Board-of-Directors

Hudbay’s Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the company’s business and providing guidance to management to assist in meeting corporate objectives and maximizing shareholder value.

G. Wesley Voorheis , , , Chairman

Committee memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair)

Mr. Voorheis is Chairman of Hudbay. He is also Managing Director of VC & Co. Incorporated and a partner of Voorheis & Co. LLP, which act as strategic advisors to institutional and other shareholders. Prior to the establishment of Voorheis & Co. LLP in 1995, he was a partner in a major Toronto law firm.

David A. Garofalo , , , President and Chief Executive Officer,
Director

Mr. Garofalo joined Hudbay as President and Chief Executive Officer and Director in July 2010. Previously, Mr. Garofalo served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer with Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited from 1998 and as Treasurer and in various finance roles with Inmet Mining Corporation from 1990. Mr. Garofalo was named Canada’s CFO of the Year by Financial Executives International Canada (2009), TopGun CFO by Brendan Wood International (2009 & 2010) and was given the IR Magazine awards for Best Investor Relations by a CFO (2009 & 2010) and Best Investor Relations by a CEO (2011). Mr. Garofalo was also named The Northern Miner's Mining Person of the Year (2012). Mr. Garofalo is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm.), a Chartered Accountant and a certified director of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D). Mr. Garofalo also serves on the Board of Directors of Mackenzie Health Foundation (formerly York Central Hospital Foundation) and Colossus Minerals Inc.

Tom A. Goodman , , , Director

Committee memberships: Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee(Chair), Technical Committee

Mr. Goodman worked for Hudbay for over 34 years in a wide variety of operational, technical and management positions, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, until his retirement in June 2012. Mr. Goodman is a graduate in Chemical and Metallurgical Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Mr. Goodman is the chairman of the Mining Association of Manitoba.

Alan R. Hibben , , , Director

Committee memberships: Audit Committee (Interim Chair), Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee, Compensation Committee

Mr. Hibben has held several senior positions with RBC Capital Markets,including his current role as Managing Director, which he assumed on his return to RBC in March 2011. He was head of strategy & development at RBC Financial Group from January 2005 to June 2007 and a principal with Shakerhill Partners Ltd. from July 2007 to January 2009. From January 2009 to February 2011 he was a partner with Blair Franklin Capital Partners Inc., a financial advisory firm. Mr. Hibben has been a director of six public companies and six substantial private companies. Mr. Hibben received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. He is qualified as a Canadian Chartered Accountant and also holds the CFA designation. He is a Certified Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D).

W. Warren Holmes , , , Director

Committee memberships: Compensation Committee (Chair), Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee, Technical Committee

Mr. Holmes was Hudbay’s Executive Vice Chairman from November 2009 to July 2010 and its Interim Chief Executive Officer from January 2010 to July 2010. He has over 40 years of mining industry experience, most notably with Noranda Inc. (1964 to 1986) where he was Vice President and General Manager of Pamour Porcupine Mines Limited, and with Falconbridge Limited (1986 to 2002), where he was Senior Vice-President of Canadian Mining Operations. Since his retirement from Falconbridge, Mr. Holmes has served as a corporate director. Mr. Holmes has been President of the Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, is a Professional Engineer and holds an engineering degree from Queen’s University and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.

John L. Knowles , , , Director

Committee memberships: Audit Committee,
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Mr. Knowles is President and CEO of Wildcat Exploration Ltd, a mining exploration company, prior to which he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aur Resources Inc. from 2005 to 2006. He was Chief Financial Officer of HBMS from 1996 to 2005 and, following its acquisition by Hudbay, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hudbay until 2005. Mr. Knowles has over 25 years of experience in senior roles with Canadian and international resource companies. He is a director of public and private companies involved in international gold exploration, bio-pharmaceuticals and real estate development. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University.

Alan J. Lenczner , , , Director

Committee memberships: Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Mr. Lenczner has been a commercial litigator for over 40 years. He is Founding Partner and now Counsel at Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP, a litigation-focused law firm. He is also a Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission. Mr. Lenczner has a B.A. (Hon.) and an M.A. He graduated from the University of Toronto with an LL.B. (Hons. Standing) in 1967 and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1969. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1982.

Kenneth G. Stowe , , , Director

Committee memberships: Technical Committee (Chair), Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee, Compensation Committee

Mr. Stowe was Chief Executive Officer of Northgate Minerals Corporation from 2001 until his retirement in 2011. He spent the first 21 years of his career with Noranda Inc. in various operational, research and development, and corporate roles. He has also held senior positions at Diamond Fields Resources Inc. and Westmin Resources Limited. Mr. Stowe is a mining engineer with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Queen’s University. In 2006 he was the recipient of the Canadian Mineral Processor of the Year award.

