Biography

Mr. Coleman was the Executive Chairman of the Company from 2016 – February 2024 and prior thereto was the non-Executive Chairman since 2004. Effective February 2024, he became President of the Company and Chairman Emeritus. He has been a director of the Company and its predecessor Gold Reserve Corporation since 1994, and was a lawyer and counsel with the law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. He has extensive international industry and public company experience as a result of his membership on the Board for over 25 years and has served on the board of directors of other mining issuers such as Amex Exploration Inc., Avion Gold Corporation and Endeavour Mining Corporation. He has also been a director of Siembra Minera since 2016, Great Basin Energies Inc. since 1996, and MGC Ventures, Inc. since 1997.