Dominion Diamond chief executive Patrick Evans has stepped down marking the third high-profile departure in less than a year at the Canadian miner, according to Bloomberg.
He was appointed CEO of Dominion in November 2017 after the company was bought for $1.2-billion by Dennis Washington.
Diavik Diamond Mine Image credit: Dominion Diamond
Shane Durgin, who was COO, took over as CEO and Evans would stay as an adviser until the end of 2019.
CFO Matthew Quinlan and COO Chantal Lavoie were the previous senior company officials to leave the miner.
Dominion had interests in two diamond mines, both in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
The miner also holds a controlling interest in Ekati, the country’s first diamond mine, and a 40 percent stake in the nearby Diavik mine, which was operated by joint venture partner Rio Tinto.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished