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 assists the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for:
- the accounting and financial reporting processes,
- the internal controls,
- the external auditors, including performance, qualifications, independence, and their audit of the corporation’s financial statements,
- the performance of the corporation’s internal audit function,
- financial matters and risk management of financial risks,
- the corporation’s process for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations (other than environmental and safety laws) and its code of conduct and ethics, and
- prevention and detection of fraudulent activities.
| Chair | Members |
|---|---|
| Daniel Camus | Ian Bruce |
| Catherine Gignac | |
| Jim Gowans | |
| Leontine van Leeuwen-Atkins |
Human resources and compensation
The human resources and compensation committee assists the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for:
- human resource policies,
- executive compensation,
- executive succession and development,
- pension plan governance, and
- oversight of material risks assigned to the committee.
| Chair | Members |
|---|---|
| Don Kayne | Ian Bruce |
| Daniel Camus | |
| Kate Jackson |
Nominating, corporate governance and risk
The nominating, corporate governance and risk committee assists the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by:
- developing and recommending to the board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the corporation,
- identifying and recommending qualified individuals as members of the board and its committees,
- assessing the effectiveness of the board and committees, and
- overseeing the risk program.
| Chair | Members |
|---|---|
| Catherine Gignac | Ian Bruce |
| Don Deranger | |
| Kate Jackson | |
| Leontine van Leeuwen-Atkins |
Safety, health and environment
The safety, health and environment committee assists the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities regarding for:
- safety, health and environmental matters; and
- sustainability/environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and disclosure.
| Chair | Members |
|---|---|
| Jim Gowans | Ian Bruce |
| Don Deranger | |
| Kate Jackson | |
| Don Kayne |
Technical committee
The technical committee assists 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 |
| Don Deranger | |
| Jim Gowans | |
| Catherine Gignac | |
| Leontine van Leeuwen-Atkins |
(the Reserves Oversight Committee was renamed the Technical Committee effective January 1, 2022)