Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, featuring Evolution Mining’s first dedicated CEO and more.
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Evolution Mining has promoted its finance director and chief financial officer Lawrie Conway to the chief executive officer (CEO) position, effective January 1 2023.
Jake Klein, who founded the company in 2011, will continue in the role of executive chair and has signed a new contract that will see him in the role until at least the end of 2024.
Klein said it was right time to appoint a dedicated CEO.
“Evolution has transformed its portfolio of operations over the past few years, and given the structure and scale of the business now is the right time to appoint a CEO and Lawrie is the ideal candidate,” he said.
“The creation of this role will allow us to continue to deliver on both Evolution’s strategic ambitions and operational performance and establishes the organisational structure for the next chapter of growth and development.
“Lawrie will bring a necessary whole-of-business focus as we progress the implementation of our vision of building Evolution into a premier, global gold company.”
Klein said Conway had played an important role in Evolution’s growth, initially as a non-executive director from November 2011 and as finance director and chief financial officer since August 2014.
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AngloGold Ashanti has welcomed Gillian Doran as its new chief financial officer and executive director, effective January 1 2023.
Doran is currently Rio Tinto’s chief financial officer – aluminium, a division that boasts 29 assets in Australia, Canada, Brazil, Guinea, Iceland, New Zealand and Oman across bauxite, alumina and aluminium.
This division of Rio Tinto last year generated revenue of $12.7 billion and underlying earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $4.4 billion.
AngloGold Ashanti chair Maria Ramos said Doran brings plenty of experience to the company.
“Gillian’s technical and leadership expertise, her track record in promoting dignity, respect and inclusion in the workplace, and her commitment to the highest levels of governance, make her a strong addition for AngloGold Ashanti,” she said.
AngloGold CEO Alberto Calderon said Doran had deep financial, commercial and strategic experience earned inside a complex global resource business and offered the leadership capability and ingenuity needed for this “vitally” important role.
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IGO has appointed highly experienced mining executive Trace Arlaud as an independent non-executive director.
IGO chair Michael Nossal said Arlaud was a valuable addition to the company board.
“Trace is a highly regarded senior mining executive, having held board and senior executive positions in a wide range of companies bringing an impressive set of skills, knowledge and experience to the IGO board,” he said.
“In particular, Trace brings strong operational and underground mining expertise, and a demonstrated track record of innovation and achievement in the implementation of new mining technology.”
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Group 6 Metals has announced current CEO Keith McKnight will also take on the role of managing director, effective immediately.
McKnight has been Group 6 CEO since January 2022 and company chair Johann Jacobs said he had made a significant contribution since then.
“Keith has led the Group 6 Metals business in an outstanding manner since he joined the company in January 2022,” Jacobs said. “His appointment as an executive director recognises the contribution he is making to the strategic and operational direction of the company.”
McKnight’s promotion coincides with Jacobs relinquishing his executive role with the company. Jacobs will continue to serve as a non-executive chair of Group 6.
Group 6 is developing its Dolphin mine located on King Island in Tasmania, which has demonstrated the potential to produce a high grade tungsten concentrate.
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Emerging explorer Surefire Resources has appointed Cain Fogarty as its new CEO.
With more than 20 years of mining industry experience, Fogarty is a geologist and mineral economist who has demonstrated expertise in exploration and resource growth, feasibility studies, and executive management in diverse geographical regions across Australia, Africa and Asia.
Fogarty was most recently general manager of geology and business development at Wiluna Mining.
Surefire managing director Vladimir Nikolaenko said Fogarty arrives at an important time as the company develops its vanadium, iron ore and gold projects in WA.