Boart Longyear Annual Report 2010

Mr. Kipp was appointed a director of the Company on 28 June 2008 when the Board announced Mr. Kipp would transition to Chief Executive Officer, starting 1 January 2009. Prior to being CEO, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer for Boart Longyear. Mr. Kipp joined the Company in 2005 after 22 years with General Electric, where he was employed in various capacities, including President and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Nuclear Fuel division and General Manager of operations both in Hungary and then China.

Mr. Kipp received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota and his MBA from the University of Chicago.

Mr. Baker was appointed as Senior Vice President, Human Resources in 2008. Prior to joining Boart Longyear he worked for Milacron Inc. for 17 years in a variety of operational, divisional and global human resources roles including Vice President of Human Resources.

Mr. Baker received his BA in Business from Bowling Green State University and his MBA from Xavier University.

Mr. Kane joined Boart Longyear in 2006 through the acquisition of the Prosonic Corporation, the USA's largest provider of sonic drilling services, where he served as its President and COO. Prior to this, he served for nine years as President & COO of publicly held MPW Industrial Services Co. and for 11 years as Executive Vice-President of publicly held OHM corporation. Mr. Kane was a practising attorney in Columbus, Ohio for 13 years.

Mr. Kane received his BA from Hofstra University and his JD from The Cleveland–Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University.

Mr. Sides was appointed Vice President, Global Products in 2010. Prior to joining Boart Longyear, he spent over 25 years with General Electric, where he was employed in various capacities, including the position of Commercial Operations Manager with Aero Energy in Houston, Texas and leading the commercial function in Asia Pacific for the Power Generation business. Mr. Sides has been responsible for leading sales and commercial activities for General Electric businesses while located in Tokyo, Beijing and London, and for business integration efforts in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Sides received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and his MBA from Emory University.

Mr. Ragan was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2008. Prior to joining Boart Longyear, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer for GTSI Corporation, a leading technology solutions provider for the public sector listed on NASDAQ. He also held the position of Chief Financial Officer of US Operations for Winstar Communications Inc., an international telecommunications company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ragan held various international and domestic finance positions for PSEG, the AES Corporation, and Deloitte and Touche.

Mr. Ragan received his BS in Accounting from The University of the State of New York, his MS in Accounting from George Mason University and his CPA in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Mr. Birch was appointed as Vice President of Global Drilling Services in 2010 after successfully leading the Global Products division to record performance from May 2006. Prior to joining Boart Longyear, he worked for Black & Decker Corporation for 15 years across various business units in both North America and Europe.
Past roles include Vice President and General Manager for Baldwin Hardware and Director of Marketing and Product Development for DeWalt Industrial Power Tools, both divisions of Black & Decker Corporation.

Mr. Birch received his BA in Business Management from Brigham Young University.

Mr. Rasetti was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in 2006. Prior to joining Boart Longyear, he was a Segment General Counsel and Segment Vice-President for Business Development for NYSE-listed SPX Corporation and served in various other management roles during his nine years there. Prior to SPX Corporation, he worked in the private law firms of Howrey & Simon and Towey & Associates in Washington, DC.

Mr. Rasetti received his BS in Foreign Service and his JD from Georgetown University.