David Soares

David Soares was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Kirkland Lake Gold in November 2018. He is a seasoned finance and mining executive with over 15 years of experience reflecting progressive senior leadership roles with multinational mining companies including Xstrata, Glencore, and Barrick.

Prior to joining Kirkland Lake Gold, he served as CFO of Baffinland Iron Ore Mines Corporation, a joint venture between Arcelor Mittal and Nunavut Iron Ore. David has demonstrated values-based leadership in business transformation, strategic planning and execution, large scale commercial negotiations, and capital financing. He has international governance experience having served as a Director of national level organizations representing industry and the private sector. Mr. Soares holds a Chartered Professional Accountant designation (CPA, CA) from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, a Master of Business Administration from the Ivey Business School, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto.