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This list showcases the top British Columbia based VP’ operating in the Precious Metals space. If you think a VP’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
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Lindsay A Hall
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President of Hecla Mining Company
Lindsay A. Hall was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 18, 2016. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Hall was Chief Financial Officer for Goldcorp Inc. from April 2006 to March 2016 and also Executive Vice President from March 2006 to March 2016. Mr. Hall served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Placer Dome from November 2005 to February 2016. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Group Vice President at Duke Energy Corporation from January 2004 to October 2005 and also served as Vice President and Treasurer from June 2015 to October 2006. He was also Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Duke Energy Americas, of Duke Energy Corporation, from January 2005 to October 2005. Prior to that, from 1985 to December 2013, Mr. Hall held various positions with Duke Energy with companies that later became part of Canada’s Westcoast Energy.
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About Hecla Mining Company: Hecla Mining Company is the largest primary silver producer.
Ken MacDonald
VP Exploration of Canada Zinc Metals
Ken MacDonald has managed and participated in a wide range of exploration projects in varied terrain, principally in Western Canada, with international experience in South America. He has been responsible for design and implementation of exploration programs from grass-roots to advanced drill definition. He has also managed mine scoping, pre-feasibility and feasibility projects, bulk sample projects, environmental assessments and was recently responsible for all mine permitting for the Mt. Milligan open pit copper-gold mine.
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About Canada Zinc Metals: Canada Zinc Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on unlocking the potential of a future long life mining.
Ken MacDonald
VP Exploration of Canada Zinc Metals
Ken MacDonald has managed and participated in a wide range of exploration projects in varied terrain, principally in Western Canada, with international experience in South America. He has been responsible for design and implementation of exploration programs from grass-roots to advanced drill definition. He has also managed mine scoping, pre-feasibility and feasibility projects, bulk sample projects, environmental assessments and was recently responsible for all mine permitting for the Mt. Milligan open pit copper-gold mine.
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About Canada Zinc Metals: Canada Zinc Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on unlocking the potential of a future long life mining.
Tim Fletcher
Vice President of Reservoir Minerals
Tim has over 30 years of experience in international exploration with emphasis on exploration for porphyry and epithermal copper-gold deposits. Tim recently focused on the Tethyan Belt for Barrick Gold, and prior to that worked in South America with Magma Copper, Homestake Mining and Mount Isa Mines. Tim joined Reservoir in 2013 as a consultant. Tim has a Ph.D from Aberdeen University and is a Chartered Engineer through the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
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About Reservoir Minerals: Reservoir Minerals is a mineral exploration company.
Chris MacIntyre
Vice President of Reservoir Minerals
Mr. MacIntyre currently serves as Vice President Corporate Development. Mr. MacIntyre also presently serves as Vice-President of Corporate Development of Lara Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: LRA), whereby Mr. MacIntyre’s primary responsibilities include corporate and project finance, strategic development, and corporate communications. His promotion from Manager of Corporate Development to Vice-President of Reservoir Capital and Lara Exploration Ltd. followed his role of Manager, Corporate Development with Universal Power Corp. (TSXV:UNX) from October 2008 until March 2010. Mr. MacIntyre holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from the Queen’s School of Business at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
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About Reservoir Minerals: Reservoir Minerals is a mineral exploration company.
Shirley Anthony
VP Corporate Communications of TVI Pacific
Ms. Anthony is a corporate communications professional with 10 years of experience in investor relations, communications and strategic marketing with publicly listed resource equities in Canada and the United States. Previously, she has held the roles of VP Corporate Communications for International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. and as Manager of Corporate Communications for Corvus Gold Inc. from 2010 to 2012. From 2008 to 2010, she served as corporate communications manager for Silvercorp Metals Inc., an NYSE/TSX-listed silver and base metals producer in China. Prior to that, she held the position of corporate communications and investor relations for publicly traded resource companies focused on gold, silver, uranium, base metals and potash exploration. Ms. Anthony holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of British Columbia.
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About TVI Pacific: TVI is a Canadian resource company focused on the acquisition and development of resource projects in the Asia Pacific region.
Timothy C. Watson
Senior Vice President, Project Development of Teck
Tim Watson was appointed Senior Vice President, Project Development of Teck in August 2007. Prior to joining Teck, Mr. Watson served as the Chief Operating Officer, Power and Process Division with AMEC. He worked with the company in various other capacities during his tenure from 1999 to 2007. His career in the engineering and construction side of the mining business spans over 30 years. Mr. Watson holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia. He is currently a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC.
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About Teck: Teck is a diversified resource company with business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy.
