Consolidated Thompson prepares “exciting” Bloom Lake project

Source: Exec Canada

Date :06/05/2008 06:59:32

Consolidated Thompson has been busy putting some sound financial and operational foundations in place and its big day is fast approaching, Richard Quesnel, CLM’s President and CEO explains more.

Written by Ben O’Hanlon and Produced by Jason Wright

Ontario-based firm Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd (CLM) specializes in the exploration and development of iron ore sites. The company runs from its head office in Toronto, but with a second office in Montreal, Quebec, it’s very much a bi-lingual operation.

Richard Quesnel, CLM’s President and CEO since 2005, says that it’s the people behind the figures that drives the company to this level of achievement: “We’ve got a great team of engineers and geologists, accountants, finance staff and other employees that have driven us forward. Our management team has a lot of experience so we’re in a good position.” Richard is a professional mining engineer, having gained a BSc in Engineering from McGill University, Montreal. With over 30 years industry experience he has worked as a senior executive at large-scale mining corporations throughout the world.

Wealth of Experience

Richard sits on a management team that boasts some impressive industry credentials and experience. Chairman Bruce Humphrey, in what he describes as a ‘lifetime of mining industry experience,’ has worked as a former COO at Goldcorp and most recently as President and CEO of Desert Sun Mining prior to its sale to Yamana Gold.

Equally impressively, Vice-Chairman Brian Tobin served as the Federal Minister of Industry from October 2000 to January 2002. Prior to this, he was the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1996 to 2000 and won two consecutive majority governments in provincial elections held in February 1996 and February 1999.

Currently, Mr. Tobin serves on a number of public company boards including Aecon Group Inc., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., and is also Chairman of the board for New Flyer Industries Inc…

May 06, 2008