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.

Kevin Annett, Chief Financial Officer, North America, Barrick
Guy Belleau, COO, Wesdome
Silvana Costa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Orla Mining

Frank Demers, Director, Ontario Mines, Vale (Chair)

Chris Drenth, Global Engineering Director, Performance Tooling, Boart Longyear

Steve Dunlop, General Manager, KGHM International

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.

Tim Hill, CEO, Impala Canada Ltd. - Lac Des Iles

Syed Kazmi, VP Operations, Compass Minerals

Eric Kohtakangas, Executive VP, Growth & Acquisitions, Cementation

Ben Little, Senior Vice-President, External Affairs, Kinross Gold

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)

Natasha Vaz, EVP & Chief Operating Officer – Ontario, Australia & Mexico, Agnico Eagle Mines

Peter Xavier, COO, Canada Metals, A Glencore Company

Bob Yeamans, VP Business Development, Technica Mining

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