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Management

Gil Clausen
Gil Clausen President & CEO, Director
Gil Clausen Gil Clausen President & CEO, Director

Mr. Clausen is a mining executive with more than 30 years’ experience in the areas of management, finance, development and operations in the base metals and precious metals industry. Prior to joining Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, Mr. Clausen was President, CEO and Director of Brio Gold Inc. and held that position from its inception until its acquisition in May 2018. Mr. Clausen was previously President, CEO and Director of Augusta Resource Corporation from its inception in 2005 until its acquisition in 2014. He was Executive Vice President, Mining at Washington Group International, Inc. from 2001 to 2005 and served as the Vice President of Operations of Stillwater Mining Company from 1995 to 1999. Prior to 1995, Mr. Clausen was a mine general manager at several precious and base metals operations of Placer Dome Inc in British Columbia and Ontario.

Mr. Clausen has a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University. Mr. Clausen is also a graduate of Queen’s University’s executive business program and the Harvard University Business School’s program in corporate board governance.

Letitia Wong
Letitia Wong Chief Financial Officer
Letitia Wong Letitia Wong Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Wong has nearly 20 years of experience in strategy, corporate development, strategic transactions including mergers & acquisitions, finance and investor relations in the mining industry. She was most recently Vice President, Corporate Development at Brio Gold Inc., which was acquired in May 2018. Ms. Wong has also been Vice President, Investor Relations at Augusta Resource Corporation, which was acquired in July 2014, Arizona Mining, and Ventana Gold, which was acquired in March 2011. Ms. Wong was also formerly Director of Investor Relations at Yamana Gold.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia and is a CFA Charterholder.

Don Strickland
Don Strickland Chief Operating Officer
Don Strickland Don Strickland Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Strickland has over 25 years of Canadian and international mining experience, specifically in mineral processing, project development, mine management and sustainability programs. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Strickland held various senior operating positions at Placer Dome, Barrick Gold Corp and Yukon Zinc.

Mr. Strickland is a Professional Engineer and graduated from Queens University with a Bachelor of Science degree (Hons) in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering.

Brad Bolger
Brad Bolger Senior Vice President, Finance
Brad Bolger Brad Bolger Senior Vice President, Finance

Brad Bolger is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 15 years of progressive public accounting, finance, and corporate governance experience, joining Copper Mountain in June 2013. Prior to joining Copper Mountain, he was most recently the Controller for Yukon Zinc and previously worked with a Vancouver based gold producer. Brad also brings public company auditing and assurance experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, working in the Vancouver mining practice until 2010. Brad has a Bachelors of Business Administration from Thompson Rivers University and holds a Master of Laws in International Mineral Law and Policy from Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee, Scotland and earned his Chartered Accountant designation in 2010.

Lance Newman
Lance Newman Senior Vice President, Project Development
Lance Newman Lance Newman Senior Vice President, Project Development

Mr. Newman has more than 30 years of experience in project management and development, concentrating, smelting and refining operations in base and precious metals. He was most recently Senior Vice President, Technical Services at Brio Gold Inc. until its acquisition in May 2018. Previously, he was Vice President, Project Development at Augusta Resource Corporation until its acquisition in 2014 and previously he held various senior technical positions in operations at Stillwater Mining Company and Gold Fields Limited.

Mr. Newman holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Honours) from Rhodes University and is a graduate of the Management Advancement Program at the University of Witwatersrand Graduate School of Business.

Patrick Redmond
Patrick Redmond Senior Vice President, Exploration and Geoscience
Patrick Redmond Patrick Redmond Senior Vice President, Exploration and Geoscience

Dr. Redmond has over 25 years of experience in international mineral exploration and the mining industry. He has a track record of value creation through exploration and discovery in multiple jurisdictions and across a range of commodities. He has in-depth technical expertise in ore-forming hydrothermal systems across a range of ore deposit styles and has particular expertise in porphyry copper deposits. Dr. Redmond was previously Vice President of Exploration at KoBold Metals, where he led an integrated team of geoscientists and data scientists in developing innovative data-science supported tools and machine learning to assist in the discovery of materials critical for the electric vehicle and renewable energy revolution. Previously, he worked for Teck Resources for over 12 years in various senior exploration roles, including General Manager Exploration, The Americas and Technical Director of Geoscience Services. Prior to joining Teck he was Chief Geologist for QGX Ltd.

Dr. Redmond received his Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford University, his M.Sc. in Geology, and B.A. (Hons) in Earth Sciences from Dublin University, Trinity College. Dr. Redmond is a member of AusIMM and a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Alberto Chang
Alberto Chang Vice President, Mining
Alberto Chang Alberto Chang Vice President, Mining

Mr. Chang is an experienced mining professional with 30+ years of experience in mine production and mine engineering in open pit and underground mining operations and projects.  Mr. Chang joins us from Galiano Gold where he held the position of VP, Mining and was a member of the technical management team providing mining technical leadership.  Alberto has also held positions at Mining Plus, Wood, 3E Mining, Goldcorp, NOVAGOLD, Minera Yanacocha and Placer Dome.  Over his career, Alberto has worked in Chile, Mexico, Peru, USA, Canada and Ghana and is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Alberto has a Master of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the National University of Engineering in Lima, Perú.

Richard Klue
Richard Klue Vice President, Technical Services
Richard Klue Richard Klue Vice President, Technical Services

Mr. Klue has more than 35 years in the mining minerals and metals industry. Mr. Klue has developed and implemented new technologies in Canada, USA, Africa, India, Iran, Russia, Europe, Australia and China. Prior to Copper Mountain, Mr. Klue held positions of Senior Vice President, Metallurgical Manager and Plant Superintendent for Tetra Tech, Hatch and Messina Copper.

Mr. Klue has an NHD Ext.Met, is a Fellow of the South African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (SAIMM) and a Metallurgical Engineer by profession who also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Mr. Klue is a “Qualified Person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

Matthew Langford
Matthew Langford Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Matthew Langford Matthew Langford Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Mr. Langford has over 15 years of legal and management experience primarily in the mining industry. He was previously Corporate Counsel and Compliance Officer at SSR Mining until March 2021, following the successful merger and integration with Alacer Gold. During his time at SSR Mining, he was a member of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for the global legal, governance and compliance functions, and also acted as Corporate Secretary. Previously, Mr. Langford was an associate at McMillan LLP in the firm’s Toronto and Vancouver offices focused on business law and capital markets.

Mr. Langford obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. He has also completed the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Leadership Program for In-House Counsel at the Rotman School of Management.

Bryony White
Bryony White Vice President, People
Bryony White Bryony White Vice President, People

Ms. White has nearly 20 years of experience in human resources primarily in the natural resources sector. Ms. White was previously an independent Human Resources consultant over the last two years focused solely in the mining industry. Prior to creating her consulting company, she was Director of Human Resources at Capstone Mining Corp. and Alterra Power Corp. She also held various HR positions at Hatch Ltd., Barrick Gold of Australia Ltd. and Placer Dome Inc.

Bryony graduated from Queen’s University with a B.A. (Honours) in Political Studies.

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