John M. Willson

John M.
Willson is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Placer Dome Asia Pacific Ltd., Director at Transparency International-Canada, Director at YMCA of the Lower Mainland, and Director at Garaventa (Canada) Ltd. He previously held the positions of President & Chief Executive Officer at Pegasus Gold, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Placer Dome, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Western Canada Steel Ltd., and Director at CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC.
He was also a Director at Pan American Silver Corp., Aber Diamond Corp., Finning International, Inc., and Dominion Diamond Mines ULC.
Additionally, he served as Vice President-Northern Group at Cominco Ltd. and Director at The YMCA of Greater Vancouver.
Mr. Willson received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Royal School of Mines.