Ancien président 2007-2008

M. Popowich a joint les rangs d'Elk Valley Coal (anciennement Fording Coal Limited) en 1974 à titre d'ingénieur de la planification et au fil des ans, il en a gravi les échelons y laissant sa marque. En 2001, il devient vice-président exécutif jusq'à ce qu'il accède comme président et chef de la direction au début de 2004. Ingénieur minier de formation, il a reçu son baccalauréat et sa maîtrise en sicence, concentration mines, de l'University of Saskatchewan en 1966 et en 1969.

Avant de se joindre à Elk Valley Coal, M. Popowich a travaillé pour Cominco comme ingénieur de la planification et superviseur pour les mines souterraines de Cominco Potash, ensuite comme ingénieur de la planificatioan et ingénieur, sondage et abattage à la Pine Point Mines dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest et finalement comme directeur adjoint, mines extérieures pour Cominco Ltd. à Trail, C.B. Il possède de l'expérience dans pratiquement tous les aspects de l'exploiration minière.

Son expérience exceptionnelle de l'industrie n'a d'égal que sa participation active dans un grand nombre d'associations dont l'ICM; l'Association des ingénieurs professionnels, des géologues et des géophysiciens de l'Alberta ; ancien président et vice-président de l'Association canadienne du charbon; directeur du Climate Change Central; ancien directeur et président de l'Alberta Chamber of Resources; ancien membre de l'Alberta Economic Development Authority, membre du comité consultatif de l'industrie minère de l'École de génie pétrolier et minier de l'Université d'Alberta. Il a également reçu des prix, dont l'Alberta Centennial Medal en reconnaissance de son service exceptionnel pour la population et la province de l'Alberta et le prix des compagnons de l'ICM pour sa contribution exceptionnelle à l'industrie minière canadienne.

Ancien président 2006-2007

Détenteur d'un baccalauréat en Sciences de l'informatique et d'une maîtrise en Sciences de la gestion de l'Université d'Ottawa, M. Pelletier joint l'équipe de la Compagnie minière Québec Cartier en 1976 où il touche à plusieurs domaines avant d'être nommé vice-président des Ressources humaines en 1989. En 1994, on lui ajoute la planification stratégique et en 1995, la responsabilité de secrétaire de l'entreprise. Il devient vice-président de l'exploitation gestion en 1997.

M. Pelletier siège au conseil d'administration de la C.S.S.T., de l'I.R.S.S.T., du Conseil sectoriel minier (MITAC) et du Centre syndical patronal du Canada.

Ancien président 2005-2006

CIM's new President-Elect Russell E. Hallbauer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1954 and completed his primary and secondary education in British Columbia and Ontario. In 1979 he graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia.

In 1983 he joined Teck Corporation's Bullmoose mine, advancing through Engineering and Supervisory positions to become Mine Superintendent in 1987, and in 1992 became General Manager of Quintette.

In 1995 he assumed new responsibilities in Vancouver when he was appointed General Manager, Co.

In 2002 he was appointed General Manager, Base Metal Joint Ventures, responsible for Teck Cominco's interests in Highland Valley Copper, Antamina in Peru, and Louvicourt in Quebec.

He was the Chairman of the Board of the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) from 2002-2004; he has been a Director of the Association since 1991.

In 2004, Mr. Hallbauer was named President-Elect of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM) for the period 2005-2006. He has been a member of the CIM since 1975.

Ancien président 2004-2005

CIM's new President-Elect knows mining like the back of his hand. With just short of 40 years in the industry, and a family legacy of mining, Warren Holmes has left his mark on the Canadian mining industry, and will continue to serve it in his new role with CIM. Born and educated in South Porcupine, Ontario, Holmes graduated from engineering at Queen's University in 1964 and began working for Noranda Mines Ltd. in Noranda, Quebec. After a series of roles with Noranda, he took his MBA at the University of Western Ontario and graduated in 1977 to resume his career with Noranda until 1986 when he joined Falconbridge as manager of mines. In 1989, he was appointed vice-president and general manager at the Sudbury Operations, then vice-president and general manager of the Kidd Creek Division in 1990, president and general manager of Canadian Nickel Operations in 1996, and senior vice-president, Canadian Mining Operations, in 1999.

Last July, Holmes retired from Falconbridge and resigned from his roles on the Ontario Mining Association Board and Executive Board, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) Board and Executive Board, and from his role as vice-chairman of MAC. He also, shortly thereafter, resigned his roles on the Board of the Voluntary Challenge Registry (VCR), and as Chairperson of CIPEC, both roles he carried as the MAC representative of the industry.

Currently, Holmes is Chairman of MIRARCO, a research organization affiliated with Laurentian University, but he's organizing for a successor. Similarly, he's organized for succession for his position as Chairperson of CIM's John T. Ryan Trophies Committee, which he has held for the past decade.

"These are the type of changes that have come about as a result of my retirement from Falconbridge," he said. "While I've left many parts of my old life behind as I've retired, I've also taken on many new challenges. I'm on the boards of Nuinsco Resources as president, and also of Wallbridge Mining, Kirkland Lake Gold, and of a number of private companies. I also serve as an advisor or consultant for a number of other mining and exploration companies."

Throughout his career Holmes has been active at the Branch level of CIM, including a number of years on the executive of the Porcupine Branch, including a term as Chairman. "I believe the branches play a very important role in CIM, and will want to seek out the leaders of these branches to see how they and CIM National can work more closely together to the mutual benefit of both," he said.

A member of CIM National since he joined as a student member at Queen's, his father, Dr. T.C. Holmes was also a member, and his mother was the recipient of the Sancta Barbara Medal. He said CIM has played an important role in his professional life, providing opportunities for contacts across the industry. Holmes has been the recipient of the CIM District 3 Proficiency Award and the CIM Past Presidents' Medal. Holmes lives in Timmins, because, he said, it is such a wonderful mining area and offers great opportunities for cross-country and downhill skiing, biking, canoeing, and hiking, all of which he enjoys. "Even while I've worked away from Timmins for most of the last 17 years, I've maintained my home there," he said. "Of course, we also have what we refer to as our 'cottage' in downtown Toronto, which continues to facilitate my working there."

Ancien président 2003-2004

Howard Stockford, 61, was born and educated in England, graduating with a B.Sc. Honours degree in Mining Geology from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London University in 1962, emigrating to Canada in the same year. He became a Canadian citizen in 1968.

Mr. Stockford obtained underground mine geology experience in gold and base metal mines in the Malartic and Bachelor Lake areas of northwestern Québec, after which he joined Canadian Bechtel in Montréal, working on a variety of mining projects, and Consolidated Morrison as project geologist working on a large niobium deposit in the James Bay Lowlands.

In 1970, he joined Falconbridge Ltd. in Manitoba, becoming Exploration Manager in its Winnipeg office in 1974, attaining the position of Chief Geologist, Canada in 1981, before leaving to become Vice-President of Aur Resources in 1983. He has been a director of Aur since 1984 and has held the position of Executive Vice-President since 1989. He is currently Chairman of the Operating Committee for the Louvicourt Mine in Quebec and a director of Compañía Minera Carmen de Andacollo and Compañía Minera Quebrada Blanca in Chile.

In 1989, Mr. Stockford was named a co-recipient of the Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year award by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada for his role in the discovery of the Louvicourt copper-zinc-silver-gold deposit and received the CIM Fellowship Award for outstanding contributions to the Canadian minerals industry and to CIM in 1999.

Mr. Stockford is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, the Geological Association of Canada, the Society of Economic Geologists, the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy, London and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum for which he has served as Chairman of both the Winnipeg and Toronto Branches and on various committees of the CIM national body in the past.

Mr. Stockford’s hobbies include painting and golf and he is a member of the Toronto Hunt Club. He and his wife, Jeannie, have a daughter and two grandchildren.

Ancien président 2002-2003

Soheil graduated from Rice University with a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering and completed the Executive Management Program at Western Business School, the University of Western Ontario, and the Leadership Program at Yale School of Management, Yale University.

Dr. Asgarpour has over 20 years of diversified technical, business, and operations experience in the upstream oil and gas industry marked by providing strong progressive leadership as:

• Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Canadian 88 Energy Corp.
• Director of Corporate Strategic Planning for Gulf Canada Resources Limited ("Gulf")
• Director of Exploitation for Gulf
• Chief Engineer of Gulf

Dr. Asgarpour has over 40 technical and business publications with reputable Canadian and U.S. journals in the areas of reservoir engineering, production engineering, enhanced oil recovery, horizontal drilling technology, risk analyses, reserves estimation, economic evaluation, statistical analyses, heat transfer and solar energy. He is a distinguished author of the Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology (JCPT) and co-author of the first Petroleum Society Monograph - “Determination Of Oil and Gas Reserves”.

Soheil has served the Petroleum Recovery Institute as First Vice Chairman, and the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC), Longview Resources Management Corporation, RMX Exploration Ltd., Canadian 88 Energy Resources Corporation, Canadian 88 Midstream Services Inc., Canadian 88 Energy (USA), Inc. and Evergreen Capital Corp. as a director.

Dr. Asgarpour served the Petroleum Society of CIM as a Director from 1992 to 1998, National Board Chairman from 1996 to 1997, General Chairman for the 46th Annual Technical Meeting, and the Technical Chairman for the 40th Annual Technical Meeting and Chairman of the Editorial Review Board of the JCPT. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta.

Soheil and his wife, Mahnaz, have three children, Justin, Andrew, and Jessica.

Ancien président 2001-2002

Dr. Gibbons graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with B.A., B.Sc. (1967), and M.Sc.(geology, 1969) degrees. He then attended California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, from which he received a Ph.D. in geology in 1974.

After Caltech, he spent two years as a National Research Council (NRC) Research Associate in the Geology and Geophysics Branch at NASA’s Lyndon Johnson Space Center in Houston (1974–1976).

From 1976 to 1989, he spent about thirteen years in senior positions with the Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy. During that period, he was an active volunteer in the local community. He was a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), serving with the Newfoundland Branch, as well as Councillor for Newfoundland on the national CIM Executive, and CIM Vice-President for District 1 (Atlantic Canada). He received the District 1 Distinguished Service Award in 1992.

Rex Gibbons is also a member of the Geological Association of Canada, participating in the Newfoundland Section as well as nationally. For 2001, he is chair of the Finance Committee for the national meeting of the GAC being held in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in May. He also served a three-year term on the Board of Regents of Memorial University as an elected alumni representative, as well as two terms (7 years) on the Avalon (St. John’s area) Consolidated School Board, including three years as Chairman. He served for three years as president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Government Managers Association, as well as participated in the Terra Nova Toastmasters Club.

From 1989 to 1997, Rex Gibbons was the elected representative for the District of St. John’s West in the Newfoundland Legislature. From May 1989 to April 1997, he was a member of the Newfoundland Cabinet, as Minister responsible for Mines and Energy, including Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation and the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board. From mid-1994 to early 1996, he also had ministerial responsibility for Forest Resources, Wildlife, and Crown Lands.

Since mid-1997, Dr. Gibbons has been executive vice-president and senior geoscience consultant for Jacques Whitford Environment Limited and its affiliated company, Newfoundland Geosciences Limited, based in St. John’s. The Jacques Whitford Group is an employee-owned, multi-disciplinary firm of consulting engineers, environmental scientists, and associated professionals, which has offices from St. John’s to Vancouver in Canada as well as several international locations. He is a member of the Corporate Board of Directors of the firm.

In 1998, he was named a Director of ATL - JW Consulting, a joint venture between Jacques Whitford and ATL Consulting of the United Kingdom; he also serves as chairman of the Board and president of this joint company. In 2000, when Jacques Whitford and EM&I of the United Kingdom formed a joint venture, EM&I Jacques Ltd., he was appointed a director and chairman of the Board.

Rex Gibbons is a Registered Professional Geoscientist (P. Geo.), as a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1991, he was given the “Award of Merit” by the association. In the 1980s, before he was elected to the legislature, Rex chaired a committee of geoscientists which spearheaded the registration of geoscientists in association with the existing professional engineering group; he was a Minister when the new joint legislation was proclaimed by the Newfoundland Legislature, and he became one of the first geoscience registrants.

Since 1997, Rex Gibbons has continued his very active volunteer activities. In January 1998, he was elected to a two-year term as a director of the St. John’s Board of Trade. He has also served on the Board of Directors of several associations and companies.

