Announcement • Aug 05
Ivanhoe Electric Inc. Announces Executive Changes, Effective September 1, 2026
Ivanhoe Electric Inc. Executive Chairman Robert Friedland and President and Chief Executive Officer Taylor Melvin are pleased to announce the addition of two experienced mining professionals to the executive management team of Ivanhoe Electric. Michelle Lammers will join as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and Daniel Worthy will join as Senior Vice President, Operations and General Manager for the Santa Cruz Copper Project in Arizona. The effective date for both Ms. Lammers and Mr. Worthy is September 1, 2026. Ms. Lammers joins Ivanhoe Electric after more than twenty years with Tucson-based ASARCO LLC (the American Smelting and Refining Company, or “ASARCO”). ASARCO, a United States subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, is an integrated copper mining, smelting and refining company with approximately 1,700 employees. ASARCO operates three copper mining operations in Arizona and owns a smelter in Arizona and a copper refinery in Texas. Ms. Lammers began her career with ASARCO in 2001 as a Metallurgical Engineer and progressed through various operational, project development, and project leadership roles. She served as General Manager of the Ray Mine and Project Manager for the Mammoth Heap Leach Facility at the Silver Bell Mine in Arizona. Ms. Lammers' most recent role is Operations Director – USA, with responsibility for ASARCO’s United States mining operations, the Copper Basin Railway infrastructure system, and operational development and continuous improvement programs across the company’s assets. Mr. Worthy joins Ivanhoe Electric from Nevada Gold Mines, a joint venture between Barrick and Newmont created in 2019. Nevada Gold Mines is the largest integrated gold-producing complex in the world. Mr. Worthy has over twenty years of experience across large-scale underground and open-pit operations and project development. He was most recently the General Manager, Technical Services at Nevada Gold Mines, and previously served as General Manager of the Cortez Mine in Nevada and the Hemlo Mine in Ontario, Canada. His extensive underground mining experience includes serving as Manager of Underground Mining at Leeville, Cortez Hills, and Goldrush mining operations in Nevada, and various leadership roles with Gold Fields in Australia. As General Manager, Mr. Worthy will have day-to-day responsibility for all operating activities at the Santa Cruz Copper Project in Arizona. He will lead the site team through construction, commissioning, ramp-up, and operations, with responsibility for safety, contractor performance, workforce development, and overall site execution. Ms. Lammers and Mr. Worthy will work closely with Glen Kuntz, who will continue his leadership of the engineering and design activities for the Project, including the completion of the updated Preliminary Feasibility Study that is expected to be completed in September. With the addition of Ms. Lammers and Mr. Worthy, Ivanhoe Electric has built a team of experienced mining leaders to drive the detailed engineering, construction, and operation of the Santa Cruz Copper Project in Arizona. Effective September 1, 2026, Ms. Lammers will succeed Glen Kuntz as the Company’s principal operating officer. Mr. Kuntz will continue working for the Company in his current role as Senior Vice President, Mine Development. This transition was not the result of any disagreement between Mr. Kuntz and the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.