Dale E. Andres
Senior Vice President of Teck
Dale Andres was appointed Senior Vice President, Copper in June 2013. Prior to his current role, he was Vice President, Copper Strategy and North American Operations. Mr. Andres has over 22 years of progressive operating, project and management experience in base metal and gold mines in both North and South America, and Australia. He joined Teck in August 1995 and has held a number of positions in the company, including Vice President, International Mining and General Manager, Underground Operations. Mr. Andres holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University. He is currently a member of the Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of B.C. and the Canadian Institute of Mining.
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About Teck: Teck is a diversified resource company with business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy.
Marcia M. Smith
Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs of Teck
Marcia Smith was appointed Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs of Teck in January 2012. She joined Teck in 2010 as Vice President, Corporate Affairs. Prior to joining Teck, Ms. Smith was Managing Partner for National Public Relations in British Columbia and its predecessor company, Labrador Communications, from 1993 to 2010. Ms. Smith has also worked for the Governments of Ontario and British Columbia as an advisor to cabinet ministers in a variety of portfolios. Ms. Smith holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Political Science from Laurentian University.
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About Teck: Teck is a diversified resource company with business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy.
Alex Christopher
Vice President, Exploration of Teck
Alex Christopher joined Teck’s Exploration Group in 1984 and was appointed Vice President, Exploration in July 2012. He has held a number of positions in the company, including most recently that of General Manager, New Ventures within Teck’s Corporate Development Group. Mr. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Geology from McMaster University and an Environmental Biology Technology Diploma from Canadore College. He is currently a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists B.C. and the Association of Mineral Exploration B.C. where he was previously a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Christopher is on the Board of Directors of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and is a Director of Horizonte Minerals Plc.
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About Teck: Teck is a diversified resource company with business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy.
Dean Winsor
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer of Teck
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About Teck: Teck is a diversified resource company with business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy.
Curt Bernardi
Senior Vice President, Legal & Corporate Secretary of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Bernardi joined the Company in 2008 and has been practicing law since his call to the British Columbia bar in 1994. He worked for the law firm of Blake, Cassels & Graydon in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law until leaving to join Westcoast Energy in 1998. Following the acquisition of Westcoast Energy by Duke Energy in 2002. Bernardi continued to work for Duke Energy Gas Transmission as in-house legal counsel, working primarily on reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate/commercial work. In 2005, Bernardi joined Union Gas as their Director, Legal Affairs and was responsible for legal matters affecting Union Gas. He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia and his Bachelor of Law from the University of Toronto.
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About Wheaton Precious Metals Corp: Wheaton Precious Metals is a precious metals streaming company dealing with the purchase of precious metals or cobalt production from mines.
Vincent Lau
Vice President, Finance of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Vincent Lau is a Vice President, Finance at Silver Wheaton.
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About Wheaton Precious Metals Corp: Wheaton Precious Metals is a precious metals streaming company dealing with the purchase of precious metals or cobalt production from mines.
Haytham Hodaly
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Hodaly joined Silver Wheaton in 2012, bringing with him over 16 years of experience in the North American securities industry, most recently as Director and Mining Analyst, Global Mining Research, at RBC Capital Markets. In this role, he was responsible for providing, to a wide range of institutional clients around the globe, up-to-date and insightful research coverage of North American-listed precious metals companies. Prior to this, Hodaly held the position of Co-Director of Research and Senior Mining Analyst at Salman Partners Inc., in addition to holding the titles of Vice President and Director of the firm. During his tenure, he helped to establish Salman Partners Inc. as a leading independent, resource-focused and research-driven investment dealer. Hodaly is an engineer with a B.A.Sc. in Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering and a Masters of Engineering, specializing in Mineral Economics.
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About Wheaton Precious Metals Corp: Wheaton Precious Metals is a precious metals streaming company dealing with the purchase of precious metals or cobalt production from mines.
Neil Burns
Vice President, Technical Services of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Neil Burns is a Vice President, Technical Services at Silver Wheaton.
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About Wheaton Precious Metals Corp: Wheaton Precious Metals is a precious metals streaming company dealing with the purchase of precious metals or cobalt production from mines.
Ryan Ulansky
Vice President, Engineering of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Ryan Ulansky is a Director of Engineering at Silver Wheaton.
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About Wheaton Precious Metals Corp: Wheaton Precious Metals is a precious metals streaming company dealing with the purchase of precious metals or cobalt production from mines.
Bettina Charpentier
Vice President, Tax of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Bettina Charpentier is a Vice President, Tax at Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
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About Wheaton Precious Metals Corp: Wheaton Precious Metals is a precious metals streaming company dealing with the purchase of precious metals or cobalt production from mines.
Jamie Beirnes
Vice President, Controller of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Jamie Beirnes is a Vice President, Controller at Silver Wheaton.
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About Wheaton Precious Metals Corp: Wheaton Precious Metals is a precious metals streaming company dealing with the purchase of precious metals or cobalt production from mines.
