Wesdome Announces Appointment of Louise Grondin to Board of Directors
February 01 2023 - 8:00AM
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: WDO) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Louise Grondin to the
Company’s Board of Directors.
Ms. Grondin retired from Agnico Eagle Mines
Limited in January 2021 as Senior Vice-President, People and
Culture. Since joining Agnico Eagle in 2001, she had held various
leadership positions, including Senior Vice President, Environment,
Sustainable Development and People. Previously, Ms. Grondin worked
for Billiton Canada Ltd. as Manager, Environment, Human Resources
and Safety. She is a graduate of the University of
Ottawa (B.Sc.) and McGill University (M.Sc.), is a
member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and of
the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec and is a fellow of the Canadian
Academy of Engineering. Ms. Grondin currently serves as a director
on the board of Champion Iron Limited.
Mr. Warwick Morley-Jepson, Chair of the Board
and Interim CEO of Wesdome, commented "Louise is a highly
accomplished leader who brings extensive experience in environment,
health and safety, community relations and human resources, all of
which closely align to our strategy and strengthen the existing
skillset of the Board. She will be a valuable addition to our team
and we are looking forward to working with her."
Appointment of Lead DirectorThe
Board of Directors is also pleased to announce the appointment of
Mr. Charles Main to the newly-created position of Lead Independent
Director effective February 1, 2023.
Mr. Main was elected to the Wesdome board in
2017. He was selected unanimously by the independent directors of
the Board as Independent Lead Director in recognition of his
leadership skills, integrity, and his commitment to good
governance. In addition to his role as Lead Independent Director,
Mr. Main will continue as Chair of the Audit Committee.
Board Committee Composition
ChangesAs previously announced on January 24, 2023, in
connection with the appointment of Mr. Warwick Morley-Jepson as
Interim CEO of the Company, the Board wishes to announce that Mr.
Morley-Jepson has stepped down as a member of the Audit Committee,
the Compensation & Human Resources Committee and the Technical,
Safety and Sustainability Committee, with immediate effect.
ABOUT WESDOMEWesdome is a
Canadian focused gold producer with two high grade underground
assets, the Eagle River mine in Ontario and the recently
commissioned Kiena mine in Quebec. The Company also retains
meaningful exposure to the Moss Lake gold deposit in Ontario
through its equity position in Goldshore Resources Inc. The
Company’s primary goal is to responsibly leverage this operating
platform and high-quality brownfield and greenfield exploration
pipeline to build Canada’s next intermediate gold
producer. Wesdome trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under
the symbol “WDO,” with a secondary listing on the OTCQX under the
symbol “WDOFF.”
For further information, please
contact:
Warwick
Morley-Jepson |
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Lindsay
Carpenter Dunlop |
Chair of the Board and Interim CEO |
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VP Investor Relations |
416-360-3743 ext. 2029 |
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416-360-3743 ext. 2025 |
w.morley-jepson@wesdome.com |
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lindsay.dunlop@wesdome.com |
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220 Bay St, Suite 1200 |
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Toronto, ON, M5J 2W4 |
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Toll Free: 1-866-4-WDO-TSX |
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416-360-3743, Fax: 416-360-7620 |
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Website: www.wesdome.com |
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