Scotgold Resources has appointed Sean Duffy, the existing chief financial officer and board director, as interim chief executive.
He will maintain his CFO duties while the mining company continues to seek a replacement for Phil Day, who announced his resignation last week.
Duffy has extensive experience in the mining industry, supporting multinational and junior mining companies develop operations through construction and into production.
In a career spanning more than 25 years, he has held senior finance positions for BHP Billiton’s global operations, including finance director and interim chief executive of BHP Billiton Indonesia, overseeing management of its multi-stage coal operations.
Prior to that, Duffy was CFO and company secretary for ASX and UK-listed Adriatic Metals, TSX-V and ASX-listed Black Dragon Gold and for TSX-V-listed Asian Mineral Resources, as well as being CFO and secretary for AIM-listed Anglo Asian Mining, supporting Anglo Asian Mining with early-stage gold production in Azerbaijan.
Scotgold's chair Peter Hetherington commented: “With significant mining expertise, Sean will step into the role of interim CEO until a permanent replacement is appointed.
“Sean has the knowledge, relationships and expertise to manage on-going workstreams, ensuring continuity in our operations to drive the long hole stope mine plan and development of our Cononish gold mine towards full production.”
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