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Coeur Mining Announces Key Leadership Changes
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Michael (“Mi
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[{"type":"text","content":"CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Michael (“Mick”) Routledge as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective June 1, 2020. Mr. Routledge will assume leadership of Coeur’s operations from Terrence (“Terry”) F.D. Smith, who will continue as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer. These changes provide greater organizational bandwidth and better align the Company’s leadership team with its strategy and key priorities. Most recently, Mr. Routledge served as Vice President of Major Projects and Studies at Alacer Gold Corp. and has over twenty-five years of experience in various operational and leadership roles in the metals and mining industry, including over twenty years with Rio Tinto Group. Mr. Routledge has a proven track record of driving improved operational performance, process implementation and business transformation. “We are excited to welcome Mick to Coeur as our new Chief Operating Officer,” said Mitchell J. Krebs, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Mick is an accomplished leader who can enhance our operational planning and execution capabilities, which makes him an excellent choice for the role. We look forward to his leadership across our operations, including oversight of our leading health, safety, and environmental programs and performance. Mick will lead a strong operating and technical team as we continue to pursue our strategy of discovering, developing and operating a balanced portfolio of precious metals assets in North America.” Mr. Krebs continued, “With the planned expansion at Rochester gaining momentum, progression of the pre-feasibility study at Silvertip and development of longer-term growth opportunities such as the Sterling and Crown exploration properties in southern Nevada, we have expanded the depth of our organizational capacity by aligning these strategic priorities under Terry’s leadership. Given Terry’s background in project development as well as his seven years with Coeur, he is well suited to lead these important initiatives at a pivotal time for the Company. Terry will also continue to lead the business improvement team, focusing on implementing new digitization and technologies that can enhance our operations for a sustainable...