Jonathan Singh
Vice President Finance of Ero Copper
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About Ero Copper: Ero Copper Corp is a base metals mining company featuring a peer-leading organic production growth.
Ken Engquist
Vice President, Project Development and Engineering of Pilot Gold
Mr. Engquist brings over 20 years of engineering and project leadership experience to his role at Pilot Gold, where he is primarily responsible for advancing the Company’s portfolio of projects from advanced exploration through to feasibility and development stages. Prior to joining Pilot, he was with AngloGold Ashanti as Manager, Projects Group for the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine, where he managed the mine life extension program. Prior to that, he spent over seven years with Rio Tinto in various project leadership roles, and was responsible for the development of best practices for improving capital effectiveness and project execution across Rio Tinto’s copper projects globally. In his last role at Rio Tinto, Mr. Engquist led the infrastructure engineering for the underground portion of the multi-billion dollar Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia. Mr. Engquist has worked in senior project leadership roles for a variety of other mining and project organizations, including Kennecott Utah Copper. He holds a B.Sc. in Engineering from Michigan Technological University and is registered Project Management Professional.
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About Pilot Gold: Pilot Gold is led by the same management and technical teams that built Fronteer Gold, a strong growth company.
Patrick Reid
VP Corporate Affairs of Pilot Gold
Prior to joining Pilot Gold, Mr. Reid served as Senior Director, Institutional Sales for Fronteer Gold. Mr. Reid brings significant experience in investment and financial services on the buy side. Previous to joining Fronteer Gold he was Senior Vice President and Partner with AGF Investments Inc. AGF has more than $50 billion AUM in institutional, mutual fund and private client assets. Prior to AGF, he was Vice President at Sceptre Investment Counsel, working with Putnam Investments in the launch of the Putnam Funds in Canada. He started his career with TAL Global (now CIBC Asset Management) as Vice President Sales, covering relationships in western Canada. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia.
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About Pilot Gold: Pilot Gold is led by the same management and technical teams that built Fronteer Gold, a strong growth company.
Patrick Reid
VP Corporate Affairs of Pilot Gold
Prior to joining Pilot Gold, Mr. Reid served as Senior Director, Institutional Sales for Fronteer Gold. Mr. Reid brings significant experience in investment and financial services on the buy side. Previous to joining Fronteer Gold he was Senior Vice President and Partner with AGF Investments Inc. AGF has more than $50 billion AUM in institutional, mutual fund and private client assets. Prior to AGF, he was Vice President at Sceptre Investment Counsel, working with Putnam Investments in the launch of the Putnam Funds in Canada. He started his career with TAL Global (now CIBC Asset Management) as Vice President Sales, covering relationships in western Canada. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia.
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About Pilot Gold: Pilot Gold is led by the same management and technical teams that built Fronteer Gold, a strong growth company.
David Dreisinger
Vice President of Metallurgy of TriMetals Mining
Dr. Dreisinger has been working as a metallurgical consultant with the Company since May, 2006. In addition, he currently holds the position of Professor and Chairholder of the Industrial Research Chair in Hydrometallurgy at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Dreisinger, with co-workers, has been actively involved in developing and commercializing hydrometallurgical technology such as the Mt. Gordon and Sepon copper processes in Australia and Laos. Through the Industrial Research Chair in Hydrometallurgy, Dr. Dreisinger is engaged in research and in the teaching technical short courses to the global metallurgical industry. David is a director of PolyMet Mining Corp. and International Nickel Ventures Corporation.
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About TriMetals Mining: TriMetals Mining Inc. is a mining company that focuses on the exploration and development of properties in North America and South America.
Ryan King
Vice President Corporate Development of Calibre Mining Corp
Mr. King has seven years experience in the resource sector. Prior to joining Calibre Mining Corp. he was responsible for institutional and retail marketing and investor communications with several resources companies including Terrane Metals Corp. 2010 Terrane Metals was acquired by Thompson Creek Mining for +$700M and the company is currently in construction of the Mt. Milligan copper gold deposit in central British Columbia. Mr. King is currently on the board of directors of Edgewater Exploration Ltd. and Pinecrest Resources was a member of the board of Sandwell Mining which executed a reverse takeover with MBAC Fertilizer a TSX listed company with advanced stage phosphate and potash projects in Brazil.
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About Calibre Mining Corp, Edgewater Exploration, Newcore Gold: Calibre Mining Corp (CXB) is a Mining and Metals company.
Dennis Tieu
VP Inventory Manager of Spence Diamonds
Dennis Tieu is VP Inventory Manager at Spence Diamonds.
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About Spence Diamonds: Spence Diamonds is a chain of Canadian diamond and jewellery retail stores, with online ordering available.
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