OceanaGold Appoints Marius van Niekerk as Chief Financial Officer
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22 March 2023 News Release
OceanaGold Appoints Marius van Niekerk as Chief Financial Officer
(VANCOUVER) OceanaGold Corporation (TSX :OGC) (“OceanaGold” or the “Company”) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Marius van Niekerk as Executive Vice Pres ident and Chief Financial Officer.
This appointment has arisen due to the current Chief Financial Officer, Scott McQueen, advising the
Company he did not wish to relocate to Va ncouver, Canada for family reasons. Marius is expected to
commence in around the middle of 2023 and will be based in the Company’s corporate office in Vancouver.
Scott is committed to supporting a smooth transition and will be continuing with the Company until February
2024, during which time he will also drive a number of key projects.
OceanaGold President and Chief Executive Officer, Gerard Bond, said “Scott is a high calibre, high integrity
Chief Financial Officer and his resilience and dedication to the Company was pivotal in recent years of
considerable change and challenge in ens uring the Company was able to emerge strongly. He made an
immense contribution to the organization and will leave OceanaGold with our best wishes and much gratitude
for his six years of business and financial leadership.”
Mr. Bond further stated, “I am de lighted to welcome Marius to OceanaGold and look forward to his depth
and breadth of global commercial and financial expertise, both in the resources and technology industries,
being applied to catalyse the realisation of the full potential of OceanaGold’s assets and opportunities.”
Marius holds a Bachelor in Economic and Management Sciences from the University of Pretoria, an Honours
in Accounting Sciences from the University of South Africa and he is a Chartered Accountant in South Africa
and a CPA in Canada. He has 25 years of broad-based mining and technology industry experience spanning
South Africa, the UK, Mozambique, Singapore and Canada. Marius spent 13 years with BHP and joins
OceanaGold from Newcrest Mining, where he is currently V ice President , Finance - Americas, based in
Vancouver. From 2019- 2023 he was responsible for the commercial integration and financial and
commercial oversight of the Red Chris and Brucejack mines in British Columbia, Canada.
About OceanaGold
OceanaGold is a multinational gold producer committed to the highest standards of technical, environmental
and social performance. We are committed to excellence in our industry by delivering sustainable
environmental and social outcomes for our communities, and strong returns for our shareholders. Our global
exploration, development, and operating experience has created a strong pipeline of organic growth
opportunities and a portfolio of established operating assets including the Haile Gold Mine in the United
States of America, Didipio Mine in the Philippines, and the Macraes and Waihi operations in New Zealand.
For further information please contact:
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Investor Relations:
Brian Martin, Senior Vice President, Business Development & Investor Relations
Tel: +1 604-763-4438
Media Relations:
Melissa Bowerman, Group Manager, Communications
Tel: +61 730 740 509
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