PHILLIPS S. BAKER, JR. - Corporate Board Profile

HECLA MINING CO/DE/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-04-05	Phillips S. Baker, Jr., 50, a director since 2001, has been our Chief Executive Officer... holds legal and accounting degrees, each of which provides additional experience and skills.
2011-03-25	Mr. Baker has served on the board of other publicly held mining and natural resource companies and holds legal and accounting degrees, each of which provides additional experience and skills that are helpful to our Board.
2012-04-10	Phillips S. Baker, Jr., 52, a director since 2001, has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 2003 and has served as our President since November 2001. He served as Heclas Chief Financial Officer from May 2001 to June 2003; Chief Operating Officer from November 2001 to May 2003; and Vice President from May 2001 to November 2001. He has also served as a Director of QEP Resources, Inc. (an independent natural gas and oil exploration and production company), since May 2010, as well as serving as a Director for Questar Corporation (a Western U.S. natural gas-focused exploration and production, interstate pipeline and local distribution company) from February 2004 through June 2010. Mr. Baker has served on the board of other publicly held mining and natural resource companies and holds legal and accounting degrees, each of which provides additional experience and skills that are helpful to our Board.
2013-04-03	Mr. Baker has served as our Chief Executive Officer for nearly ten years and holds legal and accounting degrees.
2014-04-08	Mr. Baker has served on the board of other publicly held mining and natural resource companies and holds legal and accounting degrees, each of which provides additional experience and skills that are helpful to our Board.
2015-04-08	Mr. Baker has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 2003 and has served as our President since November 2001. He has served as a Director of QEP Resources, Inc., an independent natural gas and oil exploration and production company, since May 2010, as well as serving as a Director for Questar Corporation, a Western U.S. natural gas-focused exploration and production, interstate pipeline and local distribution company, from February 2004 through June 2010. Our Corporate Governance and Directors' Nominating Committee and the Board believe that his extensive experience in management and his knowledge of the Company's operations, as well as his board experience, make him an asset to the Board.
2016-04-04	Mr. Baker received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas A & M University in 1981, and a law degree and Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston in 1985. He became a member of the State Bar of Texas in 1985, and received his Certified Public Accountant designation in 1986 from the Texas State Board of Public Accounting.
2017-04-10	Mr. Baker received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas A&M University in 1981, and a law degree and Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston in 1985.
2018-04-09	Mr. Baker received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas A&M University in 1981, and a law degree and Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston in 1985.
2019-04-09	Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting; law degree and MBA; Certified Public Accountant designation; President and CEO of Hecla Mining Company.
2020-04-09	Mr. Baker has substantial financial experience gained in his roles of President, Chief Executive Officer, and previously as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He has served as Hecla’s President for 19 years and as Chief Executive Officer for 17 years, and has 25 years of executive and management experience in the mining industry.
2021-04-05	Mr. Baker has substantial financial experience gained in his roles of President, Chief Executive Officer, and previously as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
2022-04-12	Mr. Baker has substantial financial experience gained in his roles of President, Chief Executive Officer, and previously as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
2023-04-11	Mr. Baker has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 2003 and has served as our President and as a member of the Board of Directors since November 2001. Mr. Baker served as Chairman of the Board for the National Mining Association from October 2017 to October 2020 and has been a Board member since September 2010. He served as a Director of QEP Resources, Inc. from May 2010 to March 2021. Mr. Baker began his career in the mining industry in 1986 and has been an officer or director of many public companies since 1990. He has substantial financial experience gained in his roles of President, Chief Executive Officer, and previously as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
2024-04-04	Mr. Baker began his career in the mining industry in 1986 and has been an officer or director of many public companies since 1990. He has substantial financial experience gained in his roles of President, CEO, and previously as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.