Ancienne présidente 2000-2001

Patricia Dillon, a graduate in geology and in education from the University of Toronto returned to Teck Corporation in May 2001 as Manager, Corporate Relations having completed a three-year secondment to the Lassonde Mineral Engineering Program at her alma mater as Director, External Liaison. Prior to joining Teck in 1979 she was a high school teacher.

A member of CIM since 1980, Patricia Dillon served as Chair of the CIM Toronto Branch in 1997. She is a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada, director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), and a Chair of its Education Committee. In 1998, she was awarded the CIM Past Presidents’ Memorial Medal in recognition of her selfless efforts on behalf of the entire mining industry, and for setting an outstanding example to young men and women who may be contemplating a career in mining.

Ms. Dillon was Co-chair of the trade exhibition and convention “Mining Millennium 2000,” held in conjunction with the PDAC, March 5-10, 2000, in Toronto. This was the largest international minerals industry conference ever held in Canada. She has been an ambassador for Keep Mining in Canada (KMIC) and is a member of the Mining Association of Canada’s Public Relations Committee, which provides advice and guidance to Mining Works for Canada, the successor program to KMIC.

She has been President of the charitable organization, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Mining Matters, since its inception in 1997. The activities of the organization are directed to designing and distributing educational programs on the importance of rocks, minerals and the minerals industry to support the curriculum in Ontario elementary schools. The first unit was designed for the Grade 7 level in 1994. Over 2,100 of these teaching kits have been distributed through teacher workshops since 1995. The Grade 4 Unit introduced in September 1998 is currently in 2,600 Ontario classrooms. . The Grade 7 unit was rewritten in 2001 by a team of active classroom teachers to bring it in line with the new Ontario Science and Technology Curriculum, "The Earth's Crust". In 1997 the Grade 7 unit won the Conference Board of Canada’s Partnership Focus Award for “promoting science literacy for the world of work,” and in 1998, the PDAC Education Committee, which initiated the program, received the PDAC Special Achievement Award.

Her tireless efforts on behalf of the Canadian mineral industry as a whole, in particular to increase awareness of the mining industry’s contributions to society, have been an outstanding example to all members of the Institute. The theme during her term as President was "CIM - fostering fellowship, exemplifying excellence".

In 2000, Patricia received the Athena Award from the town of Oakville in recognition of her community service and mentorship of young women. She is also a Director of the international non-governmental organization, Canadian Hunger Foundation/Partners in Rural Development.

Ancien président 1999-2000

Gerry Bolton, is a native of Athabasca, Alberta, and now lives in Fort Saskatchewan. He joined CIM in 1975, and after a short lapse, rejoined in 1980, and has been a member ever since. An active member of the Metallurgy Society of CIM, he was it's president from 1992 to 1993. He has been a member of both the 1994 and 1997 CIM Strategic Planning process. He is a Fellow of CIM, and in 1996, was a CIM Distinguished Lecturer when he gave lectures at 14 CIM Branch meetings and universities.

Mr. Bolton is currently Vice-President, Metallurgy Technologies Fort Saskatchewan Operations. A metallurgist and graduate of the University of Alberta in Chemistry, he worked for Northwest Pulp and Paper, Hudson Bay Oil and Gas, and many years with Sherritt Inc.

Mr. Bolton is active in many professional associations, and an advisor on a number of industry boards and committees. He has numerous published patents. He has not limited his professional development to metallurgical engineering subjects, but has also taken a number of courses including strategic planning and quality improvement.

Ancien président 1998-1999

Dr. Harvey obtained a Ph.D. in economic geology from Université Laval, Quebec, in 1984. He also holds a Master's degree in geological engineering, which he obtained from Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, in 1975.

Yves Harvey joined SOQUEM in 1978 as senior geologist, exploration. He left SOQUEM in 1984 to work for Roche ltée, Groupe-Conseil until 1989, after which he returned to SOQUEM as executive vice-president, human resources. Currently, he is president and executive director.

Dr. Harvey is a member of the following professional associations: Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec; Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum; The Association of Quebec Prospectors; and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. He has also published numerous technical papers. He serves on the board of directors of SOQUEM INC., Cambior Inc. and the Association minière du Québec inc.

Dr. Harvey has been active in the CIM Quebec Branch and has served continuously in several positions: as Branch Chairman in 1991-1992 and Councillor in 1995-96. He has also served as Vice-President, District 2 in 1995-1997. He worked as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Institute in 1993-94 and chaired the Committee on Relations between Districts and Societies/Divisions of CIM.

