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Ingrid Hibbard

Ingrid Hibbard's senior executive experience building companies internationally, combined with her legal training and her experience serving on multiple boards, including health, safety and environment, corporate governance, compensation and special committee qualify her to serve on a public board.


International mining CEO and a founder of Detour Gold Corp., which attained a market capitalization in excess of $4 billion. Engaged director or independent advisor on numerous corporate boards (Chair CSR Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, Special Committee). Her career began as a lawyer practicing corporate and securities law with a focus on the mining industry.

Detour Gold Corp was spun out from Pelangio Mines Inc. in January, 2007. Independent director responsibilities include: defining corporate strategy and capital structure, overseeing and vetting the creation of the board of directors, CEO searches and appointing interim and new CEO’s, monitoring OSC/public reporting, establishing corporate governance policies, nominating directors, creating corporate social responsibility policies (including environmental, health and safety policies), supervising the company’s response to a class action lawsuit and engaging with activist directors. As the CEO and director of Pelangio Mines, she spearheaded negotiations for the acquisition of the Detour gold mine property. She played a key role in Detour Gold Corp’s IPO and oversaw the founding of its initial capital structure, board of directors, and hiring of the CEO.

Ingrid has her board certification from Corporate Directors International LLC, USA. Her designation, CDI.D, recognizes her as a qualified corporate board candidate for a public or private board.