Corporate

Directors

Clive T. Johnson President, Chief Executive Officer & Director

Clive Johnson has served as a Director and the President of B2Gold since December 2006 and Chief Executive Officer since March 2007. Mr. Johnson oversees our long-term strategy and development as well as the day-to-day activities of B2Gold. Previously, Mr. Johnson was involved with Bema Gold and its predecessor companies since 1977. Mr. Johnson was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bema after it was created by the amalgamation of three Bema group companies in 1988. He was a driving force in Bema’s transition from a junior exploration company to an international intermediate gold producer. Mr. Johnson is currently a director of Vanadian Energy Corp. and BeMetals Corp. Mr. Johnson received the 2004 Viola MacMillan Developer’s Award from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and in 2013 he received the Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Mining and Metals.


Kelvin DushniskyChair of the Board

Kelvin Dushnisky served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. from 2018 to 2020. There he led the execution of the organization’s strategic priorities and oversaw a global portfolio of mining operations and projects in Africa, South America and Australia, along with exploration interests and investments in Canada and the USA. Prior to AngloGold Ashanti, Mr. Dushnisky had a sixteen-year career with Barrick Gold Corporation, ultimately as its President and a member of the Barrick Board of Directors. Prior to Barrick, Mr. Dushnisky held senior executive and board positions with a number of private and listed companies.

Mr. Dushnisky presently serves on the Boards of Directors of Lithium Americas Corporation (NYSE, TSX), Doman Building Materials Group (TSX) and Rigel Resources Acquisition Corporation (NYSE).

Mr Dushnisky holds a B.Sc. (Hon.) degree from the University of Manitoba and M.Sc. and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association.

Among numerous other industry and related associations, Mr. Dushnisky is past Chair of the World Gold Council and a former member of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) CEO Council. Mr. Dushnisky is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Toronto-based University Health Network (UHN).


Kevin Bullock

Kevin Bullock is a registered Professional Mining Engineer in the province of Ontario. Mr. Bullock was Volta Resources Inc.’s President and CEO and was the founding President and CEO of Goldcrest (a Volta predecessor company) since its inception in 2002. He was instrumental in the growth of Volta from a shell company through to the ultimate sale of the company to B2Gold at the end of 2013.

Mr. Bullock has over 25 years of experience, at senior levels, in mining exploration, mine development and mine operations. Throughout his career, Mr. Bullock has been involved in projects from inception through exploration to development and production. Mr. Bullock is currently the President, CEO and Director of Signal Gold Inc. (previously Anaconda Mining Inc.)


George Johnson

George Johnson served as B2Gold’s Senior Vice President of Operations from August 2009 until April 2015 when he retired. Mr. Johnson was responsible for overseeing all of the operational activities of B2Gold. Mr. Johnson is a mining engineer with over 45 years of experience in underground and open pit mine construction and operations management. Mr. Johnson joined Bema Gold Corporation in 1999 after 16 years with Hecla Mining Company. Following the merger of Bema Gold Corporation and Kinross Gold Corporation, he managed the construction and completion of the Kupol mine in Northeastern Russia. Mr. Johnson has a Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering from the University of Washington.


Liane Kelly

Liane Kelly is a CSR professional with extensive experience in environment, social and governance (ESG) oversight. Her expertise focuses on sustainability strategies, social risk management, and methodologies for effective community investment outcomes. Her professional career also includes working as an exploration geophysicist in the global mining sector.

Liane currently sits on the board of AEX Gold Inc., and has worked with other boards in areas of governance, board performance and diversity, and employee ownership. She has a BSc in Engineering Physics (Queen’s University), a postgraduate Certificate in International Development (UBC) and is a registered professional engineer in Ontario. Liane obtained a Company Directors Diploma through the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) of Canada.


Jerry Korpan

Jerry Korpan has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta and a graduate degree from the University of Portland.  He began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1978,  joined Yorkton Securities in 1988 and was  Managing Director of Yorkton Securities UK  until 1999.  Jerry was  a director of Bema Gold from 2002 to 2007 and Chairman of Mitra Energy until 2016. He is a member of the audit, corporate governance and health and safety committees and resides in London, England.


Thabile Makgala

Thabile Makgala joined B2Gold as a director on June 23, 2023 and currently serves as the Vice President, Health, Safety, Environment, Security and Communities (HSESC) for Minerals at Rio Tinto. Before joining Rio Tinto, she served with commensurate success at Implats as a mining executive. Ms. Makgala has over 20 years experience operating in the gold, coal, and platinum sectors across both operations and technical services and is a champion for greater equity in the mining sector.

Ms. Makgala pursued a career in mining as a mining engineering student in 2001, and went on to become one of the first female mining engineering graduates for Gold Fields, in South Africa, where she held numerous roles from 2001 to 2009, including her last role as Head of Technical Services. From 2012 to 2015 she served as the Business Process Improvement Manager and a Senior Manager, Strategy and Business Planning at AngloGold Ashanti.

Raised and educated in South Africa, Ms. Makgala has a deep understanding of the regional mining landscape. Most of her direct experience has been in South Africa, but she also has experience working in Mali, Guinea, Ghana, and Tanzania. Ms. Makgala is passionate about diversity and inclusion and was recognised as one of the Top 100 Inspirational Women in Mining, by WimUK in 2018 and served as the Chairperson for Women in Mining South Africa for two years. Ms. Makgala was also recognised by the South African Mail and Guardian as the Mining Women in 2021 and by the Minerals Council of South Africa as the Mining Modernisation Hero in 2022. She has a BSc Mining Engineering from University of Witwatersrand and an MBA, Business Strategy from Stellenbosch University. She is a member of the Health, Safety, Environmental, Social, and Security (HSESS) committee.


Lisa Pankratz

Lisa Pankratz joined B2Gold as a director on January 1, 2023. Ms. Pankratz has over 30 years of experience in the investment industry and capital markets in both executive and advisory capacities, working with multinational and international companies. For over 20 years, she has served as a board member of corporations in the financial services, global media and mining industries.

Ms. Pankratz was a member of the board and Chair of the Audit Committee for Sherritt International, and Chair of the HSBC Independent Review Committee for HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Limited. She previously was Chair of the board of UBC Investment Management Trust Inc and served on the boards of IA Clarington Investments, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Canwest Media, Inc., The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, and was a member of the Accounting Policy and Advisory Committee advising the Ministry of Finance for the Province of British Columbia. From 2006 to 2010, she was the President of Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management Ltd., and from 2002 to 2006 was the President, Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Cundill Investment Research Ltd. and the Chief Compliance Officer of The Cundill Group.

Ms. Pankratz is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia and a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder. She received an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University.


Robin Weisman

Robin Weisman joined B2Gold as a continuation of her experience deeply-rooted in resource sector finance, immediately following her well-respected career at International Finance Corporation ("IFC") in Washington, D.C. as a Principal Investment Officer. While at IFC, she led teams to invest debt and equity in projects valued up to US$9 billion and advised clients on risk mitigation strategies in developing countries. During her 22-year career at IFC, she developed a renowned sub-specialty in managing risks through effective corporate social responsibility, including a focus on advancing the role of women across the resource development sector. Prior to joining IFC, she worked in increasingly senior roles including the position of vice president at Standard Chartered Bank, concentrating on structured trade financing. In her executive role at Citibank, she specialized in the currencies of emerging markets. Prior to these positions, Ms. Weisman provided financial forecasting and competitive analysis for CBS Television Network. Ms. Weisman holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Weisman has her ICD designate from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) in partnership with the Rotman School of Management.


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