Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan
SEPTEMBER 2022 | VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 9 SPONSORED BY
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Executive, Management and Board Changes in Canada’s Mining Sector
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MANAGEMENT CHANGES » Daniel Schieber was appointed CEO of American Copper Development. » Argonaut Gold bolstered appointed Chuck Hennessey as VP, Canadian operations. » Asante Gold appointed Adriano Sobreira as VP operations and Juliet Manteaw-Kutin as general counsel. » Tim Warman was named CEO of Atacama Copper. » Athabasca Minerals appointed Dana Archibald as its permanent CEO. » Chelsea Sheridan is the new secretary of Austral Gold. » Battery Metal Royalties named Anthony Garson interim CEO, replacing founder John Lee. Zula Kropivnitski is now CFO and Nadia Traversa is corporate secretary. » Jason Riley replaced Kieran Downes as president and CEO of Bessor Minerals. » Michael Edwards joined Black Swan Graphene as COO. Henri Wilhelm was named VP technology and Aidan Sullivan VP strategic initiatives. » C3 Metals appointed Dan Symons as president and CEO. » Canadian Metals appointed Beat Frei as its interim president and CEO, replacing Stephane Leblanc. » Colibri Resource appointed Camilla Cormier as CFO, replacing Brian Crawford. » Copper Mountain Mining terminated the employment of CFO Rodney Shier. Bradley Bolger, currently VP finance, will serve as interim CFO. » Critical Elements Lithium appointed Yves Perron as VP of engineering, construction and reliability. » Nicholas Kwong took on the new COO role at Dore Copper Mining. » Eastern Platinum promoted Hannelie Hanson to COO from general manager, South Africa operations.
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» Frederick Bell is now CEO of Elemental Royalties following its merger with Altus Strategies. » Elevation Gold Mining president Michael Allen stepped down. He is replaced COO Tim Swendseid. » Peter Copetti resigned as CEO of Enerev5 Metals. » Equinox Gold president Greg Smith took over the CEO role following the departure of Christian Milau. » Filo Mining appointed Ian Gibbs as CFO and Arndt Brettschneider as VP, operations and projects. » First Quantum Minerals appointed Rudi Badenhorst as COO and Ryan MacWilliam as CFO. » Fleet Space Technologies appointed Gerrit Olivier as director of planetary geophysics. » Flying Nickel Mining appointed Nadia Traversa as secretary, replacing Cindy Waterman. » Global Atomic appointed Moussa Souley as managing director of SOMIDA, its mining subsidiary in Niger. » Christopher Osterman became CEO of Goldplay Mining. » International Zeolite appointed Andrew Corradini as chief commercial officer and Gerardo Rodríguez-Fuentes as chief science officer. » Karora Resources appointed Bevan Jones to the position of COO, Australia. » Kinross Gold appointed Claude Schimper as EVP and COO. Paul Tomory, EVP and chief technical officer, is leaving the company. » Mark Laycock replaced Tony Ricci as CFO of Kodiak Copper. » Kraken Energy introduced Matthew Schwab as its new president and CEO.
» Level 14 Ventures appointed Elsiario Antunez de Mayolo as country manager (Peru), Julio Casteneda as chief geologist, and Craig Rollins as secretary. » Libero Copper & Gold appointed Paul Taggar as CFO, replacing Lisa Peterson. » Joseph Phillips stepped down as CEO of Macarthur Minerals. Executive chair Cameron McCall will take over the CEO role. » Maple Gold Mines appointed Kiran Patankar as CFO. » Marimaca Copper welcomed Leonardo Hermosilla as VP projects. » Ana María Ríos Puerta is the new VP business development and strategy at Mineros. » Montage Gold named Richard Clark CEO. » Nevada Vanadium Mining Zula Kropivnitski as CFO and Nadia Traversa as secretary. Daniel Oosterman resigned as VP exploration. » Newmont appointed Mia Gous as SVP Australia and Alex Bates as SVP workplace responsibility. » Northern Graphite appointed Marco Zvanik as VP of global sales.
» Blair Way stepped down as CEO of Queensland Gold Hills. » Ridgestone Mining named Brian Goss interim CEO and president, following the resignation of Jonathan George. » Amanda Kasner resigned as CFO of RJK Explorations. She is replaced by Marco Guidi. » Royal Helium appointed Shayne Neigum as COO and head of exploration. » Santacruz Silver Mining appointed Wayne Corso as COO. » Sanu Gold appointed Fiona Childe as VP, corporate development and communications. » Jay Layman retired as president and COO of Seabridge Gold. The company also made two new officer appointments: Ryan Hoel as SVP, COO, and Melanie Miller as VP, chief sustainability officer. » Sigma Lithium appointed Brian Talbot as COO. » Joaqiun Merino replaced Daniel Oosterman as Silver Elephant Mining’s VP of exploration.
