Executive Leadership Team

Jack Lundin
Jack Lundin President, CEO and Director
Jack Lundin
Jack Lundin President, CEO and Director

Jack Lundin was appointed President in 2022 and took over the role of CEO in December 2023. He has extensive experience in the natural resource industry gained through exposure with several Lundin Group companies.

Prior to joining Lundin Mining, Jack was President & CEO of Bluestone Resources Inc., and before which he was involved in the highly successful development of Lundin Gold Inc.'s Fruta del Norte Gold Mine in southern Ecuador, serving as the Project Superintendent. He began his career in the mining sector working prospecting jobs on various early-stage projects in Canada, Russia, Ireland, and Portugal.

Jack holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Chapman University and a Master of Engineering degree in Mineral Resource Engineering from the University of Arizona.  He currently sits on the board of directors of Lundin Gold Inc., Lundin Foundation, and the University of Arizona’s Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources.

Teitur Poulsen
Teitur Poulsen Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Teitur Poulsen
Teitur Poulsen Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Poulsen was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in September 2022. He brings over 20 years of strategic financial experience in acquisitions and divestitures, public and private equity fundraising and public company reporting. Mr. Poulsen joined from Lundin Energy, following its acquisition by Aker BP for approximately $14 billion in enterprise value on announcement, where he had been CFO since 2017 and prior to that VP Corporate Planning & Investor Relations. Previous to Lundin Energy, Mr. Poulsen was CFO of Aker BP (formerly Det norske) from 2010 to 2012, and earlier in his career held progressively senior financial positions. Mr. Poulsen holds a MA (Honours) Economics from the University of Aberdeen.

Juan Andrés Morel
Juan Andrés Morel Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Juan Andrés Morel
Juan Andrés Morel Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Morel was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in August 2022. He has an exceptional track-record with over 30 years in the industry. He has held progressively senior positions in operations and project development before moving into executive roles.

Prior to joining Lundin Mining, more recently, Mr. Morel was General Manager Mine Operations for BHP’s Escondida operation in Chile. From 2005 to 2017, he held senior roles with Antofagasta Minerals, including Head of Operations at Los Pelambres, Executive Director of Antofagasta’s international office, General Manager of the El Tesoro operation, and Chief of Technical Services. Earlier in his career, Mr. Morel spent seven years with CODELCO in Chile as Chief Strategy Officer of the El Teniente Division, Director of Corporate Operational Excellence and Chief Open-Pit Mine Planning, amongst other roles.

Mr. Morel holds a degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Chile and an Executive Master of Business from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Peter Brady
Peter Brady Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Peter Brady
Peter Brady Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Mr. Brady is General Counsel for Lundin Mining and provides strategic advice on all corporate matters including, legal, regulatory and governance issues. He has over 20 years of experience in industry and private practice working with major international mining companies.

Prior to joining Lundin Mining, Mr. Brady was with Vale Base Metals, where he was the Chief Legal & Governance Officer responsible for advising their senior leadership team on all legal and business risk, compliance, and corporate governance matters. Previous to Vale Base Metals, he was a Partner at McCarthy Tetrault.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Laws from Queen’s University and a Master of Arts in Environmental Law from the University of Windsor.

David Dicaire
David Dicaire Executive Vice President, Josemaria Project
David Dicaire
David Dicaire Executive Vice President, Josemaria Project

Mr. Dicaire was appointed Senior Vice President, Josemaria Project in August 2022 with overall responsibility for all matters related to the project, from the design and early works, through construction and startup.

Mr. Dicaire has over 40 years of mining, engineering and construction experience gained on a variety of global projects leading both the Owners and EPCM teams. His previous roles include Vice President, Projects at Lundin Gold where he oversaw the development and construction of the award winning Fruta Del Norte project in Ecuador and prior to that, Project Director at Freeport-McMoRan for the highly successful multi-billion-dollar Cerro Verde Expansion Project in Peru. Before moving to Freeport McMoRan, he was the General Manager, Project Development for South America for Xstrata Copper based in Santiago, Chile.

Patrick Merrin
Patrick Merrin Executive Vice President, Technical Services
Patrick Merrin
Patrick Merrin Executive Vice President, Technical Services

Mr. Merrin was appointed Executive Vice President, Technical Services in January 2024. He Brings over 25 years of international experience in mining and metals including 10 years in executive and senior technical, project and operating roles.

