Ian Pearce

Ian Pearce is a Corporate Director with over 35 years of professional experience in the global metallurgy and mining related industries. Mr. Pearce held progressively senior engineering and project management roles with Fluor Inc.,including managing numerous significant development projects in the extractive sector. He also held executive roles at Falconbridge Limited, including Chief Operating Officer and subsequently served as Chief Executive Officer of Xstrata Nickel, a subsidiary of Xstrata plc. Mr. Pearce currently is a Director of New Gold Inc. where he is Chair of the Board, Director of Metso Outotec Corporation, and is also a Director of NextSource Materials Inc.

Mr. Pearce holds a Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mineral Processing) and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.