Board of Directors
Jeff Kennedy
Chairman and Director
Mr. Kennedy was appointed to the Board in 2019 and is Chairman of the Corporation since March 2020. Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Kennedy served as the Managing Director Equity Capital Markets and Operations at Cormark Securities Inc. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Kennedy also served as the CFO of Cormark Securities Inc. where he was responsible for financial oversight, controls and governance of operations. Mr. Kennedy is a Chartered Professional Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and completed his Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University.
Mary-Lynn Oke (1)
Director
Ms. Oke was appointed as a Director and Chairperson of the Corporation's Audit and Risk Committee on August 30, 2021. Ms. Oke brings over 20 years of business experience built through a career which has included tax, finance, corporate, and senior leadership roles. Ms. Oke was previously with Hudbay Minerals Inc. where she was the Vice President, Finance and the Chief Financial Officer of the Manitoba Business Unit. Ms. Oke brings deep experience in financial reporting, business acquisitions and divestitures, tax, treasury, capital structuring, supply chain management, and organizational redesign. Ms. Oke currently provides senior financial and advisory services to organizations assisting them to improve the efficiency and productivity of their businesses. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Thomas S. Weng (2)
Director
Mr. Weng was appointed as a director of the Corporation on April 1, 2016. Mr. Weng has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. Mr. Weng is currently Co-Founding Partner with Alta Capital Partners, a provider of financial advisory services. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Weng was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank and Head of Equity Capital Markets for Metals and Mining throughout the Americas and Latin America, across all industry segments. Prior to 2007, Mr. Weng held various senior positions at Pacific Partners, Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns. Mr. Weng graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
Benjamin Guenther (4)
Director
Mr. Guenther was appointed as a director of the Corporation on November 7, 2017. Mr. Guenther brings over 30 years of experience working in the mining industry, including holding senior management positions with AngloGold Ashanti in his past career. Mr. Guenther is a Mining Engineer with a wide range of management and executive experience and over 40 years in the global mining industry. Mr. Guenther graduated from the Colorado School of Mines.
Luís Ricardo Miraglia (3)
Director
Mr. Miraglia was appointed as a director of the Corporation on September 27, 2012. Mr. Miraglia is a native of Minas Gerais, Brazil and is a Senior Partner at Azevedo Sette Advogados law firm with 25 years of experience specializing in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, infrastructure projects and mining law. Mr. Miraglia is a member of the Corporate Law Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association, Chapter of Minas Gerais, and has advised numerous boards of privately and publicly held companies, both in Brazil and abroad, in connection to Brazilian Law. He holds a degree (Juris Doctorate equivalent) from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Chicago Law School.
John Ellis
Director
Mr. Ellis was appointed as a director of the Corporation on June 24, 2016. John Ellis is a Professional Engineer with over 50 years of experience in the mining industry. He currently serves as a Director of Hycroft Mining. Mr. Ellis previously served as a Director for Mexivada Mining Corp. and was Chairman and CEO of AngloGold North America and Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company. Prior to that, he held senior positions at Inspiration Resources Corp., and CVRD-Inco. Mr. Ellis graduated from the Haileybury School of Mines and the Montana College of Science and Technology.
Shastri Ramnath
Director
Ms. Shastri Ramnath was appointed as a director of the Corporation on June 10, 2020. Ms. Ramnath is the President and CEO of Exiro Minerals Corp., a private mineral exploration company. and the Non-Executive Chair of Orix Geoscience Corp., a geological consulting firm that she co-founded and co-owns. Ms. Ramnath is a professional geoscientist and entrepreneur with over 20 years of global experience and has worked in various technical and leadership roles, including FNX Mining, where she was a key member of the exploration and resource team, and subsequently with Bridgeport Ventures, a publicly-listed company, where she was the President and CEO. Ms. Ramnath received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of Manitoba, a Master of Science in exploration geology from Rhodes University (South Africa), and an Executive MBA from Athabasca University.
Board Committees
| Committees | Chairperson | ||
| 1. | Audit & Risk Committee | Mary-Lynn Oke | |
| 2. | Corporate Governance & Compensation Committee | Thomas Weng | |
| 3. | Finance & Corporate Development Committee | Luis Miraglia | |
| 4. | Safety, Environmental, Technical Reserves Committee | Benjamin Guenther | |