Louis Gignac
ENG., M.SC., D.ENG., ICD.D.
After undergraduate and graduate studies resulting in a Doctorate in Engineering (D. Eng.) from the University of Missouri-Rolla, Mr. Louis Gignac has been involved, during his professional career, in the development and operations of some 20 mines throughout the Americas and West Africa. For 20 years, he served as President and CEO of Cambior Inc., a mid-size public mining company listed both in Canada and the USA and was involved in many M&A transactions and financings, in addition to project development and operations management.
He served as director on the board of many public companies (Canada, USA and Australia) over the last 25 years and is currently director of G Mining Ventures, a TSX listed company. He is also a member of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and has more than 50 years of experience in the mining industry. He is a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) and of the Canadian Institute of Mining. Mr. Gignac was inducted in the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 2016. Mr. Gignac is proficient in English and French.