Alamos Gold Inc. is a Canada-based mid-tier gold producer. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and extraction of precious metals. It is engaged in the exploration and development activities in Mexico, Turkey and the United States. It owns and operates the Mulatos mine in Mexico and holds the mineral rights to the Salamandra group of concessions in the State of Sonora, Mexico, which includes several satellite gold occurrences. It also owns the Agi Dagi, Kirazli and Camyurt gold development projects in Turkey. Agi Dagi and Kirazli gold development projects are located in Canakkale Province, Turkey. The Camyurt project is located three kilometres southeast of the Agi Dagi project. The Company owns the Esperanza Gold Project, which is a development stage asset located in south-central Mexico in the state of Morelos. It owns a 100% interest in the Quartz Mountain Property, which is located in south-central Oregon.

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Alamos Gold

Mr. Porter has over 20 years of progressive experience in the mining industry. He joined [Alamos Gold](/org/alamos-gold-inc) in 2005 and has served as Alamos’ Chief Financial Officer since 2011. Mr. Porter has oversight over the Company’s finance, treasury, internal audit, tax, information technology and investor relations functions and has been actively involved in the Company’s corporate development and execution strategy, overseeing merger and acquisition transactions totaling over US$2 billion. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he was responsible for audit management and transitioned to RNC Gold, a Central American-based gold producer, as Controller and Corporate Secretary in 2003.

Mr. Porter was a Director of Canadian Feed the Children, a registered charity in Canada, from 2009 to 2016 and currently serves on the Canada Advisory Board for [FM Global](/org/fm-global).

Mr. Porter was the winner of the Best Investor Relations by a CFO Award at the IR Magazine Awards (Canada) in 2016 and 2017. He holds a Bachelor of Administrative and Commercial Studies from the University of Western Ontario and is a Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada and the United States.

Jamie Porter

J. Robert S. Prichard is a lawyer and corporate director. At present, he serves as non-executive Chairman of Torys LLP and Chair of [BMO Financial Group](/org/bmo-financial-group). He is also a director of [Onex Corporation](/org/onex-corporation), [George Weston Ltd](/org/george-weston-ltd)., Chair-designate of the Hospital for Sick Children and President Emeritus of the University of Toronto. He also served as a director of Barrick Gold from 2015 to 2019. Mr. Prichard taught law at the University of Toronto, [Yale University](/org/yale-university) and [Harvard University](/org/harvard) and served as Dean of Law from 1984 to 1990 and President from 1990 to 2000 at the University of Toronto. He subsequently served as President and CEO of Torstar Corporation from 2002 to 2009 and then President and CEO of [Metrolinx](/org/metrolinx) before serving as Chair of [Metrolinx](/org/metrolinx) from 2010 to 2018. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Member of the Order of Ontario, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He attended [Swarthmore College](/org/swarthmore-college), the University of Chicago (MBA), the University of Toronto (LLB) and [Yale University](/org/yale-university) (LLM).

J. Robert S. Prichard

Mr. Stowe began his career with Noranda Inc. and spent 21 years in progressive operational, research and development, and corporate roles. In 1999, he was appointed President of Northgate Minerals and served as Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2011. Mr. Stowe received the prestigious Canadian Mineral Processor of the Year Award in 2006, recognizing his superior accomplishments and contributions in the field of mineral processing. Previously, Mr. Stowe was a Director of [Hudbay Minerals](/org/hudbay-minerals), Klondex Minerals, Zenyatta Ventures and Fire River Gold. He obtained a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University.

Ken Stowe

Nils Engelstad joined [Alamos Gold](/org/alamos-gold-inc) in 2015 where he leads the company’s global legal function. Prior to joining Alamos, Nils served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to [McEwen Mining](/org/mc-ewen-mining) Inc. He also acted as the General Counsel to that entity's founder and the group known as the McEwen Capital Group of Companies. Prior to joining [McEwen Mining](/org/mc-ewen-mining), Nils completed his articles and practiced with the leading Canadian law firm, Stikeman Elliott LLP. In 2016, he was named a Lexpert Rising Star - Leading Lawyers Under 40 recipient. He was a finalist in the 2017 Canadian General Counsel Awards in the "Tomorrow's Leader" category.

