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Corporate Governance

Board of Directors

Robert Murdoch — Chairman

Bob Murdoch was elected to the Ritchie Bros. Board in 2006, becoming Chairman in 2008. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia and a law degree from the University of Toronto, Bob spent the majority of his career with Lafarge Corporation and affiliates, suppliers of construction materials, retiring from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge North America Inc. (NYSE & TSX: LAF) in 1992. Bob was a member of the board of Lafarge, S.A. (NYSE: LR; Paris Stock Exchange (Eurolist): LG), the Paris-based parent company of Lafarge Corporation, until 2005 and still sits on their advisory board. Bob is a director of Lallemand Inc., Weatherhaven Inc. and Timberwest Forest Corp. (TSX: TWF.un).

Peter Blake

Peter Blake joined Ritchie Bros. as a controller in 1991, having worked previously with predecessor firms of KPMG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. In 1994 he was appointed Vice President, Finance, and in 1997 was appointed Chief Financial Officer and elected to the Board of Directors. In 2002 he was promoted to Senior Vice President and in 2004 Peter became the Chief Executive Officer of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. Peter is a Chartered Accountant with a Diploma of Technology from BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology) and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta.

 

Beverley Briscoe

Bev Briscoe was appointed to the Ritchie Bros. Board in 2004. Ms. Briscoe has an extensive background working in industries complementary to the auction business and currently is owner and President of Briscoe Management Ltd, a consulting company she has owned since 2004. Ms. Briscoe previously owned and was president of Hiway Refrigeration Limited. Before that she held executive positions with Wajax Industries Ltd., the Rivtow Group, and the Jim Pattison Group, and was a manager at a predecessor firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ms. Briscoe is a member of the board of Goldcorp Inc. (TSX: “G”; NYSE: “GG”), as well as a director of several non-profit organizations, including Forum of Women Entrepreneurs and Minerva Foundation. Ms. Briscoe holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Chartered Accountant (Fellow). Ms. Briscoe is currently Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

 

Eric Patel

Eric Patel was first elected to the Ritchie Bros. Board in 2004. Mr. Patel has extensive business and financial experience, most recently as CFO of Pembrook Mining Corp. (formerly Paget Resources Corporation), a private mining company that he left in 2010. Prior to that Mr. Patel acted as the CFO of Crystal Decisions, Inc., a privately held software company. Mr. Patel joined Crystal Decisions in 1999 after holding executive level positions, including that of CFO, with University Games, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of educational toys and games. Before 1997, Mr. Patel worked for Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream as Director of Strategy, for Marakon Associates strategy consultants and for Chemical Bank. Mr. Patel sits on the Advisory Board of ACL Services Ltd, the board of Daiya Foods Inc. and is treasurer of B.C. Social Ventures Partners, a not for profit-organization. Mr. Patel holds an MBA degree. Mr. Patel is currently a member of the Audit Committee and is Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

 

Edward Pitoniak

Ed Pitoniak was appointed to the Company’s Board in 2006 and is currently Chair of the Company’s Compensation Committee. Mr. Pitoniak is a businessman and until 2008 was President and CEO of bcIMC Hospitality, a private hotel company. Prior to joining the predecessor firm of bcIMC Hospitality Group in 2004 (Canadian Hotel Income Properties Real Estate Investment Trust – TSX: “HOT.un”), Mr. Pitoniak was a Senior Vice-President at Intrawest Corporation for eight years. Before Intrawest, Mr. Pitoniak spent nine years with Times Mirror Magazines, where he held both top editorial and advertising positions with Ski Magazine — specifically, editor-in-chief and advertising director. Mr. Pitoniak has a Bachelor of Arts degree.

 

Christopher Zimmerman

Chris Zimmerman was elected to the Company’s Board in 2008. Mr. Zimmerman was appointed President of Easton Sports, Inc. in March 2010, which is a designer, developer and marketer of sports equipment and accessories. He resigned in 2009 from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Canucks Sports and Entertainment, a sports entertainment company in Vancouver, B.C. Before joining the Canucks organization, Mr. Zimmerman was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nike Bauer Inc., a hockey equipment company. Prior to this appointment in March 2003, Mr. Zimmerman was General Manager of Nike Golf USA, in Beaverton, Oregon. He joined Nike Golf in 1998 after spending 16 years in a variety of senior advertising positions, including USA Advertising Director for the Nike Brand and Senior Vice President at Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising in New York. Mr. Zimmerman has an MBA degree from Babson College. Mr. Zimmerman is a member of the Compensation Committee.

 

James Micali

Mr. Micali is a senior advisor and limited partner of Azalea Fund III and Azalea Capital (a private equity fund) and was a consultant to Michelin North America until 2009. He is also counsel to Ogletree Deakins, a labour and employment law firm and was an adjunct professor of Furman University until 2009. Mr. Micali retired in 2008 from the position of Chairman and President of Michelin North America, where he had responsibility for Michelin’s operations in North America. He started his career with Michelin in 1977 and had responsibility for many of Michelin’s major business functions, including strategic planning, sales and marketing, customer service, mergers and acquisitions, finance, legal, information systems, human resources and external relations. Prior to joining Michelin, Mr. Micali practiced law in Providence, Rhode Island; he obtained his legal education from Boston College Law School and was admitted to the bars of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Mr. Micali also served on the board of directors of Lafarge North America, a supplier of construction materials (NYSE and TSX: “LAF”) from 2003 until May 2006. Mr. Micali sits on the Boards of Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: “SON”), SCANA Corporation (NYSE: “SCG”), American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., Sage Automotive Industries, Inc. and Humphrey Companies, LLC. Mr. Micali is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.

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