Mr. Brunner joined Boart Longyear's Canadian operation in 1987. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Boart Longyear in 2004, having formerly been Managing Director from 2000. He was appointed as the Regional Director of the South America region for 6 years after having held senior management positions in Canada for 6 years. Mr. Brunner holds a BS in mining engineering from Colorado School of Mines and an MBA from Harvard Business School.