Nils holds a BA from the University of Toronto, an LLB from the [University of Windsor](/org/university-of-windsor), an LLM from the University of Toronto (Global Professional LLM) and an MA in International Relations from Queen Mary University of London. He is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Nils is proud to be a director of the boards of the registered charities War Child Canada and The Rumie Initiative.

Nils F. Engelstad

Mr. Webster has over 20 years of experience in managerial, operational and consultancy roles within the mining industry in Canada. He has extensive experience within the environment and community relations portfolios. As a proud member of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Mr. Webster holds a keen interest in fostering meaningful and proactive relationships between indigenous communities and the resource industry. Most recently he held the role of Vice President of Sustainability at Noront Resources Ltd., and previous to that he served as the Director of Aboriginal, Government and Community Relations for the Canada and US Region at Goldcorp Inc. Prior to Goldcorp, Mr. Webster was a founding partner at Blue Heron Solutions for Environmental Management, an environmental consultancy firm in northern Ontario, providing technical and professional services to the resource development industry including the Young-Davidson mine. He holds a degree in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University and a diploma in Environmental Technology from [Fanshawe College](/org/fanshawe).

Colin Webster

Christine Barwell has over 20 years of progressive senior human resources experience. Since joining Alamos in 2010, she has had executive responsibility for driving the Company’s people and talent strategy globally, including employee experience, leadership, compliance and culture.

Ms. Barwell previously held a variety of positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Kinross Gold Corporation. Her functional experience spans global mobility, M&A integration, employee engagement, internal investigations, work-force planning, succession planning, executive leadership development and digital transformation. Christine holds a number of industry designations, including the CHRL designation from the Human Resources Professional Association. She is a graduate of the MBA program at the DeGroote School of Business, [McMaster University](/org/mcmaster-university).

Christine Barwell

John McCluskey has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alamos Gold Inc. since 2003. Mr. McCluskey began his career with Glamis Gold Ltd. In 1996 he founded Grayd Resource Corporation, where he was CEO until 2003 and co-founded Alamos with mining hall of famer Chester Millar. Mr. McCluskey was named Ontario’s 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year, based on a judging panel’s assessment of financial performance, vision, leadership, innovation, personal integrity and influence, social responsibility, and entrepreneurial spirit. Today, Alamos is an established intermediate gold producer with four operating mines in North America and a portfolio of development stage projects in Turkey, Mexico, Canada and the United States.

John A. McCluskey

Greg Fisher is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 15 years of progressive experience in the mining sector, including treasury and financial reporting management, M&A and business integration, financial analysis, and tax planning. Mr. Fisher joined Alamos in 2010 in the role of Controller and was promoted to Vice President of Finance in 2011. He is responsible for regulatory financial reporting, treasury management, budgeting and forecasting, tax planning and compliance, and maintenance of the Company's internal control environment. Prior to joining Alamos, Mr. Fisher was an audit senior manager with [KPMG](/org/kpmg), serving mining clients in the firm’s audit practice.

Greg Fisher

John Fitzgerald has more than 30 years of global experience in progressive engineering and management positions. Mr. Fitzgerald joined Alamos in 2021 as Vice President, Projects. Prior to joining Alamos, he was Vice President, Projects & Technical Services at Centerra Gold. Previously, he also served as Chief Operating Officer at AuRico Metals and Senior Director of Mining at AuRico Gold (and predecessor Northgate Minerals) where he oversaw mining and project development activities, including advancing the early work on the Lynn Lake Project. Mr. Fitzgerald also held various positions with Rio Tinto, Barrick Gold, Placer Dome and De Beers. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining Engineering from Nottingham University and a Master of Business Administration from Durham University. Mr. Fitzgerald is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario.


John Fitzgerald

David Gower has been involved in the mineral industry for over 25 years, including positions with Falconbridge Limited and Noranda Inc. (now Xstrata). While at Falconbridge he was General Manager of Global Nickel and PGM Exploration and a member of the senior operating team that approved capital budgets for new mining projects. Mr. Gower has been involved in numerous discoveries and mine development projects, including brown field discoveries at Raglan, Matagami, and Sudbury in Canada, and at Falcondo in the Dominican Republic, and green field discoveries in Brazil and at Kabanga in Tanzania. Since 2006, Mr. Gower has also been an executive of two junior mineral exploration companies of the Forbes and [Manhattan Group](/org/manhattan-group) – both focused in South America with advanced projects in Brazil and Bolivia. Mr. Gower has been the President of Brazil Potash Corporation since 2009 and Chairman of Castillian Resources Corporation since January 2010. He also serves as a Director of Apogee Minerals Ltd., Castillian Resources Corp., Emerita Gold Corp. and Aguia Resources. Mr. Gower has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Saint Francis Xavier University and a Master of Science degree in Earth Sciences from Memorial University.

