Mr. Huet is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Mr. Huet served as the Executive Chairman from February 25, 2019 until July 18, 2019, when he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Previously, Mr. Huet was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Klondex Mines from 2012 - 2018, until its acquisition by Hecla Mining Company. He currently serves as a Director of 1911 Gold.
Mr. Huet has a strong command of capital markets and has served in all levels of engineering and operations of Mining. Mr. Huet graduated with Honors from the Mining Engineering Technology program at Haileybury School of Mines in Ontario, and successfully completed the Stanford Executive program at the Stanford School of business. In 2013 Mr. Huet was nominated for the Premiers Award in Ontario for outstanding College graduates; he is currently a member of OACETT as an applied Science Technologist and an Accredited Director.
Former Chairman & CEO of Inco Limited from 2002 to January 2007; joined Inco in 1973
Executive Chairman of Kharrouba Copper Company Inc., and serves of the boards of Boyd Technologies, Universal Helicopters Newfoundland & Labrador (a Labrador Inuit owned company), Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and a number of private resource companies
Serves as Board Chair for Ontario Power Generation Inc., Chair of the Audit Committee for Noranda Income Fund and a member of the Department of Audit Committee for Transport Canada
Accomplished financial executive with over 25 years of business experience, a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA-CA) and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors
Previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Diamond Corporation
Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Ivanhoe Mines and serves as Chairman of Wesdome Gold Mines
Over 35 years experience in the mining industry encompassing operations, project and business development in the precious metals sector
Former Executive Vice President and COO of Kinross Gold Corporation from 2014 to 2016 and Senior Vice President , Operations and Regional Vice President - Russia from 2009 to 2014
Extensive experience in mining finance and management
Chairman and Founder of Red Cloud Securities and Blue Thunder Mining Inc., former CEO of Victoria Gold, Head of Mining Investment Banking at Blackmont Capital Inc. and a top-ranked mining analyst at TD Bank and other Canadian brokerage firms
Director of several emerging mining companies and was a founder of Agilith Capital Inc. as well as Westwind Capital Inc.
