Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Election of Directors and Approval of Special Matters and Welcomes New Board Member
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May 10, 2024
Vancouver, British Columbia
Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Election of Directors and
Approval of Special Matters and Welcomes New Board Member
Vancouver, British Columbia – Wheaton Precious Metals ™ Corp. (“Wheaton” or the “Company”)
announces that the nominees listed below were elected to the Board of Directors at the 2024 Annual and
Special Meeting of Shareholders, including the addition of Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, or Venkat, who
joins the board effective today. Detailed results of the vote for the Board of Directors of the Company
are shown below.
“With his impressive track record of exemplary leadership and success in the mining industry, we are
pleased to welcome Venkat to our Board of Directors," said George Brack, Chair of the Board of Wheaton.
"Venkat brings a wealth of experience, strategic in sight and a strong dedication to sustainable growth,
which will be invaluable to Wheaton as we venture into our next phase of expansion. We look forward to
working closely with Venkat and benefiting from his contributions to our board discussions and decision-
making process.”
2024 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Voting Results
Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld
George L. Brack 324,783,866 98.27% 5,717,692 1.73%
Jaimie Donovan 327,626,678 99.13% 2,874,880 0.87%
R. Peter Gillin 313,193,110 94.76% 17,308,448 5.24%
Chantal Gosselin 318,747,803 96.44% 11,753,755 3.56%
Jeane Hull 327,216,498 99.01% 3,285,060 0.99%
Glenn Ives 328,571,567 99.42% 1,929,991 0.58%
Charles A. Jeannes 325,495,940 98.49% 5,005,618 1.51%
Marilyn Schonberner 324,115,890 98.07% 6,385,668 1.93%
Randy V.J. Smallwood 329,605,299 99.73% 896,259 0.27%
Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan 328,191,419 99.30% 2,310,139 0.70%
The following matters were also approved by shareholders at the 202 4 Annual and Special Meeting of
Shareholders:
• the ordinary resolution to approve the appointment of Deloitte LLP, Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm, as auditors of the Company was carried with 94.42% of the votes cast in
favour of such resolution; and
• as a special matter, the non-binding advisory resolution accepting the Company’s approach to
executive compensation was carried with 94.14% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution.
Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan – New Director
Mr. Venkatakrishnan is a Corporate Director and an experienced mining executive who brings a wealth
of mining and financial experience, gained through his vast experience of leading global mining
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businesses, in a career that has spanned across 17 countries and six continents. Mr. Venkatakrishnan
has a proven track record of leading multinational organizations - including major publicly listed
companies - through periods of challenging and transfor mative change. He is currently the Chair of
Endeavour Mining plc. and a director of BlackRock World Mining Trust plc. He was also, until March 31,
2024, a Director of Weir Group Plc. Previously, Mr. Venkatakrishnan served as CEO of Vedanta
Resources plc from 2018 to 2020 and was CEO of AngloGold Ashanti Limited between 2013 to 2018,
having previously been Chief Financial Officer of the business from 2005, and of Ashanti Goldfields
Limited from 2000. In his early career, he was a Director with Deloitte in Lo ndon, leading corporate
restructurings on behalf of both corporates and financiers. Mr. Venkatakrishnan is a past board member
of the World Gold Council, International Council on Mining and Metals, Business Leadership South Africa,
the Chamber of Mines of South Africa and a past member of the Financial Review Investigation Panel of
the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Contact
Emma Murray
Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel: 1-844-288-9878
Email: [email protected]
Media Contact
Simona Antolak
Vice President, Communications & Corporate Affairs
Tel: 604-639-9870
Email: [email protected]