Board of Directors

Ian Reid was was appointed Chair of the OceanaGold Board in June 2019, after joining the Board as a Non-Executive Director in 2018.   An experienced leader, he brings to the role more than thirty years' experience in managing the successful growth and operations of major multinational companies. As a senior executive of Finning International Inc., Caterpillar Inc.’s largest equipment dealer globally, Mr Reid has extensive experience in servicing and supporting mines and other heavy civil operations in Canada, the United Kingdom and South America. He was a member of Caterpillar Inc.’s Global Mining Strategy Council along with Caterpillar Mining executives and the other top ten mining dealers worldwide.   In addition to his role at OceanaGold, Mr Reid also serves as an independent director for several public and private sector corporations including Canadian Western Bank, Fountain Tire Ltd and Associated Engineering. Mr Reid received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard. He supports many charities and has been awarded the Alberta Centennial Medal ‘for outstanding service’ to the people and province of Alberta.

Michael Holmes was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of OceanaGold in April 2020.   An accomplished mining engineer with more than 30 years’ experience working in Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines, and North and South America, he brings to the role extensive operational experience in underground and open pit gold, copper, lead, zinc and nickel mines.   Most recently, as Chief Operating Officer for OceanaGold, Mr Holmes was integral in leading responsible open pit and underground mining and processing of gold. Prior to this, he was General Manager of the Minera Alumbrera Operations in Argentina (Xstrata Copper), responsible for the large open pit, processing, transport, and port facilities and for the management of the feasibility study for the Agua Rica Project.   Prior to this he held several senior mine management positions in Australia, including General Manager of the Mount Isa Copper Operations (Xstrata Copper) where he oversaw operations at the large-scale underground mine and concentrator.   He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) Degree from the University of Queensland and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Craig Nelsen is Chair of the Remuneration, People & Culture Committee and a geologist with over 40 years of experience in the mining business. Prior to joining OceanaGold, Mr Nelsen was Founder, CEO and Director of Avanti Mining. Formerly, he was Executive Vice President, Exploration of Gold Fields Limited; Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the former Metallica Resources (now New Gold) and has also held a variety of strategic positions at Lac Minerals Ltd, culminating in Executive Vice President Exploration. Mr Nelsen currently serves as a director of Golden Star Resources Ltd (NYSE and TSX) and ATEX Resources Inc. (TSXV).   Mr Nelsen holds a M.S. degree in geology from the University of New Mexico and a B.A. in geology from the University of Montana.

Catherine Gignac was appointed a Non-Executive Director of OceanaGold in August 2019 and is Chair of the Governance & Nomination Committee.   She brings to the role more than 30 years of capital markets experience, including an extensive career as a mining equity research analyst with leading global brokerage firms. Ms Gignac spent her early career as a geologist and currently serves as an independent non-executive director and chair of the Reserves Oversight Committee of Cameco Corporation.   Ms Gignac is an active member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, the Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). She served as a member of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ Mining Technical Monitoring and Advisory Committee for thirteen years until October 2020. Ms Gignac served as Chair of the board of Women in Mining Canada until March 2021. Previously, Ms Gignac served as Chair of Corvus Gold Inc., from 2014 to 2019 and held various other director roles with public companies since 2011. From 2011 to 2015, she was the principal of Catherine Gignac & Associates.   Ms Gignac earned a Bachelor of Science (Honours in Geology) from McMaster University and an ICD.D designation from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Sandra Dodds was appointed a Non-Executive Director of OceanaGold in November 2020.   Ms Dodds brings to the role over 25 years of operational and financial experience as an executive responsible for the strategy, operations and performance for multiple business units across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Prior to her role as CEO Infrastructure at Broadspectrum Ms. Dodds spent ten years at Downer EDI Limited in several executive roles, including as CFO for Downer Works Global, Executive General Manager Operations and CEO of Downer Asia.   Ms Dodds is currently a director at Snowy Hydro Limited, MACA Limited and Beca Group Limited. Ms Dodds has served on several boards since 2014 as Chair of TW Power Services Limited, a Director of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and Sydney Harbour Ferries Limited.   Ms. Dodds received her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago in New Zealand. She is a Fellow for the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Paul Benson was appointed a Non-Executive Director of OceanaGold in May 2021.   Mr Benson is a senior mining executive and company director with demonstrated performance in operations and project management, leadership, capital raising, strategy and business development, focused on value creation. His commodity experience includes gold, copper, tin, lead, zinc, silver, mineral sands, iron ore, uranium and coal with qualifications and experience in most aspects of the mining value chain from exploration, geology, mining and management through corporate finance.   Previously, Mr Benson was SSR Mining’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. He brings more than 30 years of experience in various technical and business capacities. Mr Benson was CEO and Managing Director of Troy Resources Limited and for 20 years prior he held a number of executive and operating roles in Australia and overseas with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, and Renison Goldfields.   Mr Benson holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Exploration Geophysics and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining, both from the University of Sydney. He also earned a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia and a Masters of Science (Distinction) in Management from the London Business School.

Mick McMullen was appointed a Non-Executive Director of OceanaGold in May 2021.   Mr McMullen is a geologist with over 28 years’ experience in the exploration, development, financing and operation of mining projects across Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America. His expertise covers both upstream and downstream areas as well as metal trading and equity and debt capital markets in Australia, London, South Africa, Canada and the USA. His specific mining experience covers small and large open pit and underground mines across many different cultures. Mr McMullen is well known to both sell side analysts and institutional investors in the global equity and debt capital markets. He has a strong track record in mergers and acquisitions and asset restructuring.   Mr McMullen is currently the CEO of Metals Acquisition Corp, and previously served as CEO and President of Detour Gold, a 600,000ozpa gold producer in Canada. Prior to that, Mr McMullen was the CEO and President of Stillwater Mining Company from December 2013 until June 2017 following the all-cash deal sale of Stillwater valued at US$2.7B.   He is a former executive board member of the National Mining Association of the United States and former Board Member of the World Council, a current member of AusIMM, a Non-Executive Director of Venturex Resources Ltd and a Senior Advisor to Black Mountain Metals. Mr McMullen holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Newcastle University.