Board of Directors

Ian Reid, Non-Executive Director

Ian joined the OceanaGold Board in 2018 as a Non-Executive Director and held the position of Chairman from June 2019 until September 2021. He is Chair of the Sustainability Committee. 

An experienced leader, he brings to the role more than 30 years of 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, he has extensive experience in servicing and supporting mines and other heavy civil operations in Canada, the United Kingdom and South America. He participated in Caterpillar Inc.’s Global Mining Strategy Council along with the other top ten mining dealers worldwide until his retirement in 2008. 

Ian has extensive experience serving as an independent director for numerous public and privately held corporations in a variety of industries, including construction (civil and commercial), energy services, consulting engineering, commercial and retail tire, mining and financial services. 

He 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.