Paul Chawrun

Paul Chawrun, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Paul joined Centerra in September 2022 as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and is a mining engineer with over 30 years of wide-ranging experience in the industry. Prior to joining Centerra, his most recent executive position was as Chief Operating Officer of Teranga Gold Corporation, which created significant shareholder value by building up a small single asset producer growing to mid-tier status through successful major project construction, five consecutive years delivering record production and with exceptional Environmental, Social and Governance performance. His prior previous work experience includes positions in operations at Fording and Suncor Energy, as well as technical services and corporate development roles at various mine development companies including Director of Technical Services for the development of the Detour Gold project. Paul initially started his career as an exploration geologist for Corona Corporation.

Paul is a professional engineer with a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University, also holding a B.Sc. in Geology from McMaster University and a Master of Business Administration from Athabasca University.