Board of Directors
Doug Reddy, Member of the Board of Directors
Doug Reddy has been the COO of Equinox Gold since September 2020 and was previously the SVP Technical Services for Leagold from September 2016 until its merger with Equinox Gold in March 2020. Doug has more than 35 years of experience in operations, due diligence, project evaluations, exploration, mine geology, resource development and consulting in base and precious metals. He was with Endeavour Mining for 10 years in executive and senior management roles focused on technical services, business development and investor relations. Doug was based in Peru as manager of the Lima engineering office of Amec Americas Limited and also was Technical Director – Geology and Geostatistics based in Vancouver. Doug is a registered professional geoscientist (P.Geo. EGBC) and a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Peter Hardie, Member of the Board of Directors
Peter Hardie has been the CFO of Equinox Gold since August 2016. Before joining Equinox Gold, Peter was the CFO of True Gold until it was acquired by Endeavour Mining in April 2016. Peter is a Chartered Professional Accountant with nearly 20 years of finance, accounting, business development, government negotiation, construction and operations experience. Before his time at True Gold, Peter spent 10 years at Nevsun Resources Ltd., where he progressed through various management positions and spent several years as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He was involved in financing, construction and mine start-up, operations, government negotiations, and led all areas of finance, including treasury systems and reporting.
Susan Toews, Member of the Board of Directors
Susan Toews has served as General Counsel of Equinox Gold since March 2018. Susan previously worked at New Gold Inc. from July 2008 as Vice President Legal Affairs, Corporate Secretary and as a consultant. Before her years at New Gold, Susan was Corporate Secretary for Peak Gold Ltd., which merged with New Gold in 2008, and was General Counsel for EGX Canada Inc., an emerging stock exchange for real estate-related securities. Susan spent six years at the British Columbia Securities Commission as Senior Legal Counsel where she was involved in developing local and national rules with a focus on corporate governance practices and disclosure. Susan has almost 30 years of legal and business experience in a combination of in-house, regulatory and private practice roles as well as knowledge of mining in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Chile. As General Counsel for Equinox Gold, she is responsible for providing day-to-day legal advice and support for all areas, including commercial negotiations, dispute resolution, and legal and regulatory compliance. Susan is also a director of Bear Creek Mining Corporation. She has been a member of the Law Society of British Columbia since 1994 and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours)and a Bachelor of Laws.