Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.

D. Harry W. Dobson

Chairman

harry A mining industry veteran, Harry Dobson was the Chairman and the co-founder of American Pacific Mining, along with Brian Hinchcliffe. American Pacific Mining purchased for $15 million and successfully re-opened the El Mochito zinc and silver mine in Honduras. The El Mochito mine was re-opened and due to cost re-structuring, operating costs were reduced so that the mine operated in the lowest third of the industry. American Pacific Mining sold for more than $100 million within three years of having been founded.

He has served as a director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kirkland lake Gold since October 11, 2001. In addition to his activities with the Corporation Mr. Dobson engages in various merchant banking and venture capital activities in North America and Europe. Mr. Dobson was formerly Deputy Chairman of Lytton Minerals Limited (publicly traded diamond exploration company) and Glenmore Highlands (publicly traded mineral exploration company).

Brian A. Hinchcliffe

Director

brian Mr. Hinchcliffe has decades of experience in the development of mining projects and mine finance. Brian spent the first ten years of his career working at the J. Aron trading arm of Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for the mining industry sector, working in both New York and London. Following this, Mr. Hinchcliffe was the founder of American Pacific Mining with Harry Dobson, and then Jordex Resources. Jordex acquired the previously explored Loma de Hierro nickel laterite deposit in Venezuela, which is located, with excellent infrastructure, 65 kilometers southwest of Caracas. Jordex re-verified the reserves and the overall commercial viability of the project, and sold 85% of the deposit to Anglo American Corporation for $65 million with Anglo assuming the responsibility for project financing, development and management. The Loma de Hierro mine was built at a cost of US$500 million and commenced commercial production as a low cost, long-term producer early in 2001.

Mr. Hinchcliffe received a BA from the State University of New York, and attended graduate school at the Hagan Business School at Iona College.

Mark S. Tessier

Director

Mark Tessier Mr. Tessier has over thirty years of experience in underground mining in various ascending positions, including seven years overseeing the initial underground mine expansion project and subsequent underground mine operations at Goldcorp's Red Lake Mine between 1999 and 2006. That operation produced over 600,000 ounces in 2005, and over 2,800,000 ounces from 2000 to 2005.

In Ontario, Mr. Tessier has also worked in operations, engineering, or management at the Denison Mine in Elliot Lake, the Dome Mine in Timmins, the Golden Giant Mine at Hemlo, and for JS Redpath Limited out of North Bay. Mark earned a B. Sc. in Mining Engineering with honors from Queen's University, and is also a graduate of the Mining Technologist Program at the Haileybury School of Mines.

John Thomson

Director

John Thomson John S. Thomson, a Chartered Accountant from Scotland who has also studied at INSEAD, has worked internationally in a variety of senior roles for companies including PepsiCo. Most recently, Mr. Thomson has built up a successful consulting business providing advice to institutional shareholders and management teams in the media, minerals and technology sectors. He is a non-Executive Director of Parragon Publishing Ltd., a successful international publisher with operations in Europe, India, the UK and USA.

George A. Milton

Non-Executive Director

George Mr. Milton graduated from Kirkland Lake Collegiate Institute in 1956. He received a BA from University of Western Ontario. During his 36 years in the investment industry, he was Vice President of Midland Walwyn specializing in advanced exploration and development mining projects.

He is a non-executive director of Kirkland Lake Gold Inc., a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee.

S. Paul Kostuik

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Kostuik began his extensive mining career working in underground mines in several Canadian companies. In 1970 Mr. Kostuik joined Molycorp Inc. in New York, assuming responsibility for its mining activities as Vice President, Mining and Exploration. Mr. Kostuik then joined Vulcan Materials Company, a Fortune 500 company and the world’s foremost producer of construction aggregates, as President of its Southeast Division in 1974. He was promoted to Executive Vice president in 1977 with responsibility for all construction materials Divisions, and in 1980 he was elected to Vulcan’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Kostuik was appointed President and COO of Quintette Coal Limited in 1985, serving a 7 year period on its Board of Directors, as well as on the Board its major shareholder, Denison Mines Ltd. In 1992 Mr. Kostuik joined the Board of Directors of Jordex Resources, and two years later was appointed President and CEO, during which time he was responsible for the project negotiations with Anglo American and the commercialization of the Loma de Hierro nickel project.

Mr. Kostuik is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, and is a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. In the past he has served as Chairman of the Coal Association of Canada, Chairman of Queen’s University Engineering Advisory Council and on the Executive Committee of the National US Stone Association. He holds a BSc (Eng.) and MSc (Eng.) degrees in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University, Canada.

Brian E. Bayley

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Brian Bayley is a director and Co-Chairman of Quest Capital Corp., a publicly traded mortgage investment corporation listed on the TSX, Amex and AIM. He is also a director and President of Ionic Management Corp. (formerly Quest Management Corp.), a private management corporation.

Trevor M. Gabriel

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Gabriel is a resident of Monaco where he is the principal and managing director of SCS Trevor Gabriel et Cie, a real estate brokerage firm. He has had an extensive and varied career in the accounting, corporate finance and international business fields. Mr. Gabriel is also a director of Yachting Riviera, a yacht brokerage company.

He is a non-executive director of Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. and a member of the Audit Committee.