» O2gold named Fred Leigh president and CEO.
» Ayten Saridas stepped down as SolGold’s CFO. Keith Pollocks will serve as interim CFO.
» O3 Mining appointed Elijah Tyshynski as CFO, replacing Blair Zaritsky.
» Spruce Ridge Resources’ CFO Robert Suttie resigned to be replaced by Ashley Nadon.
» Omai Gold Mines appointed Dwight Walker its new CFO.
» SSR Mining promoted John Ebbett to the newly created role of EVP, growth and innovation.
» Orea Mining announced the departure of president and CEO Rock Lefrançois. » Pan Global Resources named Andrew Marshall as CFO, replacing Christina Cepeliauskas.
» Tacora Resources appointed Heng Vuong as EVP and CFO. » Virginia Energy Resources appointed Joseph Mullin as president.
» PPX Mining CEO Brian Maher resigned. John Thomas will serve as interim CEO.
» Western Metallica Resources named Giovanni Funaioli as VP exploration.
» Scott Hicks was named EVP of Prime Mining.
» Paul Taggar is the new CFO at Zacapa Resources.
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BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS » American Copper Development appointed a new chair, Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, who joined the board with Daniel Schieber and Curt Freeman. » Alexandria Marcotte joined the board of Angel Wing Metals. » Tim Warman became a director of Atacama Copper. » Azimut Exploration appointed Christiane Bergevin to its board. » John Lee replaced Daniel Oosterman on the board of Battery Metal Royalties. » Battery Mineral Resources added Derek White and Julia Aspillaga Rodriguez to its board. » Sean Mager and Michael Dufresne gave up their board seats at Benchmark Metals, to be replaced by Keith Peck and Peter Gundy. » Bessor Minerals welcomed Vic Jang as its newest director. » Buffalo Coal appointed Alok Joshi as a non-executive director, and chair Craig Wiggill resigned. » Dan Symons joined the board of C3 Metals. » Yves Rougerie resigned as a director of Canadian Metals.
» Ero Copper appointed Jill Angevine to its board. » ESGold added chief executive JeanYves Therien to its board of directors. » Fission 3.0 appointed Nicky Grant as a director and announced the departure of Phil Morehouse. » Giyani Metals appointed Nicola Spooner as a director. » Goldplay Mining appointed Catalin Kilofliski as executive chair.
» Michael McMullen stepped down from the board of OceanaGold. Replacing him is Alan Pangbourne. » Patriot Battery Metals appointed Ken Brinsden as non-executive chair and director. » Brian Maher resigned as a director of PPX Mining. » Pure Energy Minerals appointed Nathaniel Hartwig to its board, replacing Tyler Durham.
» GR Silver Mining director Michael Thomson resigned.
» Larry Segerstrom replaced Joel Warawa on the board of Recharge Resources.
» Peter D’Jay joined Joshua Gold Resources as an independent director.
» Jutta Dönges and Michelle Gahagan joined the board of Rock Tech Lithium.
» Leopard Lake Gold appointed Norman Ross as director.
» Keith Marshall resigned from the board of SolGold.
» Level 14 Ventures appointed Andrew Swarthout as chair and director.
» Spanish Mountain Gold announced Lembit Janes as its newest board addition.
» Ryan Welker is set to join the board of Macarthur Minerals. » Madi Minerals welcomed Binyomin Posen to its board of directors. » Metalla Royalty & Streaming appointed Mandy Johnston as an independent director.
» The board of Terra Balcanica Resources welcomed Steven Latimer. » Nick Popovic and Aline Cote resigned from the board of Trevali Mining. » Trillium Gold Mines appointed Luke Norman as executive chair.
» Bruce Langstaff was elected to the board of Canoe Mining Ventures.
» Jean des Rivieres resigned from the board of Montero Mining and Exploration.
» Cerro Grande Mining director William Hill passed away, and Matthew Thomson will fill the seat.
» Richard Spencer, president and CEO of U3O8, transitioned to the role of board chair.
» Vern Frolick and David Cowan resigned as directors of Northern Uranium.
» Western Gold Exploration added Chelsea Hayes to its board.
» David Riekie and Jonathan Fisher resigned from the board of Class 1 Nickel and Technologies. » Diane Nicolson joined Cordoba Minerals as an independent director. » Dakota Gold appointed Alice Schroeder as a director of the company. » Ned Goodman, founder of Dundee Corp. who was also involved in the creation of Kinross Gold, Iamgold and Dundee Precious Metals, passed away.
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» Frances Wall replaced Ed Loye on the board of E-Tech Resources. » Endeavour Mining director David Mimra stepped down. » Endeavour Silver appointed Rex McLennan as chair. » Enerev5 Metals executive chair Peter Copetti stepped down.
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