CAPSTONE COPPER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Corporate Director
- Director
Ms. Baker is a corporate director with over 25 years of experience in providing audit, capital markets, advisory and assurance services. She previously led the UK and EMEA Oil & Gas Practice for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the UK Energy, Utilities and Mining Assurance Practice for Ernst & Young LLP. She currently serves as a director at Endeavour Mining plc, Helios Towers plc and Rockhopper Exploration plc and previously held board roles at KAZ Minerals plc and Centamin plc. Ms. Baker is a Chartered Accountant (CA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Bath.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- President
- Capstone As President & COO
Cashel Meagher joined Capstone as President & COO in January 2022. Prior to Capstone he was Senior Vice President and COO of Hudbay Minerals, where he was responsible for international operations, business development, technical services, exploration and corporate social responsibility. He has deep knowledge of Latin American mining operations, having successfully led the construction and ramp up of Hudbay's Constancia mine. His professional background includes several management positions with Vale Inco's Canadian operations, where he gained experience in precious metals and base metals exploration, mineral reserve and resource estimation, engineering studies, and open pit and underground operations. Cashel holds a Joint Advanced Major in Geology and Chemistry from Saint Francis Xavier University and is a Professional Geoscientist registered with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Chris Richter is responsible for leading the company's corporate development and human resources activities. He was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Development in June 2022. Chris was previously the Chief Integration Officer for Capstone, and before that, Chief Development Officer of Mantos Copper, where he supported the execution of the merger with Capstone Mining. Chris has 18 years of financial and leadership experience in the mining and renewable energy industries, including as President and CEO of AuRico Metals. He has completed over $22 billion in transactions leading and contributing to M&A efforts at AuRico Gold and Barrick Gold. Chris holds an Master of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Toronto and an Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Waterloo. He is also a CFA Charterholder.
Mr. Pylot has over 25 years of executive management experience in the resource sector. In 2006, he founded Capstone Mining, where he held the position of President & CEO for over 15 years. In 2022, following the business combination of Capstone Mining and Mantos Copper, he became Executive Chair of Capstone Copper's Board of Directors. Under his leadership, since 2006 Capstone has grown from a single-asset company operating the Cozamin mine, into a leading intermediate copper producer, developer and explorer through the acquisitions of Sherwood Copper (Minto mine and Kutcho project), Far West Mining (Santo Domingo project), the Pinto Valley mine from BHP Billiton Ltd., and the recent business combination with Mantos Copper (Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde mines). Mr. Pylot also serves as a Director at Zena Mining Corp.
Job Titles:
- Lead Director ( Non - Executive )
- Non - Executive Chair of Capstone
Mr. Brack serves as the Non-Executive Chair of Capstone and as a director of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. Mr. Brack's 35 year career in the mining industry has focused on exploration, corporate development and investment banking, specifically identifying, evaluating and executing strategic mergers and acquisitions, and raising equity capital. Until 2009, he was Managing Director and Industry Head, Mining at Scotia Capital. Prior to joining Scotia in 2006, Mr. Brack spent 7 years as President of Macquarie North America Ltd. and led its northern hemisphere mining industry mergers and acquisitions advisory business. Previously, Mr. Brack was Vice President, Corporate Development at Placer Dome Inc., Vice President in the mining investment banking group at CIBC Wood Gundy, and worked on the corporate development team at Rio Algom. In addition to his current board roles, during the past 17 years, Mr. Brack served as a director on the boards of Alio Gold Inc., Geologix Explorations, Aurizon Mines, Newstrike Capital, NovaGold Resources, Red Back Mining and chaired the board of Alexco Resource Corp. Mr. Brack earned a Master of Business Administration at York University, a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering at the University of Toronto and the CFA designation.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Head of Chile
Giancarlo Bruno was appointed Senior Vice President, Head of Chile of Capstone Copper in March 2022 following the combination of Capstone Mining and Mantos Copper. Giancarlo was previously the CEO of Mantos Copper for 7 years. He is a Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years of experience in executive positions in large Chilean mining companies, primarily in operations. Prior to joining Mantos Copper, he served as a senior executive at Anglo American Chile, including as Vice President of Operations at Anglo Norte, Chief Executive Officer at Collahuasi, and General Manager of El Soldado. Giancarlo has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Portfolio Manager
Mr. Zollei is a Portfolio Manager and a member of the Management Committee at Orion Mine Finance LLP, where he is responsible for the investment process, portfolio composition, and realizations. He has served on the boards of Mantos Copper, Lundin Gold, Nomad Royalty, Premier Gold, and Greenstone Gold Mines. Prior to Orion, Mr. Zollei was an Investment Manager for the Red Kite Group's Mine Finance business, a predecessor to Orion. Before joining Red Kite in 2012, he worked at Barclays Capital's natural resources private equity investment group ($2bn AUM), as Vice President responsible for executing and managing growth equity investments in the mining, oil/gas, and power sectors. He also spent a year working as VP of Finance and Commercial Operations at one of the portfolio companies engaged in aggregating wind and solar royalties. Mr. Zollei started his career at Lehman Brothers' investment banking division. He earned his Bachelor of Administration in Economics from Harvard College and his Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) in Finance and Management.
