DECEMBER 2021 | VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 12 SPONSORED BY
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Executive, Management and Board Changes in Canada’s Mining Sector
MANAGEMENT CHANGES
TOP MOVES
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TOP MOVES IN THIS ISSUE
David van Heerden
Marc-Andre Pelletier
David Van Heerden has been chosen by Ivanhoe Mines as its VP in charge of finance, treasury and tax. He joined the company in 2011 and has assumed progressively senior responsibilities in finance. Prior to joining Ivanhoe, he was in the assurance division of Ernst & Young in South Africa with a focus on mining and construction clients. He is a registered chartered accountant and holds an honours degree in chartered accountancy.
Marc-Andre Pelletier, a professional engineer with over 25 years’ experience, is joining Bonterra Gold as president and CEO, effective Jan 17. He was most recently COO at Wesdome Gold Mines, where he was instrumental in the restart of the Kiena gold mine. Prior to that he was VP operations at St Andrew Goldfields, where he put three underground mines and one open pit mine into production in less than five years.
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Mark Wall
Mark Wall is the new president, CEO and a director of Mountain Province Diamonds. He has more than 25 years of experience in executive, commercial, operations and sustainability roles in the mining sector. He has been general manager of the Veladero open pit mine in Argentina, and also served in several VP roles at Barrick Gold. Most recently he was CEO of Streamers Gold. His academic credentials include business administration, management, risk management and project management.
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MANAGEMENT CHANGES » Anglo American selected Duncan Wanblad to succeed Mark Cutifani as chief executive, effective April 19. » David Ball has joined Cerrado Gold as VP business development. » Dolly Varden Silver has strengthened its management team with the addition of Andrew Hamilton as senior geologist. » Shane Mele named VP exploration at E79 Resources. » Fireweed Zinc has appointed Candy Chiang its new CFO. » Forty Pillars Mining named Derrick Strickland VP exploration. » The new CFO of Hanstone Gold is Jennifer L. Boyle. She replaces Dong Shim, who will continue as corporate secretary and controller.
» Hudbay Minerals has named Andre Lauzon as its senior VP and COO, effective Jan. 4. He currently works for the company in Arizona.
» Moneta Gold named Ardem Keshishian VP corporate development and Vince Deschamps director of sustainability.
» Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas welcomed Stan Park as president. He was formerly VP marketing and dealer development.
» The new CFO at Newcrest Mining is Sherry Huhe, replacing Gerard Bond.
» International Lithium has appointed Muhammad Memon as corporate secretary. » KWG Resources has appointed Megan McElwain as president. » Henry Chow has been named CFO of Millennium Silver, replacing Lonny Wong. » Heike Truol is the new chief commercial officer at MineHub Technologies.
» Outcrop Silver & Gold has appointed Melissa Martensen as corporate secretary. » Quaterra Resources has appointed David Harvey VP exploration. » Railveyor has named Jim Hawkins formerly of Caterpillar, as the new CEO.
» Ready Set Gold said that Robert “Bob” Middleton, its VP exploration, has passed away. » Red Pine Exploration has appointed Jim O’Neill its CFO and corporate secretary. » Alex Carpenter has been named the new VP sustainability and reconciliation at S2 Minerals, and he has been given a seat on the board. » Sharyn Alexander named president of Sun Summit Minerals.
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BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS » John Clarke has joined the board of Alpha Exploration. » Bald Eagle named Darren Collins to its board. » Hongyu Cai joined the board of Barrick Gold as an independent director. » Clean Air Metals has named Shannin Metatawabin a director. » Frank Bain joined the boards of Cruz Battery Metals and Spearmint Resources. » Ken Owen is the newest board member at Cypress Development. » Cypress Development noted that Donald Huston and Amanada Chow have resigned from its board of directors. » FAR Resources nominated Mark Fedikow to the board. » Garry Billingsley has been appointed an independent director of Hanstone Gold. » Meridian Mining welcomed Susanne Sesselmann to the board. » Nevada Canyon asked Robert (Bob) F. List and Alan Day to join the board. » Newmont has named two new directors, Emma FitzGerald and Mary Laschinger.
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» Johanna Fipke has joined the board of Nova Royalty as an independent director. » Royal Road Minerals asked Ana Gabriela Juarez to take a seat on its board. » Mark Billings was given a seat on the board of ScoZinc Mining. » Sherritt International asked Peter Hancock to join the board. » The newest director at Sienna Resources is Scott JobinBevans. » Kevin Wilson is joining the board of Solis Minerals. » Mike Young and Zoya Shashkova are joining the board of Standard Uranium. » Sun Summit Minerals appointed Pumi Parikh to its board of directors. » Arne Frandsen, managing director and co-founder of the Pallinghurst Group, and Frank Wheatley, CEO of Wheatley Advisors, are taking up seats on the board of Talon Metals. » Val-d’Or Mining offered Louis Doyle a seat on its board.