David Gower

Scott Parsons joined Alamos in March 2013 as Manager of Investor Relations and was promoted to Director of Investor Relations in January 2014. Mr. Parsons has more than 15 years of capital markets, finance and investor relations experience, primarily within the mining industry. Prior to joining Alamos, he worked as an Equity Research Associate and Analyst in the mining group at TD Securities. Mr. Parsons graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from [Brock University](/org/brock-university) and is a CFA charterholder.

Scott Parsons

Paul Murphy was a Partner and National Mining Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2004 to April 2010 and Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since 1981. Throughout his career, Mr. Murphy has worked primarily in the resource sector, with a client list that includes major international oil and gas and mining companies. His professional experience includes financial reporting controls, operational effectiveness, International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), and SEC reporting issues, financing, valuation, and taxation as they pertain to the mining sector. Mr. Murphy is currently a Director of Continental Gold and was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Guyana Goldfields from 2010 to 2019 and Chief Financial Officer of Guyana Precious Metals from 2012 to 2018. Mr. Murphy obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University, and obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1975.

Paul J. Murphy

Chris Bostwick holds over 25 years of experience in the global mining industry, 19 of which were spent with Barrick Gold in various roles. Mr. Bostwick was most recently with AuRico Gold where he served as Senior Vice President, Technical Services. He has mining experience in operations, engineering, maintenance, strategic planning, and project evaluation and development gained in North and South America, Africa, and Russia. Prior to AuRico, he had been seconded from Barrick to [Highland Gold Mining](/org/highland-gold-mining), where he led the Capital Projects and Technical Services groups for their development projects and one operating mine in Russia. Prior to that, Mr. Bostwick served as Barrick's Director of Evaluations and Capital Projects, working in the corporate development and technical services groups on M&A and feasibility studies. He also spent nine years at Barrick's flagship Goldstrike operation in Nevada. Chris has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University.

Chris Bostwick

Claire Kennedy is a lawyer and Senior Advisor, Clients and Industries at Bennett Jones LLP. Following a career as a senior tax partner, Claire is now responsible for strategic growth initiatives. Claire is the Lead Director of the [Bank of Canada](/org/bank-of-canada), the nation's central bank and serves as a director of [Neo Performance Materials Inc](/org/neo-performance-materials-inc). Claire is a government appointee to the University of Toronto's Governing Council and has served as Chair since 2017. Claire is also a member of the Dean's Advisory Committee at Rotman School of Management and is a past member of the Dean's Council at Queen’s University School of Law. Claire was formerly a director of Neo Material Technologies Inc.

Ms. Kennedy holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Toronto and a law degree from Queen’s University. She has completed the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business Advanced Management Program and the Making Corporate Boards More Effective program at [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school). She also holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a professional engineer.

Claire M. C. Kennedy

Adrian Paulse has nearly 30 years experience in the mining industry including a number of senior leadership positions in multiple countries. He has a strong track record of success across enterprise solutions including automating business entities and creating integrated technology solutions to solve real business issues. In 2008 he won the award for the most innovative mining technology project across the Asia/Middle East/Africa region. In a subsequent role, he was the principle technology lead for the delivery of a turnkey autonomous mining facility.

Mr. Paulse holds an Executive management accreditation from Wits University/Anglo Maccauvlei and an Honours degree in Commerce and Business Computing from the University of South Africa. In addition to his technology qualifications he is also a fully accredited and certified CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) and Project Manager.

Adrian Paulse

Rebecca Thompson has over 15 years of public and private sector experience in media, strategic communications planning, and government relations.

Ms. Thompson previously worked as a Director for Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners, overseeing communications, marketing government relations and sustainable development strategies. She served as a senior aide to Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper and several Cabinet Ministers, overseeing government and stakeholder communications, advertising, media and social media strategies, and managing crisis communications.

Ms. Thompson worked for several years as a television news reporter and political commentator for a national broadcaster. She holds a degree in Political Science from [Western University](/org/western-university), and she is a member of the Public Affairs Council.