Job Titles:
- Company 's Investor
- Senior Vice President, Strategy and Capital Markets
Jerrold Annett is responsible for leading the company's investor relations, marketing and sales activities. He joined Capstone in September 2019 and has over 25 years of global mining and capital markets experience, providing strategic direction and executive oversight for several junior exploration and development companies. His mining career started at Teck Resources and Falconbridge as a metallurgist and within their commercial metals sales groups, followed by 10 years in capital markets, most recently with Scotiabank where he was Head of Mining Institutional Sales. He is a Professional Engineer and has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining and Mineral Engineering from Queen's University in Canada.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Board of Directors
John MacKenzie was appointed Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Capstone Copper in March 2022 following the combination of Capstone Mining and Mantos Copper. John was previously the Executive Chairman and Founder of Mantos Copper for over 6 years. He has over 30 years of operational and investment experience in the metals and mining sector, with over 27 years of executive management experience from his past roles as CEO at Audley Capital, CEO Copper at Anglo American, and CEO Zinc at Anglo Base Metals. He has a Master of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Master of Business Leadership from the University of South Africa and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Ms. Anne Giardini, QC, has over 30 years' experience as a lawyer, senior executive, director, journalist and author, and has held a number of senior advisory roles. Ms. Giardini had a 20+-year career with Weyerhaeuser, including as General Counsel and subsequently President of Weyerhaeuser's Canadian subsidiary. Ms. Giardini also brings extensive board experience, currently serving on the boards of Pembina Institute and Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation and as Chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation. She was previously Chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and served on numerous boards including Weyerhaeuser Company Limited; Nevsun Resources Ltd.; Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc; HydroOne, and TransLink. In 2016, Ms. Giardini was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2018 she was admitted to the Order of British Columbia. She is an active community volunteer, author and public speaker, recognized for expertise on natural resource development, public and government relations, safety, risk and brand management, and manufacturing. Ms. Giardini holds an L.L.M. from Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, an L.L.B. from the University of British Columbia, and a B.A. (Economics) from SFU.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Technical Services
Peter Amelunxen joined Capstone in April 2022 as Vice President, Technical Services. He is a Professional Engineer with 25 years of combined operational and senior management experience, providing corporate oversight and strategic direction to technical functions across various sites, exploration and development projects. Prior to Capstone, Peter was Vice President, Technical Services at Hudbay Minerals. He has deep knowledge of Latin American mining operations, having previously served as President of Amnipro Peru for 10 years. Peter has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Arizona and a Master of Engineering Degree from McGill University.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Director
- Director
Mr. Meredith is a corporate director and currently serves on the board of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and serves as Chairman of the Board of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation. Previously, Mr. Meredith served as a director of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (formerly the original Ivanhoe Mines), Kaizen Discovery Inc., SouthGobi Resources Ltd. and Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. Mr. Meredith served as Deputy Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. Prior to joining Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Mr. Meredith spent thirty-one years with Deloitte LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, and retired as a partner in 1996. Mr. Meredith is a Chartered Professional Accountant, (CPA, CA) and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia and the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Senior Vice President
- Chartered Professional Accountant
Raman Randhawa is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with 20 years of financial and leadership experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining Capstone in 2018, Raman spent 13 years at Goldcorp Inc., a Canadian based global gold producer. At Goldcorp, Raman held a series of senior management roles, including Vice President, Business Planning, Vice President, Business Performance & Reporting and Vice President, Finance, Operations. His background includes roles in Controllership, Treasury and Supply Chain in addition to leading Goldcorp's Canadian mines from a finance perspective. He has broad management and financial experience with exposure to capital markets and corporate development. He led the development of a Global Supply Chain department and management of multi-billion dollar capital budgets. Raman started his career at the international firm of Ernst & Young.
Mr. Gallagher has worked in the mining industry for more than 40 years and has extensive experience in the development and operation of large-scale mining projects. Most recently, he was President & CEO and a director of New Gold, an intermediate gold producer with projects on three continents. In addition to Capstone, Mr. Gallagher serves as a director of Southern Arc Minerals Inc. and Japan Gold Corp. and was formerly director at BC Hydro (a crown corporation). Prior to the merger of Peak Gold, Metallica Resources and New Gold, he was the President and CEO of Peak Gold. Previously, he spent 15 years with Placer Dome Inc. and 7 years with Newmont Mining Corporation, most recently as Vice President Operations of Newmont Asia Pacific. During his time at Newmont, Mr. Gallagher oversaw the completion of development and operation of the Batu Hijau Mine, the billion-ton, world-class copper-gold mine located in Indonesia and was responsible for seven smaller mines in Australia and New Zealand.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Risk, ESG, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Wendy King is responsible for leading the company's legal function and Capstone's strategy for environmental, social and governance ("ESG") and sustainability, as well as overseeing the enterprise-wide risk management and global insurance program. Wendy also serves as Corporate Secretary overseeing the corporate governance of Capstone. She has been practicing law for more than 25 years as in-house counsel and with a national firm as an international-tax specialist. She holds an LLB, a Masters in International Tax Law, a Masters of Business Administration, an ICD.D certification with the Institute of Corporate Directors and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University. Wendy joined Capstone following her role as Senior Vice President Government Relations, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary at Central 1 Credit Union. Prior to this role, she served as Senior Legal Counsel with Weyerhaeuser Company.