IAMGOLD Corporation: IAMGOLD Strengthens Board of Directors with Two New Appointments
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 14, 2020) -
IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX: IMG) (NYSE: IAG) ("IAMGOLD" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Marie Toutant and Deborah Starkman as independent non-executive Directors to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Anne Marie Toutant is a well-respected mining executive with over 30 years of experience in the Canadian extractive industries. She is recently retired from Suncor Energy, where she held increasingly senior executive and leadership positions since 2004. In her roles at Suncor, she oversaw the safe commissioning and start-up of the $17B open-pit Fort Hills project in northern Alberta, including accelerating implementation of an autonomous haulage system at the oil sands mines, and other digital innovation initiatives. Her work helped secure the John T. Ryan Western Regional Award for Select Mines for 2011 safety performance at the Millennium Mine, one of the world's largest open-pit mines. Ms. Toutant has a background in ESG related facets of mining, fostering positive relationships with First Nations, Metis and local communities. Prior to 2004, Anne Marie held numerous operating and engineering roles in metallurgical and thermal coal mines in western Canada for Cardinal River Coals Ltd. and Luscar Ltd., becoming one of Canada's first female mine managers in 1998. She is the Past Chair of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and a Director from 2007-2019 and is the President-elect of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). Anne Marie is a Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Alberta.