Samuel Coetzer

Sam joined the Board on 1 July 2022. He is a member of the Investment, Innovation and Technology Committee as well as the Safety, Health and Environment Committee.

He is a global mining executive with over 30 years’ international experience, operating in Canada, the USA, South America, Australia, Tanzania, Fiji and South Africa. This experience and insight will provide an invaluable contribution in the execution of the Company’s international growth strategy.

Most recently, Sam served on the Board of Harte Gold Corp., a company he previously led as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he spent over eight years with Golden Star Resources as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director where he successfully transformed the company from open-pit operations to an underground-only producer, attracted institutional capital and grew the capital markets profile increasing the overall share trading volume.

He has held numerous senior leadership positions at international companies including Kinross Gold, Xstrata and Placer Dome/Barrick and brings extensive global knowledge of underground and open-pit mining operations.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mining).