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IAMGOLD Announces Appointment of Renaud Adams as President and CEO and Maarten Theunissen as CFO
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 6, 2023) - IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX: IMG) (NYSE: IAG)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"IAMGOLD Announces Appointment of Renaud Adams as President and CEO and Maarten Theunissen as CFOToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 6, 2023) - IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX: IMG) (NYSE: IAG) (\"IAMGOLD\" or the \"Company\") today announced that its board of directors has appointed Renaud Adams as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 3, 2023. Mr. Adams is replacing Maryse Bélanger, Chair of the Board, who was acting as Interim President and CEO during the executive search process. Mr. Adams will also serve as a member of the Board of Directors (the \"Board\"). In addition, Maarten Theunissen has been appointed permanent Chief Financial Officer, having served as Interim CFO since September 2022.\"The appointment of Renaud Adams represents the culmination of an extensive and rigorous search process led by the Board's CEO Search Committee,\" said Maryse Bélanger, Chair of the Board. \"Renaud offers the rare combination of operational, strategic and capital markets experience, with a proven track record of leading a safety-first culture, attributes that are essential for leading a global mining company today. The entire Board looks forward to working with Renaud as he provides the leadership to guide IAMGOLD towards its goal of becoming a leading high-margin gold producer.\"\"Further, we are pleased to appoint Maarten Theunissen as CFO on a permanent basis. During his brief tenure as Interim CFO, he quickly became an integral part of the executive management team and was instrumental in helping the Company achieve our funding goals to complete the construction of Côté,\" said Bélanger. David Smith, the independent Lead Director during Ms. Bélanger's tenure as interim President and CEO, commented, \"On behalf of the Board, we want to thank Maryse for her dedication, leadership and achievements in repositioning the Company over the last year. We look forward to working with Maryse in her continuing role as Chair of the Board.\"Renaud Adams has over 30 years of global mining experience in senior executive positions and operations. Mr. Adams was President and Chief Executive Officer of New Gold Inc. from 2018 to 2022, where he led the strategic repositioning of the company and turnaround of its operations. Prior to New Gold, Mr. Adams was President and Chief Executive Officer...