Virtual Fireside Chat Series: David Garofalo, Chairman & CEO of Marshall Precious Metals Fund
Location: Online
Date: May 07, 2020
Time: 04:00 pm - 05:00 pm Pacific Time
Fee: Free
Space is limited; pre-registration is required
Young Mining Professionals Vancouver is pleased to launch a virtual fireside chat series, hosting senior executives for a discussion about their careers, their companies and their perspectives on the impact of the current pandemic on the mining industry and the overall market environment.
We are excited to host David Garofalo, Chairman & CEO of Marshall Precious Metals Fund and Chair, Great Panther Mining Limited as our next guest, on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Mal Karwowska, YMP Vancouver Executive and VP, Corporate Development at First Mining Gold, will moderate the discussion, which will include a brief Q&A session at the end.
David Garofalo, Chairman & CEO, Marshall Precious Metals Fund and Chair, Great Panther Mining Limited
David Garofalo is a globally-recognized c-suite executive with 30 years of experience in the creation and growth of multi-billion dollar sustainable mining businesses across multiple continents. Prior to his current role as Chairman & CEO of the Marshall Precious Metals Fund, David was President & CEO and Director of Goldcorp (2016-2019), President & CEO and Director of Hudbay from 2010, Senior Vice President and CFO and Director of Agnico-Eagle from 1998 and Treasurer of Inmet Mining from 1990. He has also served on multiple public company boards over his career and currently serves as Chair of Great Panther Mining Limited.
David was recognized as The Northern Miner’s Mining Person of the Year for 2012. He was also awarded as Canada’s CFO of the Year by Financial Executives International Canada (2009) and Top Gun CFO by Brendan Wood International (2009 and 2010) and was recognized by IR Magazine with awards for Best Investor Relations by a CFO (2009 and 2010) and Best Investor Relations by a CEO (2011).
David earned designations as a Canadian Chartered Public Accountant and a Certified Director of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. He and his wife Christie live in Vancouver and have eight children.
Mal Karwowska, YMP Vancouver Executive and VP, Corporate Development, First Mining Gold
Mal Karwowska has over 10 years of experience in the mining sector, predominantly in corporate finance and principal investing. Prior to her current role as VP, Corporate Development at First Mining Gold Corp., she was an Investment Manager at Pacific Road Capital Management, a mining-focused private equity investment firm with approximately $800 million under management. Mal’s prior roles include Business Development Director at Oxygen Capital Corp., where she worked closely with the management team on the sale of True Gold Mining Inc. to Endeavour Mining Corporation in the spring of 2016, and Senior Investment Research Analyst at Boston-based Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance. Ms. Karwowska began her career in the mining sector at National Bank Financial where she spent over five years as a member of the investment banking team, specializing in metals and mining. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Accounting from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.
We would like to thank our generous sponsors as without their support events like this would not be possible. Our Vancouver chapter sponsors are KPMG LLP, Cassels, Barrian Mining, Integra Resources, Equinox Gold, VRIFY, and Solaris Copper.
Our YMP Global sponsor is Rio Tinto.
