Management

Peter Marrone is Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and was Executive Chairman of Yamana, which he founded in 2003. He has more than 35 years of mining, business and capital markets experience. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Marrone has founded and taken public several companies in various sectors and advised companies on going public and establishing the required protocols for governance in his role as an investment banker and lawyer before that. He has been on the boards of a number of public companies and has advised companies with a strong international presence.

Mr. Marrone currently sits on the board of directors of Aris Gold Corporation. Prior to Allied, Mr. Marrone was the head of investment banking at a major Canadian investment bank and before that practiced law in Toronto with a strong focus on corporate law, securities law and international transactions.

Daniel Racine is President and a director of Allied. Mr. Racine joined Yamana in May 2014 and in August 2018 he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. From August 2012 until March 2014, Mr. Racine was President and Chief Operating Officer of Brigus Gold Corp. Prior to joining Brigus, Mr. Racine was Senior Vice President, Mining of Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited where he was responsible for Agnico-Eagle’s global mining operations. Mr. Racine joined Agnico-Eagle as a junior mining engineer in 1987 taking on progressively senior roles throughout his tenure, including LaRonde Mine Manager, Vice-President Operations Manager, and Senior Vice President Operations.

Mr. Racine holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineering degree from Laval University. He is a registered engineer with L’Ordre des Ingenieurs du Quebec, a professional engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario and a member of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.

Jason LeBlanc is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. LeBlanc was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Yamana and has over 20 years of research-based and financial experience in the mining industry. During his time at Yamana, Mr. LeBlanc has held increasingly senior positions including most recently the position of Vice President, Finance since 2009. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Yamana in February 2017. Mr. LeBlanc also serves as a director of Premium Nickel Resources Ltd.

Mr. LeBlanc has a Master of Finance degree from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Basie Maree is Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  Mr. Maree has over forty years’ experience in the global mining industry, ranging from Mine General Manager, Partner and Chief Technical Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and other Senior Executive roles. He held these positions in Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Barrick Gold, Coeur Mining and Allied. He also served on several company boards over the years and is one of the founding members and Director of the “International Cyanide Management Institute,” for the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). Mr. Maree holds qualifications from INSEAD and Oxford, and his studies also include Metallurgy and Environmental Management.

Gerardo Fernandez is the Chief Development Officer of the Company.  Mr. Fernandez was previously Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Yamana, having worked in several leadership positions in operations, strategic planning and project development. Mr. Fernandez holds a Master of Business Administration (Nevada, USA) and degrees in Civil Mining Engineering and BSc. Engineering from the University of Chile.

Sofia Tsakos is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Allied Gold Corporation and is a member of the company’s Senior Executive Group. In this role, she has oversight over the company’s global legal and compliance matters. She is a proven leader in the mining industry with over twenty years of experience managing complex transactions and legal matters in jurisdictions around the world. Sofia has been recognized as a leading mergers and acquisitions lawyer, having twice been a finalist for the Canadian General Counsel Awards under the category of Deal Making and also as a finalist for General Counsel of the Year, including winning the award for Deal Making in 2015.

Prior to Allied, Sofia served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Yamana Gold Inc. from December 2007 to March 2023, when it was acquired. Prior to joining Yamana, Sofia was a partner practicing corporate securities law at a prominent law firm in Toronto. Sofia completed her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto and both her Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor. Ms. Tsakos is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Greg Winch is the Chief Geology and Strategic Officer of the Company. Mr. Winch qualified as a geologist in Western Australia and worked in the gold exploration and mining industry for a mid-tier gold producer in a period of unparalleled growth in the mid to late 1980’s in Western Australia. He joined Allied in 2013 bringing over 30 years of development, exploration and operational experience. Prior to Allied, Mr. Winch was involved in the development of the Golden Pride and Lumwana copper mines in Zambia as part of the initial exploration and development and establishing the in-country political, technical and social framework for the start-up operations. Mr. Winch also served as Exploration Manager for Centamin.

Richard Campbell is the Chief People Officer of the Company. Mr. Campbell was previously Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Yamana for approximately 12 years. Prior to joining Yamana, Mr. Campbell enjoyed progressively senior roles during his 21 years at TD Bank Financial Group (“TD”). During his tenure at TD, Mr. Campbell worked in executive roles in the business as well as Human Resources, encompassing retail, wealth management, and wholesale/corporate banking. From April 1998 to February 2002, Mr Campbell completed international secondments in Hong Kong and London, UK with TD Waterhouse.  In his role as SVP Human Resources, TD Canada Trust, Mr Campbell led a multi-functional team of HR professionals to develop, implement and execute all aspects of HR services supporting a 36,000 employee workforce across Canada. More recently, Mr Campbell’s experience as SVP Human Resources with the Ontario Lottery Group has provided him with valuable and practical executive experience in the public service sector.

Mr Campbell holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Economics, and a MA in Economic Geography from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Gwennael Guillen is the Chief Sustainability Officer for Allied Gold Corporation.  Previously Ms Guillen was VP Sustainability for Endeavour Mining Corporation.

Ms Guillen is an award-winning executive leader with over 25 years’ experience including Environmental, Social and Governance (Sustainability) and operating in challenging environments worldwide across 3 continents.

Ms Guillen is a certified corporate director, board experiences as executive advisory in the board room of TSX and LSE listed companies and has degree qualifications in Chemical Engineering and Health and Environmental Engineering.