Board Committees
The board carries out its responsibilities directly and through its five standing committees, each mandated to provide detailed oversight of the following key areas:
- audit and finance
- human resources and compensation
- nominating, corporate governance and risk
- safety, health and environment
- technical committee
Each board committee has a mandate outlining the responsibilities and duties of the committee, which is reviewed annually.
All of the committees are 100% independent.
Audit and finance
The audit and finance committee supports the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities regarding:
- the integrity of our accounting and financial reporting;
- the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal controls and disclosure controls;
- legal;
- regulatory (excluding safety, health and the environment) and ethical compliance;
- the independence and performance of our external and internal auditors;
- oversight of specific risks; and
- prevention and detection of fraudulent activities and financial oversight.
| Chair | Members |
|---|---|
| Daniel Camus | Ian Bruce |
| Leontine Atkins | |
| Catherine Gignac | |
| Jim Gowans |
Human resources and compensation
The human resources and compensation committee supports the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for:
- human resource policies,
- executive compensation, and
- executive succession and development.
| Chair | Members |
|---|---|
| Don Kayne | Ian Bruce |
| Daniel Camus | |
| Kate Jackson |
Nominating, corporate governance and risk
The nominating, corporate governance and risk committee supports the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities:
- by developing and recommending a set of corporate governance principles,
- identifying and recommending director candidates, and
- overseeing risk management.
| Chair | Members |
|---|---|
| Catherine Gignac | Ian Bruce |
| Catherine assumed the role of chair following the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 6, 2021. | Leontine Atkins |
| Donald Deranger | |
| Kate Jackson |
Safety, health and environment
The safety, health and environment committee supports the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities regarding safety, health and environmental matters.
| Chair | Members |
|---|---|
| Jim Gowans | Ian Bruce |
| Donald Deranger | |
| Kate Jackson | |
| Don Kayne |
Technical committee
The technical committee supports the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for:
- estimating and disclosing mineral reserves and resources, and
- major technological, technical and operational matters.
| Chair | Members |
|---|---|
| Kate Jackson | Ian Bruce |
| Kate assumed the role of chair on August 1, 2021 | Leontine Atkins |
| Donald Deranger | |
| Jim Gowans | |
| Catherine Gignac |
(the Reserves Oversight Committee was renamed the Technical Committee effective January 1, 2022)