Our management team has a combined, cumulative, and complementary experience spanning the diamond value chain, from exploration, through mine development, operations, marketing, and financing.
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Mr. Jonathan Comerford has been a director of the Company since September 2001 and Chair since April 2006. At the end of May 2018 he assumed the additional role of Interim President and Chief Executive Officer to lead the Company until the designate permanent CEO, Stuart Brown, assumed the role in July 2018. Mr. Comerford is resident in Dublin, Ireland. He obtained his Masters in Business from the Michael Smurfit Business School in 1993 and his Bachelor of Economics from University College, Dublin in 1992. Mr. Comerford has been Investment Manager at IIU since August 1995.
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Mr. Steven Thomas commenced as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in February 2022. Prior to joining Mountain Province Diamonds, Mr. Thomas served as Chief Financial Officer of Franchise Global Health (2021 2022), Chief Financial Officer of Torex Gold Resources Inc. (2018 - 2020), Chief Financial Officer of Goldcorp Canada (2016 - 2018), Chief Financial Officer of De Beers Canada Inc. (2006 – 2016), Head of Finance De Beers Diamond Trading Co. (2003- 2006), Chief Financial Officer Aquarion Inc. (2000 – 2003). Mr. Thomas is a graduate of the University of Wales (Joint Hons Accountancy & Economics.), and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA).
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Mr. Mackie has been the Company’s Vice President Diamond Marketing since November 2015. Prior to joining the Company, he was with Rio Tinto Diamonds, where he held the positions of Manager Sales and Marketing for Argyle Pink Diamonds in Perth, Australia (2011 to 2015) and Senior Executive Trader in Antwerp, Belgium (1999 to 2010). At Argyle, Mr. Mackie was responsible for the pricing and sales of all Argyle pink polished diamonds including the Argyle pink diamond tender. In Antwerp, Mr. Mackie was responsible for valuation and sales of rough diamonds from the Diavik, Argyle, Murowa, Ellendale and Merlin diamond mines. Mr. Mackie is a graduate of the University of British Columbia (B.A., 1994).
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