Orezone Gold Corporation(TSX:ORE)

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Investor website: https://orezone.com/

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Cash position
112 M
Shares outstanding
667 M
Fully diluted shares
744 M
Mineral resource
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Projects
["Bomboré Phase II DFS – Burkina Faso (NI 43-101, Mar 2023)"]
Leadership
Patrick Downey President, CEO and Director Mr. Downey has over 40 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. Peter Tam EVP & Chief Financial Officer Mr. Tam is a seasoned financial executive and brings to Orezone over twenty-five years of managerial experience in senior-level finance positions with a broad focus in mining both in North America and internationally. Prior to joining the Company in March 2018, he was VP Finance at Nevsun Resources Ltd. and previous to that, he was CFO at Elgin Mining Inc. from 2012 up to date of its acquisition in September 2014. He also served as VP Finance for Aura Minerals Inc. and Treasurer for Thompson Creek Metals Company. Mr. Tam holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with honours, from the University of British Columbia. He is a registered Chartered Professional Accountant of Canada and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. Marc-Andre Pelletier Chief Operating Officer Mr. Pelletier is a professional mining engineer with over 30 years of experience in open pit and underground gold mines. He was the Chief Operating Officer at Wesdome Gold Mines where he was instrumental in the production re-start of the Kiena mine, within five years of the original discovery of the high-grade Deep Zone. Mr. Pelletier also contributed to the increase in production at the Eagle mine to approximately 100,000 ounces per year through continuous improvement, advanced development and exploration success. Prior to Mr. Pelletier’s tenure at Wesdome, he was Vice President of Operations at St Andrew Goldfields until its acquisition by Kirkland Lake Gold in 2016, where he successfully brought three underground mines and one open pit mine into production in less than five years. Most recently, he held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Bonterra Resources, where he played a key role in executing a strategic joint venture agreement with Gold Fields in the Urban-Barry mining camp in northern Quebec. Ryan Goodman SVP & General Counsel Mr. Goodman is a seasoned corporate lawyer with extensive experience working with mining companies in various stages of growth and development, and specializes in such areas as financings, M&A and corporate governance. Mr. Goodman previously was the VP Legal Affairs of Aura Minerals Inc. for seven years. Previous to Aura Minerals, Mr. Goodman practiced law with a large Canadian multinational law firm with a focus on securities and mining. Mr. Goodman holds a J.D. from the University of Manitoba. Kevin MacKenzie SVP Corporate Development Mr. MacKenzie has over 18 years of capital markets and industry experience. Prior to joining Orezone, Mr. MacKenzie held the position of Managing Director, Metals & Mining Equity Analyst at Canaccord Genuity. His industry experience spans all project levels, from early-stage exploration through to operations. This included positions as Project Geologist, Development Mine Manager, and Construction Technical Advisor with Imperial Metals at the Red Chris mine. Mr. MacKenzie holds a degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences (Hon.) from the University of British Columbia, and an MBA, with a Finance specialization, from Queen’s University. He is a registered P.Geo. with the province of British Columbia. Jean-François Ravenelle VP Exploration Mr. Ravenelle has over 20 years of experience in structural geology and exploration applied to precious and base metal deposits. Mr. Ravenelle served as Vice President Geology of New Gold from April 2023 to March 2026 where he led the discovery of the New Afton K Zone and the expansion of the Rainy River mine. Mr. Ravenelle previously served as Practice Lead for the Metals Exploration Group at BHP, Director of Geology at Yamana Gold, and Principal Consultant with SRK Consulting. He holds a Ph.D. in Structural and Economic Geology from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, as well as an M.Sc. and a B.Sc. Honours from McGill University. Mr. Ravenelle is a registered professional geologist in Ontario and Quebec. Dale Tweed VP Engineering Mr. Tweed is a Professional engineer with over 30 years experience in project development. Previous roles include Study Director at Newmont’s Peñasquito mine, VP Projects for Aura Minerals, and Engineering Manager for the Gualcamayo Project. Mr. Tweed holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Project Management. He is also certified as a Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute. Rob Henderson VP Technical Services Mr. Henderson is a global mining industry leader with international experience in operating, building and acquiring mineral properties. He has worked in the industry for 35 years for Great Panther Mining, Amerigo Resources, Kinross Gold, DeBeers and Rand Mines and provided engineering services to international mining clients while with SNC Lavalin and Hatch. Mr. Henderson is a professional engineer with an MBA and BSc. Chem. Eng. from the University of Cape Town. Gareth Withers VP Finance Mr. Withers is a finance professional with over 20 years of experience working with mining companies. Since joining the Company in April 2019, he has applied his technical, systems, and financial planning expertise in supporting the Company’s growth from exploration, development and into production. Prior to joining Orezone, Mr. Withers held the position of Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Withers holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with first-class honours, from the University of Edinburgh. He is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and is also a Chartered Professional Accountant of Canada. Amanda Mallough VP Investor