Duncan Middlemiss

Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, P.Eng, is the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Wesdome GoldMines Ltd. Prior to joining Wesdome Gold MinesLtd., he was President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. until its acquisition by Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. in January 2016. Mr. Middlemiss joined St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. in July 2008 as General Manager and Vice President Operations, later assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer. He was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2013. He earned a B. Sc. in mining engineering at Queen’s University in 1989 and worked for Inco Limited (now Vale Canada Limited) as MineDesign Engineer until 1995. At that time, he joined Barrick Gold Inc. at their Holt-McDermottMine, where he held the position of Chief MineEngineer. In 2002, he joined Foxpoint Resources (now Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.) where he was instrumental in overseeing the rehabilitation, development, and commencement of production at the MacassaMine beginning as Engineering & Production Manager, and later as MineManager. Mr. Middlemiss is a native of Kirkland Lake, Ontario and has extensive experience in the mining of gold deposits in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Mr. Middlemiss is the Past Chair of the Ontario Mining Association and remains active in the organization.