Ian Pearce

Ian Pearce has worked for over 40 years at the most senior levels in the field of mining and metallurgy.

In addition to his role as Senior Advisor at KoBold Metals; Mr. Pearce serves as Chair and Non-Executive Director of MineSense Technologies, a mining technology company; Vice Chair and Non-Executive Director at Outotec Oyj.; Chair of the Board at New Gold; and Non-Executive Director at Nexa Resources S.A.

Mr. Pearce was partner of X2 Resources, a private partnership focused on building a mid-tier diversified mining and metals group from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that he served as Chief Executive at Xstrata Nickel. As CEO, he was responsible for global nickel and ferronickel operations and projects in North and South America, Europe, Africa and the South Pacific. With a portfolio of Greenfield and Brownfield projects, his focus was on the continuing growth of the nickel commodity business.

Mr. Pearce was Chief Operating Officer at Falconbridge Corporation, and before that he worked on Canadian oil sands projects as well as metallurgical and mining projects for Fluor Inc. in Canada, Indonesia, Chile, and South Africa.

Mr. Pearce served as Chair of the Mining Association of Canada; Chair and Director of the Nickel Institute; served on the Advisory Board of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100; and presently on the Trans Canada Trail Foundation Board.

He holds an Engineering HND in Mineral Processing and a BSc degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He also attended the Management Advancement Program at the University of the Witwatersrand and received strategic and general management training at Henley College in the United Kingdom.