Filed
by
Barrick Gold Corporation
This
communication is filed pursuant to Rule 425 under The Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended.
Subject
Company: Placer Dome Inc.
Commission
File Number: 1-9059
Date:
November 1, 2005
Management
Bios
Peter
Munk
Chairman
- Barrick Gold Corporation
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Peter
Munk is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Barrick Gold Corporation.
A
well-known Canadian business leader and philanthropist, Mr. Munk has built
several enterprises that have achieved outstanding performances.
Starting
in 1983, Mr. Munk and his management team have developed Barrick into one
of the
world's most successful gold producers. Peter Munk's business strengths are
evident in Barrick's sound financial management, entrepreneurial character
and
solid balance sheet.
Mr.
Munk
graduated in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1952.
Among numerous other public honors, he is an Officer of the Order of Canada,
the
country's highest honor for a private citizen.
Gregory
Wilkins
President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Gregory
Wilkins is President and Chief Executive Officer of Barrick Gold Corporation.
He
assumed the responsibilities in February 2003 and has been a member of the
Board
of Directors since 1991.
Under
Mr.
Wilkin’s guidance, the Company articulated its statement of Vision - “To be the
world’s best gold company” - and its companion statement of five Values, focused
on personal leadership and responsibility, that define employee behaviour
consistent with that Vision. He recognized the need to develop new structures
for Barrick, suitable to its scale and stature as a major global enterprise,
and
in late 2003 oversaw the successful implementation of the Regional Business
Unit
organizational model. Through this regional structure, the Company is bringing
a
new generation of mines into production. He and his team remain focused on
creating value, by continuing to expand the Company and manage it
effectively.
Mr.
Wilkins first joined Barrick in 1981, prior to its entry into the gold business,
and eventually rose to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. During those early years, he worked closely with Chairman
and
Founder Peter Munk and other senior members of the team to build Barrick
into a
leader in the gold industry.
In
1993,
Mr. Wilkins left Barrick to become President and Chief Operating Officer
of
Horsham Corporation, which was then Barrick's controlling shareholder. Horsham
later became TrizecHahn Corporation and Mr. Wilkins remained as President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer until the planning of its conversion to a United States Real Estate
Investment Trust had been completed and the company relocated to the United
States.
Mr.
Wilkins is a member of the Cabinet for The Heart for University Health Network
Campaign. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree
from Concordia University in Montreal.
Peter
J. Kinver
Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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Peter
J.
Kinver assumed the responsibilities of Chief Operating officer on January
1,
2004. He joined Barrick on September 9, 2003 as Executive Vice President,
Operations.
Mr.
Kinver brings 27 years of international mining experience to Barrick’s senior
management team. Prior to Barrick, Mr. Kinver worked for Anglo American Platinum
plc in South Africa, where he was responsible for both underground and surface
operations for one of the world’s largest platinum operations. Previously, he
worked for major mining companies at operations in Mali, Ghana, Oman, England
and Namibia.
Mr.
Kinver received a B.Sc. (Engineering) from the Royal School of Mines, London
in
1976.
Jamie
C. Sokalsky
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Jamie
C.
Sokalsky assumed the responsibilities of Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Barrick Gold Corporation in May 2004.
Previously,
Mr. Sokalsky had been the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
since March 1999 and Vice President and Treasurer, directing the financial
operations of the Company including the successful forward sales program,
for
six years. Mr. Sokalsky has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Lakehead
University, Ontario and received his chartered accountant designation in
1982.
Alexander
J. Davidson
Executive
Vice President, Exploration and Corporate Development
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Alex
Davidson is Executive Vice President, Exploration and Corporate Development
with
responsibility for Barrick Gold’s international exploration programs and
corporate development activities. Prior to April 2005, he was responsible
for
Barrick’s exploration strategy and programs as EVP Exploration. Mr. Davidson
joined Barrick in October 1993 and under his leadership, Barrick’s exploration
efforts grew outside of North America and into Latin America and
beyond.
Prior
to
joining Barrick, Mr. Davidson was Vice President, Exploration for Metall
Mining
Corporation. Mr. Davidson has over 25 years' 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
and
Developers Association of Canada in recognition for his team’s discovery of the
Lagunas Norte Project in the Alto Chicama District, Peru. He received his
B.Sc.
and his M.Sc. in Economic Geology from McGill University.
Patrick
Garver
Executive
Vice President and General Counsel
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Patrick
Garver was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Barrick
in
December 1993. He became Executive Vice President and General Counsel in
December 1995.
Mr.
Garver received his juris doctorate from the University of Utah in 1978.
Upon
graduation he joined Parsons Behle & Latimer in Salt Lake City, Utah where
he came to manage the firm’s natural resources practice group.
Important
Notice
Barrick
plans to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration
Statement on Form F-8, which will include Barrick’s offer and take-over bid
circular. Investors and security holders are urged to read the offer and
take-over bid circular, regarding the proposed business combination transaction
referred to in the foregoing information, when these documents become available,
because they will contain important information. Investors may obtain a free
copy of the offer and take-over bid circular when they become available and
other documents filed by Barrick with the SEC at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov. The prospectus and these other documents may also be obtained
for
free, once they have been mailed, on Barrick’s website or by directing a request
to Barrick’s media or investor relations department.