Mr. Dushnisky is a Director and the Executive Chair of the Board. He joined the Board in October 2023, and served as Director of the predecessor company from June 2021 to October 2023.
Mr. Dushnisky served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. from 2018 to 2020. There he led the execution of the organization’s strategic priorities and oversaw a global portfolio of mining operations and projects in Africa, South America and Australia, along with exploration interests and investments in Canada and the USA. Prior to AngloGold Ashanti, Mr. Dushnisky had a sixteen-year career with Barrick Gold Corporation, ultimately as its President and a member of the Barrick board of directors. Prior to Barrick, Mr. Dushnisky held senior executive and board positions with a number of private and listed companies.
Mr. Dushnisky holds a B.Sc. (Hon.) degree from the University of Manitoba and M.Sc. and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association.
Among other industry and related associations, Mr. Dushnisky is past Chair of the World Gold Council and a former member of the Shanghai Gold Exchange Advisory Board, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) CEO Council and Accenture Global Mining Council.
Mr. Dushnisky is a past member of the Board of Trustees of the Toronto-based University Health Network (UHN) and a current member of the UHN Foundation Senate.