Rebecca Thompson

Luis Chavez was most recently Senior Vice President, Mexico with AuRico Gold. Luis has considerable experience in all mining related areas. He served as General Director of the Mexican Geological Survey (1994-2000), where he designed and implemented the National Mapping Program, and initiated the largest geology and mining databank currently in use by mining companies doing business in Mexico. In 2001, he was invited by the Governor of Coahuila State to become Director of Energy and Mines to design sustainable development policies and strategies to maximize energy and mineral resources value. In 2006, Dr. Chavez was named President of the Mexican Institute for Environmental Management, a private consulting firm. He is a former President of the Mexican Mining Association, and currently he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Mines. A Geological Engineer from the University of San Luis Potosi (1976), he also holds a Master of Science degree in Mineral Economics (1978) from [Penn State University](/org/penn-state), a PhD degree in Energy and Mineral Economics (1982) from the University of Arizona, and a Business Administration degree (1989) from the Pan-American Business Institute in Monterrey, Mexico.

Luis Chavez

Luc Guimond has nearly 35 years of experience in the mining industry in operations management, project management, mine construction, and corporate development in Canada and Australia. Mr. Guimond was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2022 after most recently serving as Vice President, Operations. Prior to that, he was the General Manager of Young-Davidson where he oversaw its evolution from the development and construction stages, through to the successful completion of the lower mine expansion, resulting in record operating and financial performance in 2021. Mr. Guimond joined Northgate Minerals (a predecessor company) in 2006 as Project Manager of the Young-Davidson project and was later appointed Executive General Manager for Northgate Minerals’ Australian operations. Prior to that, he held progressively senior positions with Noranda, Hemlo Gold, Battle Mountain Gold and Newmont. Mr. Guimond is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario.

Luc Guimond

Khalid Elhaj joined [Alamos Gold](/org/alamos-gold-inc) in 2015 and was appointed Vice President of Business Strategy in 2022. Mr. Elhaj has 15 years of mining industry experience in progressive roles that include corporate development, business planning, investor relations, and treasury with Teranga Gold, Barrick Gold, AuRico Gold, and Northgate Minerals. Mr. Elhaj graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto, is a CFA Charterholder, and a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario.

Khalid Elhaj

Ms. Ellingham is a mining executive and geologist with over 30 years of experience in the mining industry. She is a consultant providing geological and corporate finance advisory services to international clients. Ms. Ellingham spent eight years with the Toronto Stock Exchange, from 1997 to 2005, in a number of capacities including National Leader of Mining. She has a range of experience in mineral exploration, corporate development and investor relations for mining companies including Aurania Resources Ltd., IAMGOLD Corporation, Campbell Resources Inc., Rio Algom Exploration Inc. and St Joe Canada Inc. Ms. Ellingham is a former Director of Richmont Mines Inc. (acquired by Alamos in 2017) and acted as Richmont’s interim President and Chief Executive Officer from July to November 2014. Currently, Ms. Ellingham is a Director of Almaden Minerals Ltd. and Aurania Resources Ltd.

Elaine Ellingham

David Fleck has more than 25 years of capital markets experience. Beginning his career in corporate finance, David ultimately rose to the positions of Co-Head Equity Products and Executive Managing Director of the [BMO Financial Group](/org/bmo-financial-group). In addition, Mr. Fleck was subsequently appointed President of Mapleridge Capital Corp., and then President and Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie Capital Markets Canada. He is Vice Chair of Soulpepper Theatre, a member of the foundation board for the [Art Gallery of Ontario](/org/art-gallery-of-ontario) and in April 2014, Mr. Fleck became a Partner of Delaney Capital Management. Mr. Fleck holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and MBA from INSEAD School of Business. He also holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

David Fleck

Monique Mercier retired in December 2018 from TELUS Corporation, where she was Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal and Governance Officer since 2014. Ms. Mercier has been a senior executive in telecom, health and information industry for most of her career, including two decades at TELUS and Emergis where she led a number of corporate functions. She is a graduate from Oxford University, where she was awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship. She is currently a director of [Innergex Renewable Energy Inc](/org/innergex-renewable-energy-inc)., Canadian Cancer Research Society, and [Bank of Canada](/org/bank-of-canada). Ms. Mercier was formerly a director of Stornoway Diamond Corporation, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and Legal Leaders for Diversity Trust.

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