Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. Retirement of Board Chair
28 March 2022 - 11:58PM
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Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
28 March 2022
March 28, 2022 TSX | NYSE | LSE: WPM
Vancouver, British Columbia
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS announces retirement of BOARD CHAIR
Vancouver, British Columbia - Wheaton Precious Metals(TM) Corp.
("Wheaton" or the "Company") announces that Mr. Doug Holtby intends
to retire as both Chair and Non-Executive Director of the Board
upon the completion of his term at the upcoming 2022 annual general
and special meeting of shareholders scheduled for May 13, 2022 (the
"AGM"). Mr. Holtby has been a director since 2006 and the Chair of
Wheaton since 2009.
"On behalf of the Board and the management team at Wheaton, I
would like to thank Doug for his dedication and guidance over the
last 16 years," said Randy Smallwood, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Wheaton Precious Metals. "Under his leadership, Wheaton
grew from a small, niche player in the silver industry to one of
the largest and most profitable precious metals companies in the
world. As Board Chair, his leadership kept us focussed on always
improving the streaming model and moving forward in all aspects of
the business."
"Doug leaves an amazing legacy at Wheaton. During his tenure,
Wheaton underwent transformational growth and has positioned itself
as both a leader and innovator in the precious metals and mining
sector. I am honoured to succeed Mr. Holtby and look forward to
working with the Board and management in continuing to deliver
exceptional results to all of Wheaton's stakeholders," said George
Brack, Chair Designate of Wheaton.
George Brack - Chair Designate
The board intends to appoint Mr. George Brack as the
Non-Executive Chair of the Board to be effective on the retirement
of Mr. Holtby. Mr. Brack has been a director of Wheaton since 2009,
and most recently served as the Chair of the Governance and
Sustainability Committee. Mr. Brack's 35-year career in the mining
industry focused on exploration, corporate development and
investment banking, specifically identifying, evaluating and
executing strategic mergers and acquisitions, and raising equity
capital. Until 2009, he was Managing Director and Industry Head,
Mining at Scotia Capital, and served as the Chair of the Board for
Capstone Mining Corp. from 2011 to 2022 (where he is currently Lead
Independent Director).
Jaimie Donovan - Nominee Director
A new director has been proposed for election to the Board every
other year since 2016, reflective of the Board's commitment to
Board renewal. Consistent with this approach, Ms. Jaimie Donovan is
being proposed for election to the Board at the AGM. Ms. Donovan
has over 20 years of mining industry experience, spanning roles in
operations, technical services, capital allocation and corporate
development. She was the Head of Growth and Evaluations for Barrick
Gold in North America until March 2019. Ms. Donovan has significant
technical and operations experience working at mines in Australia
and Canada for Barrick, Goldfields and Western Mining. Ms. Donovan
holds Bachelor degrees in Mining Engineering (B.Eng. Honours) and
Commerce (B.Com. Finance) from the University of Western
Australia.
For further information, please contact:
Patrick Drouin
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
Tel: 1-844-288-9878
Email: info@wheatonpm.com
Website: www.wheatonpm.com
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING-STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation concerning
the business, operations and financial performance of Wheaton.
Forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than
statements of historical fact, include, but are not limited to,
statements with respect to the AGM. Forward-looking statements are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance
or achievements of Wheaton to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including
risks discussed in the section entitled "Description of the
Business - Risk Factors" in Wheaton's Annual Information Form
available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and Wheaton's Form 40-F for the
year ended December 31, 2020 on file with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on EDGAR and Wheaton's management's discussion
and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021 available on
SEDAR and on Form 6-K on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on EDGAR. Forward-looking statements are based on
assumptions management currently believes to be reasonable,
including (without limitation) that there will be no material
adverse change in the market price of commodities, that the mining
operations from which Wheaton purchases precious metals will
continue to operate, that each party will satisfy their obligations
in accordance with the precious metals purchase agreements, that
neither Wheaton nor the Mining Operations will suffer significant
impacts as a result of an epidemic (including the COVID-19 virus
pandemic) and that Wheaton's application of the CRA Settlement for
years subsequent to 2010 is accurate (including the Company's
assessment that there will be no material change in the Company's
facts or change in law or jurisprudence for years subsequent to
2010).
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