JOHN H. BOWLES - Corporate Board Profile

HECLA MINING CO/DE/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-04-05	JOHN H. BOWLES, 64, a director since 2006, was a Partner in the Audit and Assurance Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (an accounting firm) from April 1976 until his retirement in June 2006. He has served as a Director of Boss Power Corp. (a mineral exploration company) since September 2007; Treasurer, Mining Suppliers Association of British Columbia (an association of providers of equipment, products and related services to the British Columbia mining industry), since May 1999; and Director Emeritus, Ducks Unlimited Canada (a national, private, non-profit wetland conservation organization), since March 1996. He also served as a Director of HudBay Minerals Inc. (a zinc, copper, gold and silver mining company) from May 2006 to March 2009. Key attributes, experiences and skills: Mr. Bowles is a chartered accountant and specialized in the audits of public companies in the mining industry. He is currently serving as a board member for a mineral exploration company, and previously served as a director for a zinc, copper, gold and silver mining company. It is these attributes that led the Board to conclude that Mr. Bowles should continue to serve as a director of Hecla. Non-Management Director Compensation for 2009: John H. Bowles, Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $76,000, Stock Awards: $11,961, Total: $87,961.
2011-03-25	JOHN H. BOWLES, 65, a director since 2006, was a Partner in the Audit and Assurance Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ... The Audit Committee. The members of the Audit Committee are John H. Bowles (Chairman), David J. Christensen, Terry V. Rogers, and Charles B. Stanley. ... Non-Management Director Compensation for 2010: John H. Bowles $141,524.
2012-04-10	JOHN H. BOWLES, 66, a director since 2006, was a Partner in the Audit and Assurance Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (an accounting firm) from April 1976 until his retirement in June 2006. He has served as a Director of Mercator Minerals LTD. (a copper, molybdenum and silver producing company), since April 2011; Director of Boss Power Corp. (a mineral exploration company), since September 2007; Treasurer, Mining Suppliers Association of British Columbia (an association of providers of equipment, products and related services to the British Columbia mining industry), since May 1999; and Director Emeritus, Ducks Unlimited Canada (a national, private, non-profit wetland conservation organization), since March 1996. He also served as a Director of HudBay Minerals Inc. (a zinc, copper, gold and silver mining company) from May 2006 to March 2009. He was appointed a Fellow of the British Columbia Institute of Chartered Accountants in December 1997, and appointed a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Petroleum in May 2003.
2013-04-03	John H. Bowles, 67, a director since 2006, was a Partner in the Audit and Assurance Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP... The Audit Committee consists of John H. Bowles (Chairman), Terry V. Rogers, and Charles B. Stanley... Compensation of Non-Management Directors... John H. Bowles... Total Fees Paid in Cash 93,000... Stock Awards 59,408... Total 152,408.
2014-04-08	John H. Bowles, 68, a director since 2006, was a Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (an accounting firm) from April 1976 until his retirement in June 2006. He has served as a Director of Mercator Minerals LTD. (a copper, molybdenum and silver mine), since April 2011; Director of Boss Power Corp. (a mineral exploration company) from September 2007 to November 2013; Treasurer, Mining Suppliers Association of British Columbia (an association of providers of equipment, products and related services to the British Columbia mining industry) from May 1999 to May 2012; and Director Emeritus, Ducks Unlimited Canada (a national, private, non-profit wetland conservation organization), since March 1996.
2015-04-08	John H. Bowles Age 69 Director since 2006 Mr. Bowles was a Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP... Hecla Committees: Audit (Chair), Executive, Health, Safety, Environmental and Technical