Mr. Merrin was appointed CEO of Copper Mountain Mining prior to its acquisition in 2024. He has also worked as Senior Vice President Canadian Operations with Newcrest Mining, COO of Mining with the Washington Companies and Senior Vice President of Canadian Operations with Goldcorp. Earlier in his career he also held positions with Hudbay Minerals, Xstrata and Anglo American.

Mr. Merrin holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from McGill University, a Master of Business Adminsitration from the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto and is a registered Profesional Engineer (Ontario).

  • Corporate Leadership Team

    Joel Adams Vice President, Commercial
    Joel Adams
    Joel Adams Vice President, Commercial

    Mr. Adams is Vice President, Commercial and leads Lundin Mining's commercial strategy. He has more than 15 years of experience as a base metal trader and in logistics management.

    Prior to joining Lundin Mining, Joel was a Portfolio Manager with Balyasny Asset Management, where he was focused on commodities. In addition, Mr. Adams was a senior base metals trader at Trafigura and prior to that held diverse roles within Glencore's base metals business from 2010 to 2020 as a senior member of the copper division in Switzerland.

    Joel holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business from the University of Colorado.

    Cara Allaway Vice President, Finance
    Cara Allaway
    Cara Allaway Vice President, Finance

    Ms. Allaway is the Vice President, Finance. In her previous role with Eldorado Gold, Cara was Vice President, Finance, where she was responsible for overseeing accounting, financial reporting and planning and analysis functions. Prior to Eldorado Gold, she held similar roles at Nevsun Resources Ltd. and Dominion Diamond Mines, and spent 12 years at PwC in the Assurance groups in Halifax and Toronto, and in the Capital Markets Group in Russia.

    Cara is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Mount Allison University and a Master of Management and Professional Accounting from the University of Toronto.

    Arman Barha Vice President, Technical Services
    Arman Barha
    Arman Barha Vice President, Technical Services

    Mr. Barha is Vice President, Technical Services for Lundin Mining and has more than 20 years of mining technical and management experience.

    Prior to joining Lundin Mining in February 2022, Mr. Barha was Vice President of Resource Planning & Development for BHP’s Minera Escondida in Chile. Throughout his career, Mr. Barha has held progressively senior technical positions with BHP in Australia, Canada and Chile, including Technical Services, Business Development, Major Projects and Engineering. 

    Mr. Barha is an alumnus of the University of British Columbia, where he earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining & Mineral Process Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the Suader School of Business. 

    Ricardo Checura Vice President, Health & Saftey
    Ricardo Checura
    Ricardo Checura Vice President, Health & Saftey

    Mr. Checura is Vice President, Health & Safety. Ricardo will be responsible for leading our health and safety strategy across our operations, aligning with our commitment to Zero Harm, he is joining us from BHP Inc, where has spent the past 12 years in various leadership roles, most recently as Head of Risk Operations. Mr. Ricardo was a member of BHP’s Global Risk Leadership Team and managed the risk management activities of their global operating assets. Prior to his most recent role, Ricardo served as their Head of Safety – Minerals Americas between 2018 to 2021. His experience also includes implementing Fatal Risk Management from his previous roles in the mining industry. 

    Mr. Checura holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Electronics Engineering from the University of Concepción, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chile.

    Annie Laurenson Director Governance and Corporate Secretary
    Annie Laurenson
    Annie Laurenson Director Governance and Corporate Secretary

    Ms. Laurenson is an experienced Corporate Secretary with more than 20 years of experience in business administration including 12 years experience with public companies within the mining industry. Prior to joining Lundin Ms. Laurenson was the Assistant Corporate Secretary of Bank of Montreal, and Corporate Secretary of Chieftain Metals Corp., and held progressively senior administration roles with several TSX and TSXV listed mining companies.  Ms. Laurenson has been involved in all aspects of the administration of publicly listed companies including legal and regulatory compliance, corporate governance, board and committee matters, continuous disclosure requirements, corporate transactions, shareholder communications and corporate records. Ms. Laurenson is a member of the Governance Professionals of Canada.

    Steve Little Vice President, Technology and Innovation
    Steve Little
    Steve Little Vice President, Technology and Innovation

    Mr. Little joined Lundin Mining in April 2023 as the Vice President, Technology and Innovation. Mr. Little has over 30 years of experience in providing technology leadership within asset intensive industries such as power generation and heavy manufacturing, as well as high tech. Prior to joining Lundin Mining, he was most recently Vice President, Business Technology Solutions for Seaspan Shipyards and Seaspan Marine Transportation. A registered Professional Engineer, Mr. Little holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from the Royal Military College of Canada and an MBA from Queen's University.

