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Executive, Management and Board Changes in Canada’s Mining Sector
MANAGEMENT CHANGES
TOP MOVES
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Collin Kettell
Gerard Bond
Tony Makuch
As part of New Found Gold’s transition plan dating back to 2020, founder and chairman Collin Kettell took over the role of CEO from Craig Roberts. Aside from his role with New Found Gold, he also serves as the founder and executive chairman of Palisades Goldcorp; is co-founder and CEO of Nevada King Gold; and is co-founder of GoldSpot Discoveries.
Gerard Bond has begun his role as president and CEO of OceanaGold following news of his appointment in February. Bond has extensive experience in global finance and the resources industry and has held numerous senior executive roles across Europe and Australia. Most recently, he was the finance director and CFO at Newcrest Mining from 2012 to 2022. Prior to joining Newcrest, he was with BHP for over 14 years, eventually becoming head of human resources.
Tony Makuch was named non-executive chairman of Wallbridge Mining Company, having served on the company’s board since 2019, and also joined the board of Discovery Silver. Recently, he briefly served as CEO of Agnico Eagle Mines following its merger with Kirkland Lake Gold, the company he led since 2016. Makuch is a professional engineer (Ontario) with over 35 years of management, operations and technical experience.
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ON THE MOVE May 2022
MANAGEMENT CHANGES » 1911 Gold appointed Carmen Amezquita as CFO. » Former Austral Gold CFO Jose Bordogna rejoined the company in the same role. » Bluestone Resources named Robert Gill as VP and managing director of Guatemala. » Electra Battery Materials announced the departure of CFO Ryan Snyder. It also named Renata Cardoso as VP of sustainability and low carbon. » Exploits Discovery appointed Ken Tylee as VP exploration.
» Generation Mining named Christopher Stackhouse as VP finance, replacing Patricia Mannard. VP exploration Rod Thomas also stepped down. » GFG Resources’ VP of exploration Rob Mackie resigned. » GoldHaven Resources appointed Sead Hamzagic as CFO, replacing the retiring Darryl Jones. » Tim Smith became VP exploration and CEO of GoldMining’s new Alaskafocused subsidiary.
» Fredonia Mining made Omar Salas its new CFO, succeeding Carlos Espinosa.
» Hylands International appointed Robert Suttie as president, CEO and company secretary.
» Frontier Lithium appointed Tony Zheng as CFO.
» Kingsview Minerals welcomed Julio DiGirolamo as CFO.
» Michael Durose became president and CEO of Lavras Gold, replacing Mike Mutchler. » Craig Hairfield was appointed CEO and director of Mantaro Precious Metals. » David Steinepreis resigned as Meryllion Resources CFO and will be succeeded by Chuck Forrest. » Igor Danyliuk replaced Max Vichniakov as the president and CEO of Nevada Zinc. » NorthWest Copper appointed Peter Lekich as director of investor relations. » Omai Gold Mines named Sandra Evans as interim CFO and Igor Zonenschein as corporate secretary.
interim president and CEO, with Troy Fierro stepping down. » Rock Tech Lithium named Cristina Rocco as COO.
Sanatana Resources retained Jeff Kyba as its B.C. exploration manager. » Christos Doulis became president, CEO and a director of Smooth Rock Ventures. » Trevali Mining named Derek du Preez as COO. » Troilus Gold promoted Blake Hylands, SVP of exploration, to president. » TRU Precious Metals CFO Olga Nikitovic became the company’s president.
» PureGold director Mark O’Dea took on the role of
BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS » Copper Mountain Mining welcomed Jeane Hull to its board. » Euro Manganese appointed Hanna Schweitz to its board. » John Gravelle became board chairman at Foremost Lithium Resource. » FPX Nickel appointed Anne Currie as a director. » Golden Independence Mining appointed Jordan Carroll and Ben Hinkle to its board, with the latter replacing Robert Mintak. » Hylands International chairman and CEO Hang Peng resigned from the board. Also leaving the board were Tianxiang Sun, Guoquing Li and Zhengfu Zhu. New director appointments were Rana Vig and Marie-Josée Audet. » K2 Gold welcomed Jim Paterson to its board of directors. » K92 Mining appointed Nan Lee to its board of directors. » Michael Durose was added to the board of Lavras Gold, replacing Antenor Silva.
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ON THE MOVE May 2022
» Jonathan Goodman joined Magna Mining as a nonexecutive director. » Vijay Mehta joined the board of New Found Gold. » Novo Resources director and CEO Rob Humphryson departed. » The board of Pasofino Gold welcomed Savas Sahin. » Patriot Battery Metals added Jon Christian Evensen to its board of directors. » Silver One Resources appointed Ken Engquist as an independent director. » Solitario Zinc added Debbie Mino-Austin to its board of directors. » Dave McMillan retired as chairman of South Star Battery Metals. His replacement is Marc Leduc. » Thunder Mountain Gold director Joseph Baird retired.