François Vézina

Mr. François Vézina is a Mining Engineer with 20 years of experience in mining industry. He has extensive experience in both surface and underground mining operations, having worked at various mining sites in Canada, Mexico and Finland.

Mr. Vézina was the Technical Service Manager for Agnico-EagleMines Limited and was responsible for overseeing the completion of the feasibility studies of LaRonde II, Pinos Altos and Kittilä. Mr. Vézina participated in the construction and commissioning of Pinos Altos as MineDevelopment Manager and Kittilä as MineOperations Manager. He later joined Osisko Mining Corporation and participated in the construction of the Canadian Malartic mining and serve as MineOperations Manager for over 5 years. Mr. Vézina is recognized for his innovative project development strategies and mining optimization. Since the start of his career, Mr. Vézina has been responsible for the design and engineering of four mining and participated in the construction and development of two other mining. Mr. Vézina pursues his passion by getting involved with universities and colleges by regularly giving lectures on the mining industry.

Mr. Vézina holds a Bachelor degree in Mining Engineering and a Master in Business Administration (MBA). He is a registered Engineer (Eng.) in Québec, (P.Eng.) in Ontario and in British Columbia.