Maryann Crichton

MaryAnn Crichton, P. Eng, MBA, Director – Ms. Crichton is a Professional Engineer and senior executive with over 30 years of international business experience in financing; project development; environmental, social and governance/Corporate Social Responsibility and strategy. She has worked with a broad range of mining, metals and exploration companies, as well as financial institutions, private equity, pension funds, investors, industry associations and governments. Ms. Crichton is currently Senior Advisor, and formerly Global Director, Investment and Business Planning, Management Consulting and Senior Partner at Hatch Ltd. She spent most of her career as Global Director of Management Consulting for Hatch Ltd. Prior to joining Hatch, she worked in private equity and the resource and chemical industries. MaryAnn has been a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada for 25 years and was elected to the board of directors of PDAC in 2017 and in 2020, currently chairs the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and is a member of both their Governance and Nominations Committee and Sustainability Committee. In 2018, she was chosen to serve as PDAC's representative on the Board of Mining Matters. Elsewhere in the industry, Ms. Crichton held a position on the Ontario Mining Association Board of Directors, was the Founding Chair of OMA's Education and Outreach Committee and served on the Mining Association of Canada's Environment Committee. As a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, she was a founding member of the Women in Engineering Advisory Committee and of the Environmental Committee, and she received the PEO Order of Honour at officer level in 1995. MaryAnn is also a director of a number of not-for-profit boards.