Mr. Parr serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Prior to the merger of the two companies Jeff served as the Chairman of the Board for Kirkland Lake Gold (2019 - 2022) and preceding that, Independent Director from 2014 - 2019. He has over 30 years of executive leadership experience in the mining and related industries.
Mr. Parr joined Centerra Gold Inc in 2006 as VP Finance and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2008 where he served until his retirement in 2016. Mr. Parr was also the Chief Financial Officer for Acres International for nine years. From 1988 to 1997 he held progressively senior financial positions at WMC International (a subsidiary of Western Mining Corporation) with responsibility for operations and exploration in the Americas. He ultimately served as the Company’s Executive Vice President.
Mr. Parr is also a member of the Board of Discovery Silver Corporation.
Mr Parr is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA 1984) and obtained the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors (2018). He holds a Masters of Business Administration (McMaster University) and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (University of Western Ontario).