DECEMBER 2022 | VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 12 SPONSORED BY
ERIK BUCKLAND Client Director Global Mining Recruitment
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Executive, Management and Board Changes in Canada’s Mining Sector
TOP MOVES –pg 1 –
MANAGEMENT CHANGES –pg 1 –
TOP MOVES IN THIS ISSUE
BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS –pg 2 –
MANAGEMENT CHANGES » Denitsa Doncheva is now CFO of Alpha Exploration.
Randy Reichert
Isela Costantini
Andrew Gubbels
Randy Reichert takes up the duties of CEO at Skeena Resources as Walter Coles becomes executive chair. Previously Reichert was with B2Gold where he oversaw three international gold mines. He was GM at the Fekola mine in Mali as well as heading projects in Russia, Brazil, Nevada, and Kazakhstan. Reichert has a BASc in mining and mineral processing, an MScEng in rock mechanics, a graduate diploma in business administration and is a professional engineer.
Barrick Gold welcomed Isela Costantini to the board. She has over 25 years of experience in international business and is currently the chief executive of Grupo Financiero GST in Argentina. Prior to that, she was president and CEO of Argentina’s national airline as well as president and general director for General Motors in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. She holds an MBA in from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University in Chicago.
Andrew Gubbels joined the Gold Royalty team from Aris Gold where he was a founder and the SVP corporate development. Before that, he was in charge of investment management in the Americas for Eurasian Resources and previously was head of Americas metals and mining at UBS Investment Bank and an executive in the mergers and acquisitions department at CIBC World Markets. Gubbles holds an HonBComm from Queen’s University and a MFin from the University of Toronto.
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ON THE MOVE December 2022
» Andean Precious Metals is moving its head office to Monterrey, Mexico, as chair Alberto Morales assumes the role of CEO on Nov. 14. Juan Carlos Sandoval becomes CFO on Dec. 1. » Appia Rare Earths & Uranium appointed Irvine R. Annesley VP exploration. » Chuck Hennessey joined Argonaut Exploration as VP Canadian operations to take the Magino gold project to production.
» CaNickel Mining named Shirley Anthony as VP corporate development. » Dakota Gold named Patrick Malone as the new chief sustainability officer. » Al Cook replaced Bruce Cleaver as CEO of De Beers. » Dundee Precious Metals named Navin Dyal as CFO. » The new president and CEO at Emperor Metals is John Florek. » Enduro Metals named William Slack as president. »
MANAGEMENT CHANGES, continued » Fiona Fitzmaurice is the new CFO at Exploits Discovery. » Founders Metals named Colin Padget as president, CEO and a director. » FPX Nickel Corp has appointed Nader Mosavat as the chief technical officer of its carbon capture and storage subsidiary company, CO2 Lock Corp. » Goldgroup Mining announced the retirement of its CEO John McClintock. CFO Anthony Balic will act as interim. » Headwater Gold promoted Greg Dering to VP exploration. » Hercules Silver named Keith Li its CFO. » Annie Sismanian resigned the CFO position at Kuya Silver. » Liberty Gold appointed Darin Smith SVP corporate development. » Li-FT’s board of directors has appointed Francis MacDonald as CEO and Alex Langer as president of the Company effective immediately. » Silverton Metals changed its name to Lodestar Battery Metals and reappointed
president and CEO Killian Ruby as CFO and director following the resignation of former CFO Kyle Appleby and director Gunther Roehlig. » The interim CEO at Los Andes Copper is Santiago Montt, who was previously COO. » Metallica Metals appointed Arvin Ramos as CFO, following the resignation of Peter Nguyen. » Thomas Lamb joined Myriad Metals as president, CEO and a director. » Anne Labelle is now interim president and CEO at Nevada Exploration. » New Energy Metals named Rishi Kwatra CEO and a director.
» The new CFO at Prospector Metals is Alex Heath. » Luticia Miller is the COO at Quebec Silica Resources. » Reunion Gold named Rick Howes its president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2023. » Chair Dirk Harbecke is now CEO at Rock Tech Lithium, as Markus Bruegmann has resigned. » Signature Resources appointed Dan Denbow as interim CEO. » Silver Hammer named Warwick Smith interim president and CEO.
» SSR Mining announced William MacNevin as executive VP operations and sustainability, effective Jan. 1 » St Barbara named Dan Lougher as managing director and CEO after Craig Jetson’s resignation. » Star Diamond’s president and CEO, Ken MacNeill, will retire effective Dec. 31. » StrikePoint Gold named Michael G. Allen its new president, CEO and a director. » The new CFO at Zacapa Resources is Sunil Sharma.
» SolGold ‘s Darryl Cuzzubbo, left the company and the board and Scott Caldwell became interim CEO.
» Patrick Godin is now president and CEO of New Gold. » Orogen Royalties named Samantha Shorter to its board. » Pacific Bay said Helder Carvalho resigned as VP corporate development. » Pan Global Resources has announced Jason Mercier as vice president of investor relations and communications.
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BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS » Tom Peregoodoff is now a director at American Copper Development. » The first lead independent director Grant Angwin joined the board of Andean Precious Metals. » Antler Gold named Nicole Maske as a director to replace Jim Megann. » Atco Mining has appointed Dawson Brisco to its board.
» Ronald G. Stovash is now chair of Corsa Coal to succeed Robert (Bo) Sturdivant, who is retiring. » Evolution Mining announced the passing of non-executive director Cobb Johnstone. » Fission 3 has announced that Steve Cochrane has stepped down as a director of the company.
» NSJ Gold has appointed Kim Eckhof as a member of the board of directors. » Ana Milena Vasquez joined the board of Outcrop Silver and Gold. » Queensland Gold Hills appointed Simon Cohn to its board. » StraightUp Resources named Barry Wattenberg to the board.
Intrepid Metals named Colleen Roche to the board.
» StrikePoint Gold named Shawn Khunkhun executive chair and director.
» Inventus Mining announced Glen Milne appointed independent director.
» Howard Atkinson stepped away from the board of Stroud Resources.
» IsoEnergy named Peter Netupsky to the board.
» The newest board member of Thunder Gold is Bonnie Lyn de Bartok.
» Black Swan Graphene plans to name Brad Humphrey an independent director,
» Jourdan Resources named Brett Lynch, managing director of Sayona Mining, to the Jourdan board.
» Colossus Resources announced the resignation of board member George Heras.
» Kootenay Silver and Riverside Resources announced the passing of director Brian Groves.
» Wolverine Resources has appointed Slade Dyer as director of Wolverine and member of the company’s audit committee.
» Auxico Resources announced Byron King as independent, non-executive director. » Big Gold announced the appointment of Christine Carson and Glenn Thibeault to the Company’s board of directors, bringing it to a total of five members.
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ON THE MOVE December 2022