Mr. Smith joined the Board as an independent director in May 2019, bringing nearly 40 years of financial and executive leadership experience in the mining sector. As of January 2025, Mr. Smith was appointed Chair of the Board.
Mr. Smith is a Corporate Director who has had a career on both the finance and the supply sides of the mining business, with extensive international exposure and experience in the acquisition, sale, development, financing and operations of base and precious metal operations. Mr. Smith served six years as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finning International Inc., a major equipment supplier to the mining industry with significant operations in Canada and South America. Previous to joining Finning, Mr. Smith's career included serving as Chief Financial Officer of Ballard Power Systems, and various senior executive positions over 16 years with Placer Dome Inc. and four years with PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Mr. Smith currently is also a director and Chair of the Board of IAMGOLD Corporation (IMG/IAG). Mr. Smith has extensive board experience with public mining companies, having served as chair for several audit, governance and special committees, including previously with Pretium Resources Inc., Nevsun Resources Ltd. and Dominion Diamond Corporation, where Mr. Smith served on the special committees that oversaw the execution of strategic transactions that ultimately resulted in significant value appreciation for shareholders.
Mr. Smith holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Sacramento and has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors course, Directors Education Program.