Dr. Harvey received the CIM Past Presidents' Memorial Medal in 1994 and the CIM District 2 Distinguished Service Medal in 1996.

Monsieur Yves Harvey a obtenu un baccalauréat en géologie appliquée et une maîtrise en géologie appliquée à l'Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Montréal en 1973 et 1975 respectivement, et un doctorat en géologie économique de l'Université Laval en 1984.

Monsieur Harvey a été à l'emploi de SOQUEM de 1978 à 1984. De 1984 à 1989, il a été associé chez ROCHE Ltée, Groupe Conseil de Sainte-Foy. En octobre 1989, il est retourné à SOQUEM à titre de vice-président exécutif ou il agit à titre de président-directeur général depuis mars 1991. Monsieur Harvey est un membre de l'Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec, de l'Institut canadien des mines, de la métallurgie et du pétrole, de l'Association des prospecteurs du Québec et de l'Association canadienne des prospecteurs et entrepreneurs. Il est un membre des Conseils d'administration de SOQUEM, de Cambior inc. et de l'Association minière du Québec inc.

Monsieur Harvey est un membre actif de l'Insitut canadien des mines, de la métallurgie et du pétrole. Il a été notamment président de la section de Québec en 1991-1992 et conseiller du District No 2 pour les années 1994-1995 et 1995-1996, et vice-président du District no.2 de 1995 à 1997. Monsieur Harvey a également travaillé sur le Comité du Plan stratégique de l'Institut en 1993-1994 et il a présidé le Comité sur les sections qui a remis son rapport en novembre 1994. Monsieur Harvey a été récipiendaire de la Médaille des Anciens présidents de l'Institut en 1994.

Ancien président 1997-1998

A native of Invermere, British Columbia, he graduated from The University of British Columbia in 1957 with a second class standing in mining engineering. For over thirty years, Alexander Laird worked for Placer Dome Inc.

In 1957, he was an assistant geologist for Northwest Explorations Ltd. (KENNCO), Vancouver. In November 1957, he worked as a mining engineer for Western Nickel Ltd. in Hope, British Columbia. He was a field engineer for Granby Mines Co. Ltd in Allenby, British Columbia, and in March 1960, he was the mine engineer for Mastodon Zinc Mines Ltd in Revelstoke, British Columbia.

Joining the Placer Dome Development Group in November 1960, he continued working in British Columbia's mining industry until June 1968 when he became resident manager of the Marcopper Mining Corporation in the Philippines. In 1971, he returned to Vancouver to become the senior mining engineer, operations. January 1974 marked the beginning of his American stint with the company. He was the mine manager of the McDermitt Mine in Nevada until 1977 when he was appointed manager of mines for Placer Amex Inc. in San Francisco. His world-hopping continued in 1981, when he was appointed general manager of Kidstone Gold Mines Ltd. in Sydney, Australia.

Returning to Canada in 1985, he held numerous positions in the company including manager of design and communication, vice-president, project developments and senior vice-president, project developments before assuming the title of senior vice-president in 1995.

A CIM member since 1958, Mr. Laird is also a member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and the Philippine Society of Mining, Metallurgical and Geological Engineers.

Mr. Laird has also served as a director of the Nevada Mining Association and the Mining Association of British Columbia.

Ancien président 1996-1997

Don Worth became the 89th President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum on the concluding day of the 98th Annual General Meeting, in Edmonton, April 28 - May 2, 1996.

A native of Northern Ontario, Don Worth joined the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in 1964, after serving 10 years at various mining operations in Canada and Mexico. Mr. Worth holds an M. Sc. in mining engineering from the University of Toronto, and is a Registered Professional Engineer.

A familiar face at CIM since he first joined in 1964, Don Worth has been an active member at local branches across the country in the course of his career in the mineral industry, and more recently at the Toronto Branch. He served as Chairman of the CIM Finance Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee of Council. Mr. Worth's many achievements through the years have been honoured by the Institute. He received the Robert Elver Mineral Economics Award in 1986 and the Distinguished Service Medal in 1989. He was also the recipient of the 1991 Distinguished Service Award of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Mr. Worth is a Director of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.