Russell Ball

Director of Thesis Gold & Silver Inc. since Jul 2025. Seasoned international mining executive with over 30 years of experience; Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and Certified Public Accountant (US). Career: EVP and CFO, Newmont Mining Corporation (already tracked in this DB, NEM, 2008-2013); various executive roles culminating in EVP Corporate Development & CFO, Goldcorp Inc. (2013-2017, merged into Newmont in 2019); Chair (2018-2019) then CEO (2019-2021), Calibre Mining Corp. Also serves on the boards of Faraday Copper Corp. and Compass Minerals International, Inc. (real, disclosed concurrent board roles, not separately scored).