Norman MacDonald
Chair of the Board of Directors
Ontario, Canada
Independent
Director since June 2023
Mr. MacDonald was appointed Director of the Company in June 2023, and Chair of the Board in November of the same year. He has over 25 years of experience working at natural resource focused institutional investment firms, including as Senior Advisor at Fort Capital from February 2021 to July 2024 and over 10 years as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Invesco. Mr. MacDonald began his investment career at Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, where he worked for three years in progressive roles from Research Assistant to Portfolio Manager. His next role was as a VP and Partner at Beutel, Goodman & Co. Ltd. Prior to joining Invesco, Mr. MacDonald was a VP and Portfolio Manager at Salida Capital.
Mr. MacDonald is also a member of the Board of Directors of Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. since June 24, 2024 and a member of the board of directors of G Mining Ventures Corp. and Advantage Energy Ltd.
Mr. MacDonald earned a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Windsor and is a CFA Charterholder.
Committees:
- Audit and Risks Committee
- Independent Investment Review Committee (Chair)
Jason Attew, B.Sc, MBA
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Attew is a mining industry veteran who has dedicated more than 25 years to the mining sector. He has previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Liberty Gold Corp and Gold Standard Ventures Corp as well was the Chief Financial Officer at Goldcorp Inc. where, in addition to leading the finance and investor relations operations, he was responsible for Goldcorp’s corporate development and strategy culminating in the US$32 billion merger with Newmont Corporation.
Mr. Attew has extensive international capital markets experience from his time in investment banking with the BMO Global Metals and Mining Group where he was at the forefront of structuring and raising significant growth capital as well as advising on both formative and transformational mergers and acquisitions for corporations that have become industry leaders over the past two decades. Jason is also on the board of directors of Evolution Mining. Jason holds a Master of Business Administration, Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of British Columbia.
Joanne Ferstman, CPA, CA
Director
Ontario, Canada
Independent
Director since April 2014
Ms. Joanne Ferstman is a corporate director. She has over 20 years of progressive experience in the financial industry, where she was until 2012 officer of Dundee Capital Market Inc., a full service investment dealer with principal businesses that include investment banking, institutional sales and trading, and private client financial advisory. She has held several leadership positions within Dundee Corporation and DundeeWealth Inc., where she was responsible for strategic development, financial and regulatory reporting and risk management.
Ms. Ferstman holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate degree in Public Accountancy from McGill University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Committees:
- Audit and Risks Committee (Chair)
- Independent Investment Review Committee
Edie Hofmeister
Director
California, United States of America
Independent
Director since May 2022
Ms. Hofmeister has advised large and small multi-national extractive companies on legal and ESG matters for over twenty years. Most recently she served as Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and General Counsel for Tahoe Resources where she led the Legal, Sustainability and Government Affairs departments and helped grow Tahoe from a junior exploration company to a mid-cap precious metals producer. Since 2006, Ms. Hofmeister has worked alongside rural and indigenous communities in India, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico and Canada to enhance food, work and water security. In 2017, Ms. Hofmeister was a Canadian General Counsel Award finalist in the category of ESG. She is a member of the Women’s General Counsel Group and the National Association of Corporate Directors. She Chairs the International Bar Association’s Business and Human Rights Committee, a group dedicated to promoting high ESG standards in multi-national corporations.
Ms. Hofmeister received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from UCLA, a Master of Arts degree in international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco.
Committees:
- Human Resources Committee
- Environmental and Sustainability Committee (Chair)
- Governance and Nomination Committee
Wendy Louie, CPA, CA
Director
British Columbia, Canada
Independent
Director since August 2024
Ms. Louie is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with over 25 years of diverse finance and leadership experience with a focus on the mining industry. Ms. Louie was the Vice President Finance and CFO of Sabina Gold and Silver Corp. until its acquisition by B2Gold Corp. in April 2023. Prior to that, through her private consulting practice, she provided financial management services including mergers and acquisitions, risk management and advisory expertise in the mining, shipping, energy and technology sectors. She also held several senior management roles at Goldcorp Inc. from 2006 to 2016 serving as Vice-President Finance, Vice-President Reporting and Assistant Controller. Her background included roles in strategic business planning, project controls and reporting where she led the implementation of financial reporting and planning systems utilized in the management of several large-scale capital projects. From 2004 to 2006, Ms. Louie was also a Senior Tax Manager at Ernst & Young and from 1995 to 2004, she held various finance positions with Duke Energy Canada. Ms. Louie currently serves as an Independent Director for Liberty Gold Corp.
Ms. Louie began her career articling with Ernst and Young and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia.
