Top paid mining executives in BC
by Keith Powell
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The highest paid executive was Charles Jeannes, president and CEO of Goldcorp.
Last month, Business in Vancouver (BIV), published their annual list of the Top 100 highest paid executives in BC. Of the Top 100—48 were directly involved in the mining industry.
These 48 mining executives made a combined $145 million last year. The highest paid executive was Charles Jeannes, president and CEO of Goldcorp. His compensation package topped out at $10.2 million.
Three women executives appeared on the list of 48—they were Charlene Ripley, Goldcorp; Dawn Moss, Eldorado Gold; and Kay Priestly, Turquoise Hill Resources.
Here is the entire list.
Rank |
Name |
Title |
Company |
Total Comp. |
| 3 | Charles Jeannes | President / CEO | Goldcorp Inc. | $10,195,000 |
| 5 | Donald Lindsay | President / CEO | Teck Resources Ltd. | $ 9,890,000 |
| 8 |
Randy Smallwood |
President / CEO | Silver Wheaton Corp. | $ 6,027,000 |
| 9 | Charlene Ripley | Exec. VP / Gen. Counsel | Goldcorp Inc. | $ 5,674,000 |
| 12 | Paul Wright | CEO | Eldorado Gold Corp. | $ 5,577,000 |
| 15 | Lindsay Hall | Exec. VP / CFO | Goldcorp Inc. | $ 4,654,000 |
| 17 | George Burns | Exec. VP / COO | Goldcorp Inc. | $ 4,534,000 |
| 19 | Russell Ball | Exec. VP / Capital Mgmt. | Goldcorp Inc. | $ 4,303,000 |
| 20 | Gregory Lang | President / CEO | NovaGold Resources Inc. | $ 4,018,000 |
| 23 | Clive Johnson | President / CEO | B2Gold Corp. | $ 3,919,000 |
| 24 | Norman Pitcher | President | Eldorado Gold Corp. | $ 3,854,000 |
| 30 | Philip Pascall | CEO | First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | $ 3,549,000 |
| 32 | Randall Oliphant | Exec. Chairman | New Gold Inc. | $ 3,331,000 |
| 34 | Darren Pylot | President / CEO / Director | Capstone Mining Corp. | $ 3,061,000 |
| 38 | Ronald Vance | Senior VP | Teck Resources Ltd. | $ 2,932,000 |
| 40 | Peter Rozee |
SVP / Commercial & Legal Affairs |
Teck Resources Ltd. | $ 2,898,000 |
| 41 | Ian Kilgour | Exec. VP / COO | Teck Resources Ltd. | $ 2,852,000 |
| 42 | Brian Bertram | President, Bertram Drilling Corp. | Energold Drilling Corp. | $ 2,812,000 |
| 42 | Darrell Bertram | VP Op., Bertram Drilling Corp. | Energold Drilling Corp. | $ 2,812,000 |
| 44 | John Smith | President / CEO | Silver Standard Res. Inc. | $ 2,742,000 |
| 46 | Lars-Eric Johansson | President / CEO | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | $ 2,520,000 |
| 47 | Haytham Hodaly | SVP / Corporate Development | Silver Wheaton Corp. | $ 2,507,000 |
| 48 | James O'Rourke | President / CEO / Director | Copper Mountain Mining Corp. | $ 2,500,000 |
| 49 | Robert Friedland | Exec. Chairman / Director | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | $ 2,495,000 |
| 52 | Curt Bernardi | SVP / Legal & Corporate Secretary | Silver Wheaton Corp. | $ 2,410,000 |
| 52 | Gary Brown | SVP / CFO | Silver Wheaton Corp. | $ 2,410,000 |
| 54 | Martin Rowley | Exec. Director of Bus. Development | First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | $ 2,304,000 |
| 56 | Clifford Davis | President / CEO / Acting CFO | Nevsun Resources Ltd. | $ 2,255,000 |
| 60 | David Deisley | VP / Gen. Counsel / Corp. Secretary | NovaGold Resources Inc. | $ 2,205,000 |
| 61 | Robert Quartermain | President / CEO | Pretium Resources Inc. | $ 2,203,000 |
| 64 | Ronald Millos | SVP / Finance / CFO | Teck Resources Ltd. | $ 2,092,000 |
| 65 | Robert Gallagher | President / CEO | New Gold Inc. | $ 2,085,000 |
| 66 | Paul Skayman | COO | Eldorado Gold Corp. | $ 2,034,000 |
| 69 | Dawn Moss | Exec. VP / Admin. & Corp. Secretary | Eldorado Gold Corp. | $ 1,955,000 |
| 70 | Stephen Leahy | Former Chairman / President / CEO | N. American Tungsten Corp. Ltd. | $ 1,909,000 |
| 74 | Fabiana Chubbs | CFO | Eldorado Gold Corp. | $ 1,891,000 |
| 77 | Geoffrey Burns | President / CEO | Pan American Silver Corp. | $ 1,866,000 |
| 81 | Ken McNaughton | Chief Exploration Officer | Pretium Resources Inc. | $ 1,795,000 |
| 81 | Joseph Ovsenek | Chief Exploration Officer | Pretium Resources Inc. | $ 1,795,000 |
| 83 | Kay Priestly | CEO | Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. | $ 1,794,000 |
| 88 | David Ottewell | VP / CFO | NovaGold Resources Inc. | $ 1,654,000 |
| 93 | George Johnson | SVP of Operations | B2Gold Corp. | $ 1,552,000 |
| 94 | Roger Richer | Exec. VP / Gen. Counsel & Secretary | B2Gold Corp. | $ 1,550,000 |
| 94 | Tom Garagan | SVP of Exploration | B2Gold Corp. | $ 1,550,000 |
| 96 | Steve Garcia | CDO | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | $ 1,532,000 |
| 97 | Bradford Cooke | CEO | Endeavour Silver Corp. | $ 1,530,000 |
| 98 | Clive Newall | President | First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | $ 1,528,000 |
| 99 | Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse | President / Exec. Officer | NovaCopper Inc. | $ 1,497,000 |
| TOTAL: | $145,052,000 | |||
