Gold miner, IAMGOLD has appointed Renaud Adams as the company's Chief Executive Officer, effective April 3, 2023. In addition, Maarten Theunissen has been appointed permanent Chief Financial Officer, having served as Interim CFO since September 2022.
"The appointment of Renaud Adams represents the culmination of an extensive and rigorous search process led by the Board's CEO Search Committee," said Maryse Bélanger, chair of the board. "Adams offers the rare combination of operational, strategic and capital markets experience, with a proven track record of leading a safety-first culture, attributes that are essential for leading a global mining company today. The entire board looks forward to working with Renaud as he provides the leadership to guide IAMGOLD towards its goal of becoming a leading high-margin gold producer."
"Further, we are pleased to appoint Maarten Theunissen as CFO on a permanent basis. During his brief tenure as Interim CFO, he quickly became an integral part of the executive management team and was instrumental in helping the company achieve our funding goals to complete the construction of Côté," said Bélanger.
Renaud Adams has over 30 years of global mining experience in senior executive positions and operations. Adams was Chief Executive Officer of New Gold from 2018 to 2022, where he led the strategic repositioning of the company and turnaround of its operations. Prior to New Gold, Adams was Chief Executive Officer of Richmont Mines from 2014 until the company was sold to Alamos Gold in November 2017. During Adams' time at Richmont Mines, production at the company's principal mine more than doubled, mineral reserves more than tripled, and costs were reduced to make the Island Gold Mine in Ontario one of the lowest cost operating underground mines in the Americas. From 2011 to 2014, Adams was Chief Operating Officer at Primero Mining Corporation, and prior to that he was General Manager of IAMGOLD's Rosebel mine in Suriname before being appointed Senior Vice President, Americas Operations.
Maarten Theunissen has over 15 years of progressive experience in the mining industry, having served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance of IAMGOLD. Prior to joining the Company, Theunissen was Chief Financial Officer for a Canadian junior gold producer and Senior Vice President Finance of one of the world's largest uranium producers. Mr. Theunissen is a Chartered Accountant (designated in both South Africa and Canada) and began his career with KPMG, where he was a manager in their mining group.