Committee:
- Environmental and Sustainability Committee
Pierre Labbé, CPA, CA, ICD.D
Director
Quebec, Canada
Independent
Director since February 2015
Mr. Pierre Labbé is Chief Financial Officer of IMV Inc. and was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Leddartech Inc. from April 2015 to March 2017. He has more than 25 years of progressive financial leadership roles in various industries. He was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Québec Port Authority (October 2013 – April 2015), and has experience in the resource sector, having served as Chief Financial Officer of Plexmar Resources (2007-2012), Sequoia Minerals (2003-2004), and Mazarin Inc. (2000-2003). Mr. Labbé, in his role as senior financial officer, has participated in the development of strategic plans and in mergers and acquisitions (over $1 billion in transactions). Mr. Labbé was a nominee to the Osisko Board by Virginia Mines Inc. as part of the Osisko-Virginia business combination in 2015.
Mr. Labbé holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a license in accounting from Université Laval, Québec City. He is a member of Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Committees:
- Audit and Risks Committee
- Human resources Committee (Chair)
Candace MacGibbon, CPA, CA
Director
Toronto, Canada
Independent
Director since January 2021
Ms. Candace MacGibbon has over 25 years of experience in the mining sector and capital markets. She was until July 2021 the Chief Executive Officer of INV Metals Inc., a Canadian mineral resource company focused on the development and exploration of the Loma Larga gold property in Ecuador. Ms. MacGibbon has a deep understanding of the capital markets because of her previous employment as a global mining institutional salesperson with RBC Capital Markets and in base metals research as a mining associate with BMO Capital Markets.
Ms. MacGibbon is a chartered professional accountant and her financial and accounting experience includes her previous role as chief financial officer of INV Metals, as well as her prior employment with Deloitte LLP. Ms. MacGibbon is also President-elect (President in 2025-2026) of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Petroleum and Metallurgy (CIM).
Ms. MacGibbon holds a Bachelor of Arts – Economics from the University of Western Ontario and a Diploma in Accounting from Wilfrid Laurier University. In 2023, she received a Cybersecurity Certification from Cornell University and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Ms. MacGibbon is enrolled in a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology.
Committees:
- Audit and Risks Committee
- Human Resources Committee
William Murray John
Director
British Columbia, Canada
Independent
Director since February 2020
Mr. John currently serves as Chair of the Board of Discovery Corp. and Chair of Prime Mining Corp. Prior to his retirement in December 2014, he was the President and CEO of Dundee Resources Limited, and Managing Director and a Portfolio Manager with Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Inc., where he was responsible for managing Private Equity resource and precious metals focused mutual funds and flow-through limited partnerships. He is also a former director of several other public companies including Breakwater Resources Ltd., Dundee Precious Metals Inc., and Osisko Mining Inc and O3 Mining Inc. Mr. John is a mining engineer and has been involved with the resource investment industry since 1992 and has worked as an investment banker, buy-side mining analyst, sell-side mining analyst, and portfolio manager.
Committees:
- Environmental and Sustainability Committee
- Governance and Nomination Committee
- Independent Investment Review Committee
David Smith
Director
Toronto, Canada
Independent
Director since January 2024
Mr. David Smith assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canada Nickel Company Inc. in April 2023 and has served as a Board Member since 2019. He retired as Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in April 2023, having held the position since 2012. He had joined Agnico Eagle’s investor relations team in 2005. Prior to this, Mr. Smith was a mining analyst and has also held a variety of mining engineering positions in Canada and abroad. Mr. Smith is a Chartered Director and is a former Director of Three Valley Copper and eCobalt Solutions. He holds a B.Sc. (Queen’s University) and M.Sc. in Mining Engineering (University of Arizona).
Committees:
- Governance and Nomination Committee (Chair)
- Human Resources Committee
Sean Roosen
Chair Emeritus
Quebec, Canada
Mr. Sean Roosen is Chair Emeritus of the Board of Directors since November 2023. Mr. Roosen was previously Chair of the Board of Directors since the Company’s inception in 2014. Mr. Roosen was a founding member of Osisko Mining Corporation (2003) and of EurAsia Holding AG, a European venture capital fund.
Mr. Roosen has over 30 years of progressive experience in the mining industry. As founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Osisko Mining Corporation, he was responsible for developing the strategic plan for the discovery, financing and development of the Canadian Malartic Mine. He also led the efforts for the maximization of shareholders’ value in the sale of Osisko Mining Corporation, which resulted in the creation of Osisko. Mr. Roosen is an active participant in the resource sector and in the formation of new companies to explore for mineral deposits both in Canada and internationally.
In 2017, Mr. Roosen received an award from Mines and Money Americas for best Chief Executive Officer in North America and was, in addition, named in the “Top 20 Most Influential Individuals in Global Mining”. In prior years, he has been recognized by several organizations for his entrepreneurial successes and his leadership in innovative sustainability practices. Mr. Roosen is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines.