Who we are

Mr. Gill is a Professional Engineer with more than 45 years of mining experience, much of it working in senior mine management roles for Inco Limited in its Ontario and Manitoba divisions and for PT Inco in Indonesia. Since retiring in 2003, Mr. Gill has worked on a number of project assignments for Inco, both in Canada and at the Goro project in New Caledonia; as well as for other companies involving reviews of such projects as FNX Mining Company´s Sudbury operations, the Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar and the Onca Puma project in Brazil. Mr. Gill was a director of Lake Shore Gold Inc. from 2008 to 2016. Mr. Gill is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario and is a former Employer Chair of Ontario´s Mining Legislative Review Committee. Mr. Gill has obtained the Institute of Corporate Directors ICD.D designation.

* Compensation and Technical Committee Chair

Mr. Klassen is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant and has more than 35 years experience in accounting, audit and tax with 30 years of experience in the Mining Industry. Mr. Klassen is currently President of AKMJK Consulting Ltd., a private consulting company, and prior to that was the Vice President of Finance for Dynatec Corporation from 1988 to 2007. Dynatec Corporation was a publicly traded TSX listed company from 1997 to 2007. He held a similar position with the Tonto Group of Companies from 1984 to 1998. Mr. Klassen holds a degree in Commerce from the University of British Columbia and spent seven years with KPMG prior to becoming Vice President of Finance with the Tonto Group of Companies. Mr. Klassen has obtained the Institute of Corporate Directors designation.

* Audit Committee Chair

Ms. Klessig has over 27 years of experience in global mineral exploration, development and production. She was a founder and former President and CEO of Western Uranium Corp and continues to serve as a director. Ms. Klessig began her career with Homestake Mining Company as the mine geologist at the company's uranium Pitch Mine in Colorado. Throughout her career she worked for a number of the large mining firms including Cyprus Minerals, Amselco, BP Minerals, Kennecott and Gencor where she held positions ranging from exploration geologist to exploration manager. In addition to her considerable exploration experience, Pamela has participated on a number of feasibility teams on a variety of projects reviewed by Amselco and BP Minerals. She also worked for Indochina Goldfields, now Ivanhoe Mines, during its Initial Public Offering as the Vice President of Investor Relations. As a complement to her technical expertise she was a stockbroker for four years with A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc., now Wells Fargo Investment Advisors. Pamela holds a Bachelor in geology from Western State College, is a Certified Professional Geologist and a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101 standards.

Elizabeth Lewis-Gray is co-founder, Chair and Managing Director of Gekko Systems, a technology leader in mineral processing with a focus on digital instrumentation, automation, mineral recovery and low-energy solutions. Founder and now Patron of CEEC (Coalition for Eco-Efficient Comminution), Elizabeth was visionary in the formation of this not-for-profit organisation, which aims to accelerate knowledge transfer and change in the field of eco-efficient comminution for the mining industry. Ms Lewis-Gray has served as a member of the Australian Gold Council, the Australian Federal Government’s Innovation Australia Board and National Precincts Board and the Victorian Government’s Resources Advisory Council. Elizabeth was the founding Chair of the Federal Government’s Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) Growth Centre, METS Ignited and currently serves as Deputy Chair. In 2016, Federation University Australia honoured Elizabeth with an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of service and contributions to the mining sector, mineral processing, business leadership, and environmental management. She holds a Degree in Economics, a Master of Business Management and a Diploma in Financial Securities. Ms Lewis-Gray is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), the Australian Academy of Technology, Science and Engineering and the Securities Institute of Australia.

Anthony (Tony) Makuch holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours Applied Earth Sciences) from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and both a Masters of Science Degree in Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Queen´s University in Ontario. He is a professional engineer (Ontario) with over 35 years of management, operations and technical experience in the mining industry, having managed numerous projects in Canada and the United States from advanced exploration through production.

Prior to joining Kirkland Lake Gold, Mr. Makuch was President and CEO at Lake Shore Gold Inc., from 2008 until its acquisition by Tahoe Resources on April 1, 2016, where he became the Executive Vice-President and President of Canadian Operations. Between January 2006 and March 1, 2008, Mr. Makuch was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for FNX Mining Company Inc. From 1998 to December 2005 he held progressively senior positions with Dynatec Corporation, including VP, Operations. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Makuch worked with Kinross Gold Corporation at a number of their North American operations; which included his role as General Manager of the Kirkland Lake Operations at the Macassa Mine and Timmins Operations – Hoyle Pond Mine.

Mr. Olson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering and a Masters of Science degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Idaho. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Project Development at Goldcorp Inc., and as Vice President of Project Development from October 2008 to July 2010. Mr. Olson has over 17 years of progressive mining experience in both South America and the United States and has extensive experience in design, construction and mine management in Nevada, California, Chile and Argentina.

* HSE/CSR Committee Chair

Mr. Parr is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA 1984) and holds a Masters of Business Administration from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Parr has over 30 years of executive management experience in the mining and service provider industries. He joined Centerra Gold in 2006 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2008 where he served until his retirement in 2016. From 1997 to 2006 he worked for Acres International as Chief Financial Officer and from 1988 to 1997, held progressively senior financial positions at WMC International (a subsidiary of Western Mining Corporation responsible for operations and exploration in the Americas), ultimately serving as the Company’s Executive Vice President. He is also a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Discovery Metals Corp.

Mr. Parr is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants and has obtained the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

* Board Chair

Mr. Threlkeld is a seasoned mining professional with more than 32 years of experience in mineral exploration, mine operations and construction and executive management. Most recently Ray was President and CEO of Rainy River Resources that was developing the 4.0 million ounce Rainy River gold deposit in Ontario. New Gold purchased Rainy River for $310 million in 2013. From 2006 to 2009 Ray led the team along with Randall Oliphant that acquired, developed and put into operation the Mesquite gold mine in California with Western Goldfields subsequently being purchased by New Gold for $314 million in 2009. From 1996 to 2004 Ray held a variety of senior executive positions with Barrick Gold Corporation rising to the position of Vice President, Project Development. During Ray’s tenure at Barrick he was responsible for placing more than 30 million ounces of gold resources into production in Africa, South America and Australia. Among his accomplishments were the Pierina Mine in Peru, Bulyanhulu Mine in Tanzania, Veladero Mine in Argentina, Lagunas Norte Mine in Peru and the Cowel Mine in Australia. Mr. Threlkeld holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology from the University of Nevada.

* Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair

Alasdair Federico is an experienced lawyer and business executive with over a decade of experience in corporate strategy and governance, including managing negotiations and relationships with investors, business partners, and other stakeholders. Prior to joining the Company, Alasdair was Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Lake Shore Gold Inc., from 2008 until its acquisition by Tahoe Resources in April 2016. Prior to joining Lake Shore Gold, Alasdair worked for a prominent Canadian law firm in Toronto. Alasdair holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario.

Anthony (Tony) Makuch holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours Applied Earth Sciences) from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and both a Masters of Science Degree in Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Queen´s University in Ontario. He is a professional engineer (Ontario) with over 35 years of management, operations and technical experience in the mining industry, having managed numerous projects in Canada and the United States from advanced exploration through production.

Prior to joining Kirkland Lake Gold, Mr. Makuch was President and CEO at Lake Shore Gold Inc., from 2008 until its acquisition by Tahoe Resources on April 1, 2016, where he became the Executive Vice-President and President of Canadian Operations. Between January 2006 and March 1, 2008, Mr. Makuch was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for FNX Mining Company Inc. From 1998 to December 2005 he held progressively senior positions with Dynatec Corporation, including VP, Operations. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Makuch worked with Kinross Gold Corporation at a number of their North American operations; which included his role as General Manager of the Kirkland Lake Operations at the Macassa Mine and Timmins Operations – Hoyle Pond Mine.

David Soares was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Kirkland Lake Gold in November 2018. He is a seasoned finance and mining executive with over 15 years of experience reflecting progressive senior leadership roles with multinational mining companies including Xstrata, Glencore, and Barrick.

Prior to joining Kirkland Lake Gold, he served as CFO of Baffinland Iron Ore Mines Corporation, a joint venture between Arcelor Mittal and Nunavut Iron Ore. David has demonstrated values-based leadership in business transformation, strategic planning and execution, large scale commercial negotiations, and capital financing. He has international governance experience having served as a Director of national level organizations representing industry and the private sector. Mr. Soares holds a Chartered Professional Accountant designation (CPA, CA) from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, a Master of Business Administration from the Ivey Business School, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto.

Mr. Hagan joined Kirkland Lake Gold in July 2017 as Vice President Health Safety and Environment and was appointed Vice President of Northern Territory Operations in August 2019. He has over 40 years of mining experience in various leadership roles in operations management and support services. Over the years, Brian has successfully lead teams in several mine development projects and operating mines. Prior to joining Kirkland Lake Gold he held senior management positions with Lake Shore Gold, FNX Mining, and Dynatec Corporation as well as various roles with Royal Oak, Echo Bay, Placer Dome and Falconbridge.

Ian Holland was previously the General Manager of the Fosterville Mine since 2010 and has worked there since 2007. He is a geologist by background with over 20 years of experience at a number of gold and base metal operations across Australia. Prior to joining Fosterville, Ian filled a range of technical and management roles at the large-scale Mount Isa Mines complex in Queensland from 2001 to 2007. Previous operations include Mount Gordon Copper Mine in Queensland and the Renison Mine in Tasmania. He holds both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Minerals Geoscience from James Cook University, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute.

