Rex McLennan

Chairman at Endeavour Silver

Rex McLennan is an independent corporate director with over 30 years of leadership experience as a financial executive in large, complex, multinational resource-based companies where his responsibilities have included financial planning, administration and reporting, treasury operations, enterprise risk management, investor relations, internal audit, IT systems and taxation functions.

Mr. McLennan began his career with Imperial Oil Limited, a subsidiary of Exxon-Mobil, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in economics, planning, treasury and capital market operations. In 1991 he Joined Placer Dome Inc., where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 2005, following positions as Vice President and Treasurer and an operations assignment as Mine General Manager at the Golden Sunlight mine in Montana. He also served as a director of the World Gold Council.

From 2005 to 2007 Mr. McLennan served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee. From 2008 to 2012 Mr. McLennan served as the Chief Financial Officer of Viterra Inc. (TSX:VT), a global agri-business company until its acquisition by Glencore PLC in December 2012.

Mr. McLennan holds a Master of Business Administration from McGill in Finance/Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Economics from the University of British Columbia. He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Canada) holding an ICD.D designation. In addition to Endeavour, Mr. McLennan is a director and chair of the audit committee of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX:PL) and a director of the First Circle Financial Group. He joined the Endeavour board in 2007.

Timeline

  • Chairman

    Current role

  • Independent Director; Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair