Dominion announces new appointments to its Board of Directors

Trudy Curran and Tim Dabson join the company
Dominion announces new appointments to its Board of Directors

Dominion Diamond Corporation announced the appointment of Trudy Curran and Tim Dabson to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Curran will also assume the role of Chair of the Health, Safety, and Environmental Committee. The new appointments bring the size of the Board to nine members.

Mr. James Gowans, Chairman of the Board, commented, “Trudy’s experience in mergers and acquisitions along with corporate governance and Tim’s experience across the whole of the diamond industry value chain will be strong additions to what is already a diverse skill set of the Board.”

Ms. Curran brings 30 years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions, financing, executive compensation, and governance across a range of industries including oil and gas, mining and transportation in companies like Canadian Oil Sands Limited, Syncrude Canada Ltd. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Baytex Energy Corp., is a member of its Audit Committee and its Nominating and Governance Committee; and serves on the Executive Committee of the Calgary chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a member of the board and the Finance and Audit Committee of Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta. She also was named one of Canada’s top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2012.

Mr. Dabson brings 35 years’ experience across the whole of the diamond industry value chain from manufacturing through distribution to consumer marketing with a thorough understanding of the global trends and strategic issues impacting the diamond industry from planning to implementation, mine to consumer, corporate responsibility, ethical assurance and responsible sourcing. He worked for De Beers for 33 years in a variety of positions, most recently in the role of Executive Director – Beneficiation. Following his work at De Beers Mr. Dabson established an independent consultancy serving a diverse range of projects and initiatives within the diamond value chain.


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