공시 • Apr 08
Lahontan Gold Corp. Announces Board Changes
Lahontan Gold Corp. announced major changes to the composition of its board of directors (the board). The company plans to appoint Shane Williams, Evan Pelletier, and Max Pluss to the board, effective May 1, 2025. Concurrently, Directors Chris Donaldson and Bob McKnight, will step down from the Board of Directors. Josh Serfass and Kimberly Ann will remain Directors of the company. Shane Williams: Mr. Shane is currently CEO, President, and Director of West Red Lake Gold Mines, bringing the Madsen Gold Mine back into production. Prior to joining West Red Lake, Shane was the Chief Operating Officer for Skeena Resources where he was involved in advancing the past producing Eskay Creek Gold project towards a restart. Between 2013-2019 he was Vice President of Operations and Capital Projects at Eldorado Gold where under his leadership the Lamaque Gold project was brought from Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) to commercial operation in just 18 months. He also served as Project Director for Eldorado Gold for their Greek assets and was responsible for the development of both the Skouries and Olympias projects which together had a capex of over USD 1B. Shane has extensive open-pit development experience from his time working with Rio Tinto at the Iron Ore Company of Canada and at Kaunis Iron in Northern Sweden where he, as Project Director, was responsible for the successful staged development of this large, open-pit iron ore operation from early exploration into commercial operation over a rapid 3.5-year period. Shane has a B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from the Dublin Institute of Technology Ireland and an M.Sc. in Project Management from the University of Limerick Ireland. Evan Pelletier: Mr. Evan Pelletier is a senior mining professional with over 30 years of underground mining experience, where he has spent most of his career, working for Lakeshore Gold and other gold mining companies. Internationally, he has contracted roles in Mongolia, Argentina and Africa. Highly respected among his peers, Evan is an industry leader as it relates to new technology, innovation and mining operations. His responsibilities have included Mill Processing, Environmental, Paste Plant, Tailings and Underground Operations with a primary focus on safety, quality mining and people management within operations. Evan is currently a Mining Executive at Americas Gold & Silver, serving as Interim General Manager at their Galena Underground Mine in Wallace, Idaho. Previously, he held the role of Vice President of Mining, Kirkland Lake - Ontario, Canada (2020 - 2022) and was Mine Manager at Kirkland Lake Gold, Macassa Mine (2016 - 2020). Evan was part of the team, that grew Kirkland Lake Gold from a valuation of $400M in 2016 to $13B by 2022 when merged with Agnico Eagle. One of the major accomplishments includes the sinking of a near 2,000 metre deep shaft at a budget of $450M, effectively on time and on budget. Max Pluss: Mr. Max Pluss is senior investment professional with experience overseeing investment origination, due diligence, transaction structuring, portfolio monitoring, capital raising, and fund operations across the hedge fund, private equity, and venture capital asset classes. In his role, Max has also served as an advisor to public and private company management teams and boards on corporate development, due diligence, market positioning, and capital formation. Max is the Founder of Rhea Capital Management. Previously, Max was a Junior Analyst and subsequently an Analyst at Extract Capital, a hedge fund focused on equity and credit investments in natural resources, including in mining, energy, renewables, fertilizer, timber, water, support services, and other real assets. Max began his career as Associate at a boutique consulting company, advising public company CEOs on market positioning and assisting with idea generation for fund managers in North America and Europe. Max received his B.A. from Colorado College and M.B.A. degrees from Columbia University and London Business School.