Relations Ms. Mallough brings over a decade of investor relations and corporate communications experience within the mining sector. Most recently, she served as Director, Investor Relations at Andean Precious Metals, where she led the Company’s investor relations function during a period of corporate transformation, exchange uplisting, and increased institutional market visibility. Prior to joining Andean, Ms. Mallough held progressively senior investor relations and corporate communications roles at Marathon Gold, prior to its acquisition by Calibre Mining, and previously with New Gold. Throughout her career, she has supported executive leadership teams on capital markets communications, investor engagement, and strategic market positioning. Board Patrick Downey President, CEO and Director Mr. Downey has over 40 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. Sean Harvey Director (Chair) Mr. Harvey has held multiple senior executive and Board positions over the last 25 years including being the Chair of the Board of Perseus Mining Limited. During his 14-year tenure on the Board and as Chair, he was actively involved in Perseus’s growth strategy, which saw the company grow from a single asset producer in Ghana into a highly profitable mid-tier West African mining company. During this period, Perseus’ market capitalization grew from approximately US$210 million to over US$1.5 billion. Mr. Harvey has extensive board and management experience including Moto Gold Mines Ltd., TVX Gold Inc., Orvana Minerals Corp. and Serabi Gold plc. He has also served as chair of several audit, governance, and special committees. Mr. Harvey holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Toronto and an LLB from the University of Western Ontario, specializing in tax and corporate law. Prior to his tenure as a mining executive, Mr. Harvey spent 10 years in investment and merchant banking, primarily focused on the mining sector. Julian Babarczy Director Mr. Babarczy is an Australian based finance professional with over 25 years of experience in investment management across various sectors. Mr. Babarczy was a key member of the investment and leadership team at Regal Funds Management, where he spent over 14 years contributing to the firm’s success and growth in Funds Under Management from AUD$20 million when joined in 2006 to more than AUD$2.5 billion when he retired in 2020. Mr. Babarczy is the Executive Chairman of Perpetual Resources Ltd. (ASX: PEC), Chair of DataWorks Group Limited (ASX:DWG) (previously called IXUP Limited) and a non-executive director of Lincoln Minerals (ASX:LML). Mr. Babarczy holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Monash University, a Graduate Diploma of Mineral Exploration Geosciences from Curtin University and has completed the Chartered Financial Analyst program. Rob Doyle Director Mr. Doyle is a senior executive with more than 20 years of international experience in corporate finance, functional management and capital planning with roles in consulting, banking and public company. Mr. Doyle is a strategic leader with expertise in negotiating equity and debt financing, supervising finance, treasury and accounting functions, and guiding long-term financial and operating strategy across international operations. Mr. Doyle was a founding Board member and previous Chair of the Audit Committee of Maverix Metals Inc. from 2016 until its acquisition by Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. in 2023 and was the Chief Financial Officer of Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX: PAAS, NASDAQ: PAAS) from January 2004 to March 2022. Mr. Doyle is also a non-executive director of Faraday Copper Corp. (TSX: FDY), Lithium Argentina AG (TSX: LAR, NYSE: LAR) and Snowline Gold Corp. (TSX-V: SGD). Kate Harcourt Director Ms. Harcourt is a sustainability professional with over 30 years of experience, principally in the mining industry. Ms. Harcourt has worked as a member of the owner’s team of several mining companies and has extensive project and permitting experience in Africa, including in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Central African Republic, Cameroon, DRC and ROC. She worked as director of Health, Safety, Environment, Communities and Security for MagIndustries on their potash project in ROC and has also worked on behalf of Equator Principles signatory financial institutions and the International Finance Corporation. She has been involved in several due diligence processes for high profile projects and in the ESG aspects of project financing. Ms. Harcourt received a BSc Hons, Environmental Science, from Sheffield University and a MSc Environmental Technology, from Imperial College, London, and is a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) and a Member of the Institution of Environmental Scientists. Ms. Harcourt is a non-executive Director of Fortuna Mining Corp. and Atalaya Mining Copper SA. Tara Hassan Director Ms. Hassan is a registered Professional Engineer (Ontario) with 20 years of industry experience encompassing mine operations, project development, and capital markets. Ms. Hassan is the Executive Vice President, Corporate Development at Silverco Mining Ltd. (TSXV:SICO) and previously served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at SilverCrest Metals Inc., a Mexican gold-silver underground operator. At SilverCrest she played an integral role in securing more than US$250 million in debt and equity financing to support mine construction and in the US$1.5 billion sale of the company to Coeur Mining in October 2024. Prior to that, she spent a significant portion of her career as a ranked equity research analyst covering the precious metals sector. Earlier in her career, she worked as a mining engineer in underground and open-pit operations for Inco and Placer Dome. Ms. Hassan serves on the board of directors of Americas Gold and Silver Corporation (TSX:USA:CA, NYSE:USAS) and previously served on the board of Maverix Metals Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

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