limited (ASX) and Odyssey Gold Limited (ASX).
Robert Behets holds 36,713,055 shares and 1,104,166 warrants of series TO5 in Arctic Minerals through a trust.
Robert Behets is independent in relation to the Company and its management, as well as independent in relation to the Company’s major shareholders.

Peter George
Board member
Born 1973
Peter is a highly skilled and experienced Board Member, Executive, Mining Engineer and Mineral Economist with thirty years’ experience founding and leading exploration and mining companies, operations and contracting/consulting organisations in Australia and Scandinavia.
With diverse experience in board positions, executive management, technical and entrepreneurial ventures in the private and public sectors, Peter has had significant involvement in all facets of a resource company’s’ lifecycle from exploration, feasibility, construction, operations and closure.
As a leader, Peter is organised and committed, with a strong drive for achieving technical excellence and successful outcomes for shareholders and stakeholders alike. Peter also has excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills, is fluent in both English and Swedish, and enjoys working in a team setting to achieve project goals collectively.
Prior to founding and managing REEM, Peter was Managing Director of ASX listed Exploration company Alicanto Minerals Limited with interests in Sweden.
Peter is a founder and the manager of REEM.
Peter George holds 34,504,723 shares in Arctic Minerals through a company.
Peter George is independent in relation to the Company and its management, as well as independent in relation to the Company’s major shareholders.

Claes Levin
Board member
Born 1941
Chairman of the Board of Arctic Gold since May 2014. Claes Levin is Jur. kand. and holds an economics degree from Lund University. Claes has had the following positions: 1968 – 1980 different management positions within SEB, 1980 – 83 CEO of Diligentia, 1983 – 85 CEO of Reinhold Group, 1986 – 98 CEO of Platzer Bygg, 1999 – 2014 Chairman and member of various listed and unlisted companies in various industries, including chairman of Wiking Mineral 2005 – 2012.
Claes Levin owns 251.041 shares in Arctic Minerals.
Claes Levin is deemed independent from the biggest shareholders and independent of the company and management.
Management Team

Risto Pietilä
CEO
CEO since 2023
Risto Pietilä graduated with a M.Sc. in geophysics from the University of Oulu in 1979. He has over 30 years’ international experience as an exploration geophysicist. Between 1980 and 2004 he worked for Outokumpu Oy on exploration and mining projects in Finland and Australia. He has been involved in a number of mineral discoveries, including the high-grade Silver Swan nickel deposit in Western Australia, the Telkkälä nickel deposit in Finland and a VMS deposit in Morocco. Geophysics played a crucial role in all these discoveries. Since 2004 Mr. Pietilä has held a number of senior positions with the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), including Divisional Manager of Bedrock and Raw materials, as well as Regional Director of GTK’s Northern Finland Office. Most recently, he was Head of the Mineral Processing and Materials Research Unit of GTK, from which position he retired in 2018. Risto Pietilä was appointed Exploration Manager in 2018 and as CEO in 2023.
Risto Pietilä holds 2,482,028 shares and 637,345 warrants of series TO5 in the company.
Auditor

Martin Johansson
PwC