    Nathan Monash Vice President, Sustainability
    Nathan Monash
    Nathan Monash Vice President, Sustainability

    Mr. Monash is Vice President, Sustainability for Lundin Mining and has more than 20 years of experience in the mining sector. Prior to joining Lundin Mining, Mr. Monash led Lundin Gold’s sustainability activities during the construction and operation of the Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador.

    Prior to his work with Lundin Gold, Mr. Monash spent several years leading AngloGold Ashanti's sustainability efforts in the Americas, where he developed sustainability strategy and governance structures and advised operations on community relations, local government relations, human rights and communications. In addition, Mr. Monash worked with Rio Tinto Alcan where he integrated sustainable development principles across the company’s business development practice. He has worked with International Finance Corporation guiding extractive industry clients on the structure and implementation of sustainable development strategies. As well, Mr. Monash spent several years with the World Economic Forum where he worked closely with leaders from business, academia, and government to identify and address key economic, social, and environmental issues facing the mining and metals industry and significantly advanced the industry's understanding of The Equator Principles, anti-corruption strategies, and emerging mining policy in key jurisdictions.

    Nathan holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from McGill University and a Master of Arts from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.

    Theresa Murakami Vice President, Tax & Treasury
    Theresa Murakami Vice President, Tax & Treasury

    Ms. Murakami is the Vice President, Tax & Treasury for Lundin Mining. She has managed the tax function since joining Lundin in 2012 and the group treasury area since 2019.

    Prior to joining Lundin Mining, she gained almost a decade of experience working at two major public accounting firms where she provided assurance and corporate taxation services to clients in the financial services, manufacturing, and real estate industries.

    Ms. Murakami holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Toronto and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).

    Tim Walmsley Vice President, Exploration
    Tim Walmsley
    Tim Walmsley Vice President, Exploration

    Mr. Walmsley is the Vice President, Exploration for Lundin Mining and has more than 30 years of international experience in all stages of mineral exploration.  Prior to his VP position, he held the role of Senior Director, Exploration.  Timothy joined Lundin Mining as Chile Exploration Manager in 2013.  
    Before joining Lundin Mining, Timothy held progressively more senior technical roles with Xstrata plc, Falconbridge Limited, and Noranda Inc., based initially in Canada and then primarily in Chile.

    During his career Mr. Walmsley has been responsible for various aspects of exploration and new business development throughout much of North and South America and has contributed to numerous mineral deposit discoveries.

    Timothy holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) in Geological Engineering from Queen's University in Canada.

    Stephen Williams Vice President, Investor Relations
    Stephen Williams
    Stephen Williams Vice President, Investor Relations

    Mr. Williams is the Vice President, Investor Relations. He has over 15 years of capital markets, investor relations, corporate development, and operational experience.

    Prior to joining Lundin Mining he was the Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Bluestone Resources and previous to that a member of the Metals & Mining investment banking team at Canaccord Genuity Corp, where he provided strategic advice to clients on acquisitions, mergers, and equity financings.

    Stephen is a professional engineer by background having worked for Freeport-McMoRan in an operational and process development capacity. He holds a B.A.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University.

    Quinn Yong Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy
    Quinn Yong
    Quinn Yong Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy

    Mr. Yong is the Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy. He has more than 15 years of experience in the mining industry and joined Lundin Mining in 2016 as Managing Director, Corporate Development.

    Prior to his current role, Mr. Yong was Sr. Director, Operations Strategy at Lundin Mining. He also worked at Sherritt International as Director, Corporate Development and held various project management roles in the Oil & Gas, Railway and consulting engineering industries. 

    Mr. Yong holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto and is a CFA charterholder.

    Jacinta Zaleski Vice President, Human Resources
    Jacinta Zaleski
    Jacinta Zaleski Vice President, Human Resources

    Ms. Zaleski was appointed Vice President, Human Resources in October 2022. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Zaleski was Vice President, Human Resources for the Josemaria Project, acquired by Lundin Mining in April 2022.

    Ms. Zaleski has extensive experience in Human Resources leadership roles for global mining companies, including more recently Eldorado Gold Corporation, where she was Vice President, Human Resources. She has a mix of site-based and corporate experience and specializes in international Human Resources.