Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 20, 2004

PETER MARRONE – YAMANA GOLD INC (AUY)

PETER MARRONE has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Yamana Gold Inc. for the past year. He has extensive experience with public mining companies. He has served on the Board of Directors and Advisory Committees of numerous companies listed on Canadian stock exchanges and has experience in Brazil and with Brazilian mining companies. He has been familiar with Yamana's assets in Brazil for the past decade and was instrumental in the creation of Yamana last year. Most recently, before Yamana, he was head of investment banking at a Canadian investment dealer and prior to that he was a leading Canadian securities lawyer. Mr. Marrone has over 18 years of business and capital markets experience. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a quick overview of what you do?

Mr. Marrone: We are a public company listed on the Toronto and American

Stock Exchange. We are also listed on the AIM market of the