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Northisle Announces Appointment of Kevin O'Kane as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Northisle Copper and Gold Inc. (TSX-V: NCX) (“Northisle” or the “Company...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Northisle Announces Appointment of Kevin O’Kane as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer\n\n\n .bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n \n\n\n\n Northisle Copper and Gold Inc. (TSX-V: NCX) (“Northisle” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin O’Kane as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, in addition to continuing as a non-independent Director of the Company. In addition, Nicholas Van Dyk has been appointed Executive Vice President of the Company and will continue as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Robin Tolbert, Chief Geoscientist, will be retiring effective September 13, 2025 and will continue as an advisor to the Company.\n \n\n Sam Lee, President & CEO of Northisle commented: “I am very pleased to be announcing Kevin O’Kane’s appointment as our Chief Operating Officer. His decades of operating leadership will bring the operational rigour and integrated mindset that will ensure we execute on our growth plans successfully. Kevin will continue to provide leadership of our Technical and Sustainability Committee at the Board level and we are excited to have him take a direct role in ensuring we hit our milestones. In addition, I am pleased to recognize the significant contribution that our CFO, Nicholas Van Dyk, has made to the success of the company. He will work closely with Kevin to lead our next phase of growth. I also want to express my gratitude to Robin for his strong leadership of our exploration over the last four years and wish him the best in his well-earned retirement.”\n \n\n Kevin O’Kane has more than 40 years of business and operating leadership in the mining industry, including 37 years at BHP Billiton developing, expanding, and operating some of the most significant copper mines in the world, including Spence, Cerro Colorado, and Minera Escondida. From 2018 to 2020, Kevin served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SSR Mining Inc. prior to its combination with Alacer Gold. Kevin has extensive experience in operations, permitting, and sustainability, and led SSR Mining to record production at all three of its producing mines. During his tenure at BHP he held the position of Vice President Health, Safety, Environme...