SSR Mining (SSRM) Announces Management Changes

SSR Mining Inc. (NASDAQ: SSRM) announces the reorganization of key roles and responsibilities within its executive leadership team.

Michael J. Sparks, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, will take on the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sparks succeeds Alison White who is leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities.

F. Edward Farid, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Development Officer, will take on the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer.

Finally, Joanne Thomopoulos, currently Vice President, Human Resources, will become Executive Vice President, Human Resources. The changes to the executive leadership team are effective immediately.

Rod Antal, Executive Chairman of SSR Mining, said, "The changes to the roles and responsibilities of our executive leadership team will provide an opportunity to realign accountabilities to better support the business, particularly as the Company continues to navigate and assess the impacts of the Çöpler Incident. We thank Alison for her contributions to SSR Mining and wish her success in the future.”

As Chief Strategy Officer, Mr. Farid will assume full responsibility for all capital markets, financing, and commercial metal sales functions across the portfolio, in addition to his current scope of responsibilities covering business strategy, mergers & acquisitions, portfolio management, joint ventures, and commercial negotiations. With nearly two decades of mining and investment banking experience, Mr. Farid is a seasoned executive with an established track record of strategic leadership and success in delivering value accretive initiatives across the organization. Prior to joining Alacer Gold in 2017 and playing a pivotal role in the at-market merger with SSR Mining, Mr. Farid served as a senior investment banker at a large bulge bracket bank where he originated, advised and executed landmark financing and M&A transactions in the precious and base metals sectors.

As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Sparks will assume full responsibility for the finance, enterprise risk, and information technology functions. With over a decade of dedicated service to the Company and a proven track record of strategic leadership, developing high performing purpose-driven teams, and delivering continuous improvements across the organization, Michael is well prepared to take on this leadership role. Mr. Sparks has extensive experience in public company reporting, compliance, business integration, entity formation and tax structuring. Mr. Sparks has an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, a Juris Doctorate degree from Vanderbilt University Law School, and a business management degree from Utah State University.

Ms. Thomopoulos will join the executive leadership team and, as Executive Vice President, Human Resources will have responsibility for the human resources, communications and administration functions. Ms. Thomopoulos brings over 20 years of direct leadership experience in human resources, primarily in the mining and energy sectors. Prior to joining SSR Mining in early 2023, Ms. Thomopoulos worked as Chief People Officer at Trevali Mining and held various HR leadership roles at BC Hydro. Ms. Thomopoulos is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources, an SHRM Senior Certified Professional and holds a Strategic Human Resources Management Graduate Certification and Advanced Certification in Management.

Bill MacNevin and John Ebbett will continue in their current roles as Executive Vice President, Operations and Sustainability, and Executive Vice President, Growth and Innovation, respectively.

You May Also Be Interested In

• Columbia Financial raises purchase limits in second-step conversion offering
• Fastenal renews $835M credit facility, extends term to 2031
• Cal-Maine Foods adds two independent directors, expanding board to ten