Vice President, Technologies, Sherritt International Corporation. Joined Sherritt International as vice president of technologies in November 2018. Prior to that, he was managing director of innovation for McEwen Mining. With 30 years of international industrial experience, he also worked at various major mining companies including Barrick Gold Corp., Noranda Inc. and Falconbridge Limited.Holds a Ph.D., in metallurgy and materials from the University of Toronto and a B. Eng. in mining and metallurgical engineering from McGill University. Currently a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), and of the International Advisory Committee of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). He was the vice president of the International District of CIM. He is a Past-President of the Metallurgy & Materials Society of CIM and a member of the Lassonde Institute of Mining’s Advisory Committee at the University of Toronto.
Key Areas of Expertise: Mining and international metallurgy industries, technology and innovation in mining.
Skills: International Relations
Languages: English and French (bilingual).