FEBRUARY 2022 | VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 2 SPONSORED BY
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Executive, Management and Board Changes in Canada’s Mining Sector
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Christine Keener
Daniella Dimitrov
Andrew J. Ramcharan
Christine Keener has been appointed Barrick Gold’s COO for North America. She has a 21-year record of improving results in each of her roles at Alcoa, where she was most recently vice-president, Europe and North America. Before that, Keener worked as a certified public accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers. She holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.Sc. in Accounting from Grove City College.
Iamgold’s CFO and executive VP strategy and corporate development, Daniella Dimitrov, has been named president and interim CEO following the departure of Gordon Stothart. Dimitrov joined the company in March 2021 after holding senior positions at Sprott Capital, Orvana Minerals, Baffinland Iron, and Dundee Securities. She holds a Global Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and Schulich School of Business and a law degree from the University of Windsor.
Andrew J. Ramcharan has been appointed senior VP corporate development with Skyharbour Resources and Rockridge Resources. His extensive corporate and technical experience spans over 20 years, and includes previous roles as manager of corporate development at Iamgold and executive VP corporate development at Roscan Gold. Ramcharan has also held senior investment banking roles at Sprott Resource and Resource Capital Funds, holds a PhD and M.Sc in mining engineering and mineral economics, and is a P.Eng in Ontario.
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MANAGEMENT CHANGES » Michael Parker was named COO at Aftermath Silver. » Alamos Gold named Leon Grondin-Leblanc general manager at the YoungDavidson mine. Luc Guimond was also named VP operations and Khalid Elhaj VP business strategy. » After serving as president and chief geologist at ALX Resources, Robert (Sierd) Eriks is retiring. The company has hired Robert Campbell to oversee this winter’s drill program in Saskatchewan. » The new executive team at American CuMo Mining includes CEO Steven Rudofsky, COO Andrew Brodkey, and CFO Robert Scannell, as well as consultants John E. Hiner (geology) and John R. Hedges (metallurgy and development). » Archer Exploration appointed Keith Bodnarchuk as interim president and CEO to replace Michael Brown. » Arizona Sonoran appointed Nicholas Nikolakakis VP finance and CFO. » Brazil Minerals promoted Joel de Paiva Monteiro ESG and environmental chief, in addition to his role as VP administration and operations, and appointed Jason Baybutt CFO, principal accounting officer and treasurer. » Canterra Minerals named Copper Quinn as interim president while Chris Pennimpede takes medical leave.
» Defense Metals reinforced its leadership following the acquisition of the Wicheeda REE property with the appointment of Luisa Morena as president and William Bird to the board. » The new CEO of DLP Resources is Ian Gendall, in addition to his role as president. Jim Stypula is now executive chairman. » First Majestic Silver appointed Andrew Poon interim CFO following the retirement of Raymond Polman. » Foran Mining named David Bernier as COO. » The new principal geologist of FPX Nickel is Erin Wilson, formerly with Pure Gold Mining. » Gold Port made two additions to its team in Guyana: Samantha Latchman as country manager and Gerardo Martinez as manager of drilling operations. » Gordon Stothart has stepped down as president, CEO and a director of Iamgold. » International Zeolite named Mark Pearlman as president and COO. » The former director of industry and mining for Oaxaca, Mexico, Gustavo Allende Igarashi, has been named head of corporate development Mexico for Inomin Mines. » Greg Roman is the new president, CEO and board member of MacDonald Mines.
» Julie Robertson is now CFO of Marathon Gold. » Metal Energy named Mike Sweeney its new VP exploration and development. » Raphael Dutaut is VP exploration at Millennial Precious Metals. » Carmen Cazares is now CFO at Mirasol Resources. » Mountain Province Diamonds named Matt MacPhail as chief technical officer, April Hayward as chief sustainability officer, and Steven Thomas as VP finance. » Nighthawk Gold named Allan Candelario its VP investor relations. » Jerod Eastman joined North Peak Resources as COO. » Northern Graphite made these appointments: David Marsh, COO; Christopher Parks, CFO; Nathalie Pilon, director of finance and administration; and Kirk Swales, sales manager. » Nouveau Monde Graphite has named Bernard Perron its new COO. He was previously senior VP project development and operations at Inter Pipeline. » Nova Royalty named Greg Ditomaso VP investor relations. » Nuclear Waste Management Organization promoted Derek Wilson from chief engineer and VP construction and projects to COO. Former director of engineering Chris Boyle is now VP and chief engineer.
» After less than a year, Mayo Schmidt has left Nutrien, and the company has named Ken Seitz interim CEO. Seitz is also executive VP and CEO of potash. » Osisko Mining named Pascal Simard its new VP exploration. » Carmelo Marelli was named CFO and corporate secretary of Prismo Metals. » Pure Gold Mining is transitioning to an operational team with the promotions of Troy Fierro as president and CEO in place of Darin Labrenz; Chris Haubrich as CFO in place of Sean Tetzlaff; and Ashley Kates as VP finance and corporate secretary. Labrenz has also stepped down from the board, while Tetzlaff will continue to provide support as an advisor. » Brian Szeto joined Ranchero Gold as president. » Christian Scovern, the CEO of Ready Set Gold, has resigned. Alex McAulay will serve as interim CEO. » The new president and a director of Starcore International Mines is Pierre Alarie. » Stratabound Minerals made these appointments: Mary Anderson as exploration manager, Gary Nassif as senior VP, and Brendan Blair as CFO and secretary. » Ken Engquist, formerly of First Mining Gold, is now COO at Western Copper and Gold.
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BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS » Michael Konnert joined the board of Archer Exploration.
» Francois Bellemare took a seat on the board of Equinox Gold.
» Sarah Strunk has joined the Arizona Sonoran Copper board of directors.
» Michael Robert (Rob) Myhill has joined the board of Garibaldi Resources.
» New board appointments at Asante Gold include Mohammad Alothman and Alexander Smirnov.
» David Garofalo has resigned as a director and chair of Great Panther Mining.
» Avalon Advanced Materials appointed Chief Harvey Yesno to its board.
» Ray Wytinck has resigned from the board of Grizzly Discoveries.
» Bald Eagle announced the resignation of Sidney Himmel from the board. » Bam Bam Resources added geologist Larry Segerstrom to its board. » Big Ridge Gold named James Maxwell to its board following the resignation of Ken Engquist. » Class 1 Nickel and Technologies named David Rieke to its board. » Corsa Coal noted the resignation of Kai Xia from its board. » E3 Metals named John Pantazopoulos as chairman and thanked Liz Lappin for her years of service.
» International Lithium announced the passing of Nicholas Davies, a director. » Nighthawk Gold nominated Edith Margaret Hofmeister and Sara Heston to its board of directors. » Sego Resources added Sven Gollan to its board. » South Atlantic Gold named Rick Brown and Bill O’Hara to the board. » Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol joined Thunderstruck Resources as technical director of exploration. » Twyford Ventures named Janet Hoffar a director, replacing Anish Sunderji who also resigned his role as CEO. Hoffar was also named a director of Highbury Projects.
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