Athabasca Minerals has appointed Dana Archibald as chief operating officer. He will support the company’s chief executive officer Robert Beekhuizen in managing the performance of existing operations.
Archibald will also support Beekhuizen in realising company growth in its project development programme, joint ventures and acquisitions initiatives in the conventional aggregates and silica sand sectors.
Archibald was previously senior business & project development manager for Dechant Construction and Shott Earthworks, supervisor environment projects and senior project analyst with Enbridge Pipelines and energy projects manager with Altus. He has led multidiscipline execution teams, environmental professionals, contractors, consultants and field staff on projects in the development, execution and reclamation phases.
Beekhuizen says: “Dana Archibald brings an excellent combination of entrepreneurism, industrial business development, and execution acumen that will fortify the Corporation’s growth program. His background in managing Indigenous stakeholder relations and navigating regulatory processes at both Provincial and National regulatory levels is valuable to the Corporation’s upcoming projects.
Archibald’s appointment is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.