G. Wesley Voorheis , , , Chairman

Committee memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair)

Mr. Voorheis is Chairman of Hudbay. He is also Managing Director of VC & Co. Incorporated and a partner of Voorheis & Co. LLP, which act as strategic advisors to institutional and other shareholders. Prior to the establishment of Voorheis & Co. LLP in 1995, he was a partner in a major Toronto law firm.

David A. Garofalo , , , President and Chief Executive Officer,
Director

Mr. Garofalo joined Hudbay as President and Chief Executive Officer and Director in July 2010. Previously, Mr. Garofalo served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer with Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited from 1998 and as Treasurer and in various finance roles with Inmet Mining Corporation from 1990. Mr. Garofalo was named Canada’s CFO of the Year by Financial Executives International Canada (2009), TopGun CFO by Brendan Wood International (2009 & 2010) and was given the IR Magazine awards for Best Investor Relations by a CFO (2009 & 2010) and Best Investor Relations by a CEO (2011). Mr. Garofalo was also named The Northern Miner's Mining Person of the Year (2012). Mr. Garofalo is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm.), a Chartered Accountant and a certified director of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D). Mr. Garofalo also serves on the Board of Directors of Mackenzie Health Foundation (formerly York Central Hospital Foundation) and Colossus Minerals Inc.

Tom A. Goodman , , , Director

Committee memberships: Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee(Chair), Technical Committee

Mr. Goodman worked for Hudbay for over 34 years in a wide variety of operational, technical and management positions, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, until his retirement in June 2012. Mr. Goodman is a graduate in Chemical and Metallurgical Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Mr. Goodman is the chairman of the Mining Association of Manitoba.

Alan R. Hibben , , , Director

Committee memberships: Audit Committee (Interim Chair), Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee, Compensation Committee

Mr. Hibben has held several senior positions with RBC Capital Markets,including his current role as Managing Director, which he assumed on his return to RBC in March 2011. He was head of strategy & development at RBC Financial Group from January 2005 to June 2007 and a principal with Shakerhill Partners Ltd. from July 2007 to January 2009. From January 2009 to February 2011 he was a partner with Blair Franklin Capital Partners Inc., a financial advisory firm. Mr. Hibben has been a director of six public companies and six substantial private companies. Mr. Hibben received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. He is qualified as a Canadian Chartered Accountant and also holds the CFA designation. He is a Certified Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D).

W. Warren Holmes , , , Director

Committee memberships: Compensation Committee (Chair), Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee, Technical Committee

Mr. Holmes was Hudbay’s Executive Vice Chairman from November 2009 to July 2010 and its Interim Chief Executive Officer from January 2010 to July 2010. He has over 40 years of mining industry experience, most notably with Noranda Inc. (1964 to 1986) where he was Vice President and General Manager of Pamour Porcupine Mines Limited, and with Falconbridge Limited (1986 to 2002), where he was Senior Vice-President of Canadian Mining Operations. Since his retirement from Falconbridge, Mr. Holmes has served as a corporate director. Mr. Holmes has been President of the Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, is a Professional Engineer and holds an engineering degree from Queen’s University and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.

John L. Knowles , , , Director

Committee memberships: Audit Committee,
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Mr. Knowles is President and CEO of Wildcat Exploration Ltd, a mining exploration company, prior to which he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aur Resources Inc. from 2005 to 2006. He was Chief Financial Officer of HBMS from 1996 to 2005 and, following its acquisition by Hudbay, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hudbay until 2005. Mr. Knowles has over 25 years of experience in senior roles with Canadian and international resource companies. He is a director of public and private companies involved in international gold exploration, bio-pharmaceuticals and real estate development. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University.

Alan J. Lenczner , , , Director

Committee memberships: Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Mr. Lenczner has been a commercial litigator for over 40 years. He is Founding Partner and now Counsel at Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP, a litigation-focused law firm. He is also a Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission. Mr. Lenczner has a B.A. (Hon.) and an M.A. He graduated from the University of Toronto with an LL.B. (Hons. Standing) in 1967 and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1969. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1982.

Kenneth G. Stowe , , , Director

Committee memberships: Technical Committee (Chair), Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee, Compensation Committee

Mr. Stowe was Chief Executive Officer of Northgate Minerals Corporation from 2001 until his retirement in 2011. He spent the first 21 years of his career with Noranda Inc. in various operational, research and development, and corporate roles. He has also held senior positions at Diamond Fields Resources Inc. and Westmin Resources Limited. Mr. Stowe is a mining engineer with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Queen’s University. In 2006 he was the recipient of the Canadian Mineral Processor of the Year award.

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