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Mr. Jackson was appointed as a Non-executive Independent Director of Burgundy Diamond Mines in January 2024. Mr. Jackson has served on the boards of both private and public companies, including Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, Burgundy’s subsidiary.
Mr. Jackson has more than 25 years of experience in the metals & mining and energy sectors as a private equity investor and executive in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia, including numerous board appointments to private and public companies.
Mr. Jackson was an executive with The Cline Group from 2011 to 2019 as part of the team that built Foresight Energy from a greenfield development into a public company. While at The Cline Group, Mr. Jackson was the Chief Commercial Officer during the period the company developed the Coalspur and Donkin mines in Canada. He also led the acquisition, expansion, and divestment of Cline’s subsidiary Convent Marine Terminals and served as company president during his tenure there.
Currently, Mr. Jackson serves as a co-founder of PBE Mining, a mining technology company with global patents and operations in Australia, and Tetra Resources, an Australian mining operator. With his experience serving on boards, including a prior director role for a NYSE listed company, he brings a depth of experience and knowledge.
Anshul Gandhi brings extensive experience in the diamond industry to Burgundy Diamond Mines. Raised in Antwerp, Belgium, Anshul has been in and around the diamond industry from a young age. He kickstarted his journey in diamonds by obtaining a Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America in New York.
Anshul joined the Choron Group in 2010 to helm the rough diamond division. Over the years, Anshul was instrumental in launching the division responsible for manufacturing exceptional rough diamonds as well as managing global polished diamond operations. In his role as CEO since 2023, Anshul oversees major strategic business decisions and leads key corporate functions.
With his wealth of experience as a seasoned diamantaire, Anshul further strengthens the Burgundy Diamond Mines Board of Directors.
Mr. King was appointed as Non-executive Independent Director of Burgundy Diamond Mines in April 2024. In addition to serving on the Burgundy Diamond Mines board, Mr. King serves on boards of four additional companies listed on the Australia Stock Exchange (ASX), and regularly advises ASX listed companies on a range of corporate matters.
Mr. King has over 25 years experience in domestic and international legal, finance and corporate matters, including cross-border private equity investments, leveraged buy-out acquisitions, and acting for banks, financial institutions and corporate issuers in respect of debt and equity capital raisings.
In recent years, Mr. King’s focus has been on the natural resources industry where he has gained significant experience both within Australia and internationally.
Mr. King is the founding director of a boutique advisory service in Perth, Australia that supports companies with corporate transactions and compliance issues associated with ASX-listed companies.
Mr. Dorion is a partner in the Business Law Group of prominent Canadian law firm McCarthy Tétrault, based in Montreal, where he supervises the natural resources group in Québec.
He received his LLL from the Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada then did post graduate studies in corporate taxation at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. His practice focuses on development, financing, construction and operation of major projects in the natural resources, energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors. He received the titles of Advocate Emeritus from the Quebec Bar and also of Queen’s Counsel.
Mr. O’Keeffe is well known within the resources industry world-wide. He is currently the Executive Chairman of Champion Iron Limited (ASX: CIA), an iron ore mining company with operations located in Canada and previously was the Executive Chairman of Riversdale Mining Limited, a coal exploration and development company with projects in the United States and Canada prior to that Company being acquired by Rio Tinto plc in April 2011.
Mr O’Keeffe was also the Managing Director of Glencore Australia Limited from 1995 to 2004, a company involved in a range of commodities with projects located across Australia. Mr O’Keeffe brings a wealth of experience to Burgundy Diamond Mines Limited as it pursues a new direction within the resources sector.
Mr. Truter was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of De Beers Canada from 2015 to 2019. During his tenure he led the successful completion and ramp-up to full production of the $1bn Gahcho Kué diamond project in Canada, as well as the value-adding acquisition of the former Peregrine Diamonds assets. He was also a member of the De Beers Group executive team, driving global business performance across operations, sales, and marketing.
Previously, Mr. Truter served as Chief Operating Officer of Rio Tinto Diamonds, managing their global portfolio in Australia, Canada and Zimbabwe. He also served as Managing Director of Argyle Diamond Mines Pty Limited in Australia and as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Diavik Diamond Mines Inc in Canada.
Mr. Truter brings over 30 years of mining experience in both surface and underground operations and large-scale project development across multiple geographies. He has substantial diamond experience, providing executive global leadership in Canada, Australia and Africa; often in complex, remote and challenging operating environments. He has worked extensively with communities and governments to ensure that local benefits are sustainably established. His proven leadership capabilities include a very strong dedication to safety, productivity and financial performance improvement.
