Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan
OCTOBER 2022 | VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 10 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
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MANAGEMENT CHANGES » A.I.S. Resources named Martyn Element president and CEO. » Mike Struthers is the new CEO of Altaley Mining.
Peter Kent
Aaron Puna
Dana Perlman
First Phosphate announced that Peter Kent has been appointed to lead the company as president. He brings more than four decades of experience as an international broadcast journalist. He was elected as the MP for Thornhill, Ont., in the 2008 federal election, and he served until 2021. As an MP, Kent served as Minister of State for the Americas (2008-11), and as Minister of the Environment (2011-13). In the environment portfolio, he oversaw changes to the assessment process for mining.
Aaron Puna is joining Newmont as EVP and chief technology officer. He most recently served as CEO of Anglo American’s copper business in Chile. In that country, Puna oversaw all company activities, including three operations and a joint venture, a workforce of over 16,500 and external stakeholder engagement. He led the implementation of Anglo American’s autonomous haulage fleet at high altitude operations and has driven the country’s copper production to over 600,000 tonnes per year.
Sigma Lithium appointed Dana Perlman as an independent director. Her expertise includes over 20 years in strategy, finance, investment banking, business development, acquisitions, risk management and investor communications. Perlman most recently served as chief strategy officer and treasurer at PVH Corp. Before that she held several positions at Barclays Capital after gaining banking experience with Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston.
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ON THE MOVE October 2022
» Josh Carron joined American Pacific Mining as VP exploration. » Christopher Drysdale replaced Daniel Whittaker as CEO of Antler Gold. » Appia Rare Earths and Uranium appointed Irvine Annesley as VP exploration. » Archer Exploration appointed Tom Meyer as president and CEO.
» Gary Lobb joined Argo Gold as VP finance and CFO. » The Association for Mineral Exploration appointed Jonathan Buchanan as VP policy and advocacy. » Auxico Resources Canada named Frederick Kozak as its president and CEO. » Buscar Company appointed Jose Kreidler as president and Daniel McGill as COO. » C2C Gold named Doris Tam as CFO. » Caprock Mining named Amy Stephenson as the company’s new CFO. «
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MANAGEMENT CHANGES, continued » Paul Wright replaced Scott Perry as president and CEO of Centerra Gold.
» Golden Share Resources CEO and chair Nick Zeng passed away.
» David King joined Magna Mining as SVP technical services.
» Decklar Resources appointed Oluwasanmi Famuyide as CEO.
» Grounded Lithium appointed Lawrence Fisher as VP, land and regulatory.
» Nancy Buese will step down as EVP and CFO of Newmont. In addition, Mark Rodgers will transition to the role of SVP South America. Bernard Wessels will become SVP North America role.
» Dundee Precious Metals EVP and CFO Hume Kyle will retire at the end of 2022. » Jim Megann took over the interim CEO role at E-Tech Resources, replacing Daniel Whittaker.
» Guanajuato Silver Company appointed Reynaldo Rivera as VP exploration. » Iamgold announced the departure of Daniella Dimitrov. Current VP finance Maarten Theunissen will serve as interim CFO.
» Guillaume Jacq is the new CFO of Northern Graphite.
» Fathom Nickel’s president and CEO Brad Van Den Bussche departed.
» Ivanhoe Mines appointed Mark Farren as COO and Steve Amos as EVP projects.
» Sebastien Ah Fat resigned as VP exploration of Pacific Bay Minerals.
» GFG Resources appointed Natalie Pietrzak-Renaud as VP exploration.
» Lion One Metals appointed Jeffrey Edelen as its new VP corporate development.
» Platinum Group Metals announced the appointment of Greg Blair as CFO.
» Charlie Greig assumed the role of CEO at Evergold.
» Northern Lights Resources’ chief geologist Gary Artmont passed away.
» Nouveau Monde Graphite nominated Anoop Singh as VP mining projects; Josée Gagnon as VP legal affairs and corporate secretary; and Kelly LeBlanc as manager Indigenous relations. » Rahul Paul stepped down as president and CEO of Radisson Mining Resources. » Nicholas Konkin replaced Tom Griffis as the president of Royal Coal. » Royal Road Minerals appointed Hugh Devlin as executive director sustainability. » Paolo Lostritto replaced Cesar Gonzalez as CEO of Sailfish Royalty. » Tao Zhang resigned as VP sales of SouthGobi Resources.
BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS » ColdBlock Technologies appointed Russ Calow to its board.
» Cyril Amadi and Daye Kaba joined Myriad Metals’ board of directors.
» Michael Waring and Matthew Rees replaced Gerald Riverin and Morgan Quinn on the board of Copper Road Resources.
» Omai Gold Mines appointed John Jentz as an independent director.
» Endeavour Mining appointed Sakhila Mirza as an independent non-executive director.
» Tom Griffis and Elia Crespo resigned as directors of Royal Coal, making way for Nicholas Konkin.
» Anfield Energy appointed Kenneth Mushinski as non-executive chair.
» ESGold welcomed Christopher Stewart to its board of directors.
» Royal Road Minerals announced Guy Wallis as its newest board addition.
» Daniel Whittaker will assume the position of executive chair at Antler Gold.
» Charlie Greig joined the board of Evergold.
» Rusoro Mining appointed Anthony Beruschi as a director.
» Archer Exploration named Tom Meyer as director.
» Ron Hochstein replaced Phil Brumit on the board of Filo Mining.
» Paolo Lostritto became a director of Sailfish Royalty.
» Arras Minerals appointed Christian Milau to its board.
» Jill Donaldson and Peter Hairsine joined the board of Fireweed Metals.
» Frederick Kozak and Melissa Sanderson joined the board of Auxico Resources Canada.
» Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology welcomed Jason Barnard, its largest shareholder, to the company’s board.
» Adventus Mining appointed Stephen Williams, Leif Nilsson and David Schettini to its board, following the departures of Paul Sweeney, Mike Haworth and Melissa Noboa. » Mike Struthers joined the board of Altaley Mining. » American Manganese founder and Getty Copper director Larry Reaugh passed away.
» Glen Zinn stepped down as a director of Bell Copper to be replaced by Eugene Schmidt . » Arif Merali was appointed to the board of Bessor Minerals.
» John Herold, founder of Herold Supply as well as a founding board member of the Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association, passed away.
» Jose Kreidler became a board member at Buscar Company.
» Mawson Gold appointed John Jentz as an independent director.
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ON THE MOVE October 2022
» John Chisholm resigned from the board of Premium Nickel Resources.
» Anthony Taylor resigned as a director of Transforma Resources. » Trevali Mining directors Richard Williams, Jill Gardiner and Jeane Hull resigned. » Verde AgriTech announced two board additions: Luciana de Oliveira Cezar Coelho and Fernando Prezzotto. » West Red Lake Gold Mines appointed Susan Neale, Ryan Weymark and Robert van Egmond as independent directors.