Mr. Kallio is a geologist registered with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (“APGO”). He has over 30 years of experience working on exploration and underground and open-pit mine planning, scoping and feasibility studies in Canada and abroad. He has also been instrumental in the discovery or advancement of several successful projects including the Dome Mine Open Pit in Timmins ON, the Detour Gold Open Pit near Cochrane ON, the Island Gold project near Wawa, ON and, recent discoveries by Lake Shore Gold in the Timmins gold camp. He has played a key role in early stage drilling and evaluation work for the Back River Project, in Nunavut, the Shakespeare Project, west of Sudbury and the Mary River project, in northern Baffin Island.

Most recently, Mr. Kallio was Vice President, Exploration (Canada) for Tahoe Resources Inc. since April 2016 and, prior to that, was Vice President, Exploration for Lake Shore Gold Corp. Among other corporate assignments, Mr. Kallio served in a variety of senior exploration and mine geology roles with Placer Dome, Kinross Gold, Patricia Mining Corporation, Centerra Gold and Detour Gold. He has also worked as a consultant on several Canadian and international exploration projects and is a former director of Holmer Gold Mines Limited.

Mr. Duncan King was appointed Vice President Mining, Kirkland Lake in November 2018. He is a seasoned Mining Professional with over 30 years of experience reflecting progressive senior leadership roles in the Canadian mining industry. Mr. King has a proven track record in the development of mining operations and streamlining operating efficiencies while focusing on gold, copper and nickel mines.

Prior to joining Kirkland Lake Gold, Mr. King held a variety of senior level management positions at Lake Shore Gold Inc. (Tahoe Resources), FNX Mining Company and Dynatec Corporation.

John Landmark’s international career spans a diverse range of executive leadership, technical and advisory roles in human resources, safety risk management, exploration and mining operations, with over 33 years of industry experience. John took on the role of Vice President, Human Resources after leading the company’s exploration activities in Australia for the last 2 years. Prior to joining Kirkland Lake Gold, John had a variety of roles in Anglo American plc in many different geographies. These included leading human resources activities in the exploration division, leading a company-wide safety risk management program, and managing exploration teams in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia and Brazil. His career started out in South Africa and Namibia, and he then moved on to Australia. John holds a MSc from James Cook University in Australia and a BSc (Hons) in Geology from Wits University in South Africa.

Gord started with Kirkland Lake Gold in early 2016 and has over 35 years experience in mineral processing. His experience spans base metals and gold across North America. In addition, he has extensive experience in mine tailings dam construction, maintenance and processing plant operations. Prior to joining Kirkland Lake, Gord has held a variety of roles with Texas Gulf, Falconbridge, Kinross, Placer Dome, Goldcorp and Lakeshore Gold.

Darin Smith is a mining finance professional with over fifteen years of experience in financial analysis and corporate strategy within the mining sector. Prior to joining Kirkland Lake in May 2017, he served in a business development role at Antofagasta Minerals. Darin began his career as an investment banker at BMO Capital Markets where he spent 10 years in the Global Metals and Mining Group in both their Toronto and London offices. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering and a Master of Management Analytics, both from Queen's University.

Mark Utting is a Chartered Financial Analyst with over 25 years of experience in investor relations and corporate communications, mainly in mining and financial services industries. Most recently, Mr. Utting served as the Vice President, Investor Relations for Tahoe Resources Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Utting served as the Vice President, Investor Relations of Lake Shore Gold Corp.; Director, Investor Relations of Extendicare REIT; Director, Communications and Investor Relations of Dynatec Corporation and Director, Investor Relations of Rio Algom Limited.

Natasha Vaz is a Professional Engineer with over 15 years of operational and technical experience in the mining industry. Most recently, she served as Vice President, Technical Services for Tahoe Resources Inc., focusing on the Company’s Canadian assets. Prior to that assignment, she spent over 10 years at Lake Shore Gold Corp., serving in a number of operational and technical services roles, including Director, Technical Services and Project Evaluations; and Vice President, Technical Services. Ms. Vaz holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences, Mineral Engineering from the University of Toronto and an Executive MBA from the Kellogg-Schulich School of Management.

Ms. Wagner is a corporate securities lawyer with over a decade of experience in the mining sector. Prior to joining Kirkland Lake Gold in July 2015, she acted as legal counsel and corporate secretary to various TSX and TSXV listed mining companies. Ms. Wagner has extensive experience advising companies on a variety of corporate commercial transactions, governance and compliance matters. She started her career at a prominent Canadian law firm in Toronto. Ms. Wagner received a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University and an LL.B. from the University of Windsor.

Raymond Yip is a computer engineer with over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, with 10 years in the mining sector. Most recently, he served as Director, Information Systems for Lake Shore Gold Corp. since 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Yip provided IT consulting services to various mining companies including QuadraFNX, DMC Mining and Torex Gold. Having held progressively senior positions at a major Canadian telecommunications company, Mr. Yip has diverse IT experience across various industries including financial, healthcare and automotive. Mr. Yip holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from Queen’s University.