Tom Mair

TOM MAIR, President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Star Resources Ltd.,
has more than 25 years of international business experience in the natural
resources industries. Prior to joining Golden Star as Chief Financial Officer in
February 2007, Mr. Mair was employed by Newmont Mining Corporation in a number
of key roles, including Director, Business Process Improvement; group financial
executive at Minera Yanacocha, Peru; Regional Controller, Winnemucca, Nevada;
and President-Director of PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, Indonesia.