About Us

Rick Howes is a seasoned senior mining executive with over 40 years of experience in the mining industry. He is a visionary leader in mining, organizational innovation and transformation to create competitive advantage and was recognized as the Outstanding Innovator of 2016 by the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame. Throughout his career, Mr. Howes has been closely associated with the practices that make for world-class mining operations, including Inco’s North Mine which won the 2006 Ryan Award as the safest mine in Canada. Mr. Howes currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Cadillac Mines Corporation and previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Reunion Gold Corporation as well as DPM Metals Inc.

Mr. Howes extensive industry experience includes progressive technical, operating, management and project roles in many of the largest underground mines and mining companies throughout Canada and internationally. Mr. Howes joined DPM Metals in early 2009. He was General Manager and Executive Director of the Chelopech mine until November 2010 when he was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and he served in that role until April 2013, when he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Howes holds a Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario and he is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Andrew Snowden was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer in June 2026, having previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer since joining the Company in January 2021. He is a senior mining executive with 25 years of international corporate experience. Before joining Torex, Mr. Snowden served as Senior Vice President and CFO at Sherritt International Corporation, a multinational mining company with its primary operations in North America, Africa, and the Caribbean.

He is a holder of the Institute of Corporate Directors designation, a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), and has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Durham in England.

Caroline Donally has more than 27 years of experience in mining investment, strategy and finance across North and South America, Africa and Asia. She is a Managing Partner of Sprott Inc. and Managing Partner of Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty, where she is responsible for strategy, institutional fundraising, investment origination and structuring, portfolio management and the overall development of the business.

Prior to joining Sprott, Ms. Donally spent almost a decade at Denham Capital, where as Managing Director she led a US$1 billion global mining investment portfolio across the Americas and Africa. As a major shareholder in portfolio companies, she worked closely with management teams on strategy, M&A, operations, senior leadership, capital allocation and financing. Her experience included acquiring and developing mining assets, building management teams and guiding projects through feasibility, construction and into production. Earlier in her career, she spent 10 years with Investec Bank and Rand Merchant Bank providing project, development and structured finance to mining companies. She began her career at BDO Spencer Steward.

Ms. Donally currently serves as a director of Major Drilling Group International Inc. and previously served as a director of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. and Highland Copper Company Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours) from the University of South Africa, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand and the CA(SA) Chartered Accountant designation.

Ms. Donally is frequently invited to comment on mining investment and finance markets and is a regular speaker at international mining and investment conferences. She has twice been named one of the “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining.”

Jennifer Hooper has over 30 years experience in safety, health, environment, sustainability and human resources in the mining and manufacturing sectors. Her corporate experience includes 10 years with Vale SA, holding the position of Global Head of the health and safety function, focusing on fatality, injury and illness prevention and employee and community health for the years 2011-2017. During her tenure with Vale, Jennifer was recognized as a key leader in implementing the culture, processes and systems to significantly reduce fatalities in the global company.

Jennifer started her career with DuPont Canada holding progressively complex roles including Global Safety, Health, and Environment Lead for the Agriculture and Nutrition Business Platform and Global Director of Climate Change and Emissions Trading. Ms. Hooper complemented her private sector career with policy leadership roles in the Ontario Public Service from 2005-2007. Following her career with Vale S. A., Jennifer was key to starting up a Not-For-Profit organization focused on Climate Change Leadership Development - The Academy for Sustainable Innovation (ASI). As CEO of ASI from 2019-2022, Jennifer established a diversified and sustainable funding base and a suite of programs delivered in partnership with universities and corporate clients.

Jennifer is a holder of the Institute of Corporate Directors designation and supports a number of volunteer organizations and boards. She holds a Master of Science, Civil Engineering (Environmental) from Queens University, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Jay Kellerman is senior counsel of Stikeman Elliott LLP based in the firm's Toronto and London offices. He is primarily engaged within the mining and metals industry and served as Managing Partner of the firm's Toronto office from 2012 to 2018. With 40 years of experience, Mr. Kellerman is widely recognized by market sources as a leading practitioner in the industry. He is consistently sought out by senior management, boards and investors for not only transactional assistance, but to advise on strategic direction and growth.

Mr. Kellerman has earned significant praise for his seasoned practice and deep technical knowledge. He is recognized as one of the top mining lawyers in the world by market commentators and directories including Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Who’s Who Legal, International Financial Law Review’s IFLR1000, and as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Equity, Corporate Finance and Securities, Corporate Commercial and M&A by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, among many others.

Mr. Kellerman holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor.

Rosie Moore is an exploration geologist with over 40 years of experience in the mining industry. Starting her career as a site exploration geologist, Ms. Moore has progressively held various positions including corporate management, investment, and director roles.

Ms. Moore has been integral to numerous exploration projects that have exemplified value creation for shareholders. For example, Ms. Moore held the role of Manager of Geology for Diamond Fields Resources Inc. from pre-discovery through to Inco’s C$4.3 billion acquisition of the Voisey’s Bay Deposit (Labrador). She also led the field team to a discovery on Ivanhoe’s Carlin Trend property in Nevada that resulted in an acquisition by Newmont, was part of Barrick’s reconnaissance team entering Peru, and did early field work on what became the Eagle Deposit in the Yukon.  

Ms. Moore’s broad corporate management experience includes serving as an analyst at Yorkton Securities and as Vice President, Corporate for Pan American Silver Corp. during its growth from one mine to five, globally. As a partner with Geologic Resource Partners, a specialty Boston-based metals/mining hedge fund, she championed exploration investment worldwide and took on venture capital and board roles at organizations including Continental Gold, Geoinformatics and Kiska Metals. She also held the role of President & CEO of Dolly Varden Silver while serving as a director of the company.  

Ms. Moore currently serves as a director of two junior explorers, Trifecta Gold Ltd. (Yukon) and Alex Metals (SE Alaska).

Ms. Moore holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Kent State University in Ohio.

Jacques Perron has over 40 years of experience in the mining industry, having held various director and executive positions as well as leadership positions in both technical and operational roles throughout his career. His industry knowledge covers both precious and base metals through experience at a number of Canadian and U.S. mining companies with operations around the world.

Mr. Perron is currently the Chair of Arizona Metals Corp., and a Director of Franco-Nevada Corporation. He has previously served as a Director of several other mining companies and as President and CEO of Pretium Resources Inc., Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., and St Andrew Goldfields Ltd.

Mr. Perron holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from l’École Polytechnique de Montréal and is the Chair of the Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation (CMIEF).