Fred brings 40+ years experience in the mining industry, most recently as CEO of Torex Gold, using Systems Leadership to positively transform the organisations he leads.

Fred graduated with an Industrial Engineering degree in 1981 and is registered as a Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada. The first 28 years of his experience were spent with Inco/Vale, retiring from the role of President of the Ontario Operations. He then took on the role of CEO of Torex Gold. As the first employee of the company, Fred assembled and led the team that used Systems Leadership to build Torex Gold into a highly regarded intermediate gold mining company. After 13 years with Torex, Fred retired again, this time from role of Executive Chairman. 

He currently divides his professional time between roles as a corporate director, entrepreneur commercialising a paradigm shifting mining technology, and leadership consulting.