Dominion Diamond Corporation Announces Appointment of Two New Directors
August 16 2016 - 5:11PM
Business Wire
Dominion Diamond Corporation (TSX:DDC) (NYSE:DDC) (the “Company”
or “Dominion”) is pleased to announce that Trudy Curran and Tim
Dabson have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company
(the “Board”) effective immediately. Ms. Curran will also assume
the role of Chair of the Health, Safety, and Environmental
Committee. Ms. Curran and Mr. Dabson’s appointments bring the size
of the Board to nine members.
Mr. James Gowans, Chairman of the Board, commented, “We are
extremely pleased to welcome Trudy and Tim to the Board. Trudy’s
experience in mergers and acquisitions along with corporate
governance and Tim’s experience across the whole of the diamond
industry value chain will be strong additions to what is already a
diverse skill set of the Board.”
Ms. Curran brings 30 years’ experience in mergers and
acquisitions, financing, executive compensation, and governance
across a range of industries including oil and gas, mining and
transportation. She served as an officer of Canadian Oil Sands
Limited from 2002 to the time of its sale in February 2016. As
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of
Canadian Oil Sands Limited, she was responsible for legal, human
resources and administration and as a member of the executive team
focused on strategy and risk management. From 2003 to 2016, she was
a Director of Syncrude Canada Ltd., where she served as Chair of
the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and as a member of
the Pension Committee. Ms. Curran currently serves on the Board of
Directors of Baytex Energy Corp. and is a member of its Audit
Committee and its Nominating and Governance Committee. She also
serves on the Executive Committee of the Calgary chapter of the
Institute of Corporate Directors and is a member of the board and
the Finance and Audit Committee of Kids Cancer Care Foundation of
Alberta. Ms. Curran holds a BA (with distinction) and a LLB (with
distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan and is the
recipient of the Governor General’s Bronze medal award. She also
was named one of Canada’s top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2012.
Mr. Dabson brings 35 years’ experience across the whole of the
diamond industry value chain from manufacturing through
distribution to consumer marketing. He worked for De Beers for 33
years in a variety of positions, most recently in the role of
Executive Director – Beneficiation which culminated in the transfer
of De Beers’ international distribution activities from London to
Botswana at the end of 2013. In this role Mr. Dabson also worked in
close cooperation and coordination with producer country
governments, including Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Canada.
Following his work at De Beers Mr. Dabson established an
independent consultancy serving a diverse range of projects and
initiatives within the diamond value chain. Mr. Dabson possesses a
thorough understanding of the global trends and strategic issues
impacting the diamond industry from planning through to
implementation and from mine to consumer with a particular focus on
corporate responsibility, ethical assurance and responsible
sourcing. Mr. Dabson holds a BSc. (Honours) in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Brighton.
About Dominion Diamond Corporation
Dominion Diamond Corporation is the world’s third largest
producer of rough diamonds by value. Both of its production assets
are located in the low political risk environment of the Northwest
Territories in Canada where the Company also has its head office.
The Company is well capitalized and has a strong balance sheet.
The Company operates the Ekati Diamond Mine and also owns 40% of
the Diavik Diamond Mine. Between the two mining operations,
diamonds are currently produced from a number of separate
kimberlite pipes providing a diversity of diamond supply as well as
reduced operational risk. It supplies premium rough diamond
assortments to the global market through its sorting and selling
operations in Canada, Belgium and India.
For more information, please visit
www.ddcorp.ca
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