David Whittle

Mr. Whittle, a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 25 years of senior executive experience in the mining industry, has been responsible for strategic planning initiatives, operations, and all aspects of corporate and financial management and administration. He is currently on the Boards of Viva Gold Corp., Kalo Gold Holdings Inc., and Karus Gold Corp., serving as Audit Committee Chair of each company. Previously, he was both the Chief Financial Officer and Company Ethics Officer of Alexco Resource Corp. and the Chief Financial Officer of Hillsborough Resources Limited. Mr. Whittle has served as a Director of a number of public companies over his career, primarily in the resource sector, with extensive experience on audit committees, compensation committees, and special committees. He was previously on the Board of Alio Gold Inc., serving as a Director and Audit Committee Chair until the sale of the company in July 2020. He was also a Director of Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. serving as Audit Committee Chair and Lead Outside Director. He served as Interim CEO of Mountain Province, leading the company through a chief executive transition and the refinancing of its senior debt facility, then resuming his role as an Independent Director. Mr. Whittle holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Whittle is a member of the Audit Committee.