Virtual Fireside Chat Series: Patrick Downey, President, CEO and Director of Orezone Gold Corporation
Location: Online
Date: July 23, 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 host 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 Patrick Downey, President, CEO & Director of Orezone Gold Corporation as our next guest, on Thursday, July 23, 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.
Patrick Downey, President, CEO and Director, Orezone Gold Corporation
Mr. Downey has over 30 years of international experience in the resource industry. Mr. Downey held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Elgin Mining Inc., Aura Minerals Inc. and previously Viceroy Exploration Ltd. before its acquisition by Yamana Gold Inc. in 2006. He has held numerous senior engineering positions at several large-scale global gold mining operations and has also held operating positions at several mining projects for Anglo American Corporation in South Africa.
Mr. Downey was a member of the boards of Claude Resources and Dalradian Resources before their recent successful acquisitions and he is a member of the board of a number of active resource companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hon.) degree in Engineering from Queen’s University.
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, New Placer Dome Gold, Integra Resources, Equinox Gold, VRIFY, and Solaris Resources.
Our YMP Global sponsor is Rio Tinto.
