Mr. Smith recently joined the Board of Osisko Gold Royalties in January 2024. In April 2023, David assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of Canada Nickel and has served as a Board Member since 2019. He has more than 35 years of experience in the mining industry.
He retired as Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in May 2023, having held the position since 2012. Prior to joining Agnico in 2005, Mr. Smith was a mining analyst and has also held a variety of mining engineering positions in Canada and abroad.
He is a Chartered Director and is also a former Director of Three Valley Copper and eCobalt Solutions. He holds a B.Sc. (Queen’s University) and M.Sc. in Mining Engineering (University of Arizona).