Founder of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., William Beckwith Hayden is a businessperson who has been at the head of 8 different companies and currently is Chairman for Asia Pacific Mining Ltd. Mr. Hayden is also on the board of 8 other companies. In his past career Mr. Hayden was Non-Executive Chairman at MAX Resource Corp., Non-Executive Chairman at Noble Metals Ltd., President & Chief Executive Officer of Terrace Energy Corp., President at GoviEx Uranium, Inc., President for Government of The Democratic Republic of The Congo and President & Director at Ivanhoe Philippines, Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from Sierra Nevada College.