Governance

OMA is governed by a Board of Directors made up of industry leaders. Collectively, they offer a wealth of experience and expertise in mining and various other fields. The individuals listed below offer broad oversight and strategic guidance, playing a vital role in furthering the OMA's mission and goals.

Guy Belleau, COO, Wesdome
James Clark, North America Head of Mining, Barrick
Silvana Costa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Orla Mining
Luke Crosby,  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Kinross
Frank Demers, Director, Ontario Mines, Vale (Chair)
Chris Drenth, Global Engineering Director, Performance Tooling, Boart Longyear
Steve Dunlop, General Manager, KGHM International 
Paul Fowler, Executive Vice President, Magna Mining
Pierre Girard, General Manager – Ojibway Mine, Windsor Salt
Rory Greyvensteyn, Director of Operations, Canada, McEwen Mining
Luc Guimond, Chief Operating Officer, Alamos Gold (Vice-Chair)
Paul Healy, President, Americas, Redpath Mining Inc. 
Syed Kazmi, VP Operations, Compass Minerals
Eric Kohtakangas, Executive VP, Growth & Acquisitions, Cementation 
Krista Maydew, VP External Affairs, IAMGOLD
Dawid Myburgh, Manager, Glencore - Kidd Operations
Jeremy Okolisan, President, Dumas Contracting 
Rhonda O’Neill, Specialist Operations Accounting & Reporting, Projects, Vale  (Treasurer)
William Shand, Country Manager, Lake Shore Gold, a subsidiary of Pan American Silver
Gord Simms, General Mine Manager - Rainy River, New Gold
Priya Tandon, President Ontario Mining Association (President) 
Mark Utting, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Discovery Silver
Natasha Vaz, EVP & Chief Operating Officer – Ontario, Australia & Mexico, Agnico Eagle Mines 
Bob Yeamans, VP Business Development, Technica Mining

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