Management

Mr. McDonald is a senior corporate executive with over 25 years of experience in mining, corporate development, financial and management roles. He joined Taseko as Chief Financial Officer in 2013 and was appointed President & CEO in July 2021.

Mr. McDonald has been a key member of the team that acquired and developed the Florence Copper Project, which is now poised to become a major new supplier of low-carbon copper in Arizona.  He has also led Taseko through several significant financing transactions, including the company’s most recent US$400 million bond refinancing, and strategic partnership with Mitsui. 

Prior to Taseko, Mr. McDonald was CFO of Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. and its predecessor Quadra Mining Ltd., a mid-tier copper producer with five operating mines in Canada, Arizona, Nevada, and Chile. He also held senior executive roles with Yukon Zinc Corp. and Cumberland Resources Ltd. prior to its acquisition by Agnico-Eagle Mines in 2007.

A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Mr. McDonald holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degree and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).

Bryce Hamming joined Taseko in 2018 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2019.

With more than a 20-plus year finance career, Mr. Hamming is responsible for Taseko’s corporate finance, corporate development, treasury, tax and accounting oversight.

Mr. Hamming has played a key role in Taseko’s financing activities since joining the company, which includes negotiating and executing elements of Taseko’s US$400 million 7.0% Senior Secured Notes, US$80 million Revolving Credit Facility and Florence financing initiatives including Mitsui’s strategic investment.

Prior to joining the Taseko team, Mr. Hamming was a financial advisor to Seaspan Corporation on a variety of business development and corporate finance initiatives, CFO of Northcliff Resources, and a corporate finance director with Hunter Dickinson group, working on their various mining development projects across North America.  Internationally, Bryce was a member of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s debt capital markets origination, and Ernst & Young LLP’s mining transaction advisory groups, both based out of London, UK.  He articled in Canadian tax with KPMG LLP (Vancouver).

A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Mr. Hamming earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.

Possessing over 30 years of experience in mining, specializing in Open Pit Mining and Mineral Processing, Richard Tremblay joined Taseko as General Manager at the Gibraltar Mine in 2014, was appointed Vice President & General Manager in 2016, Vice President Operations in 2019 and Senior Vice President, Operations in 2021.  

At Taseko, Mr. Tremblay’s responsibilities include the overseeing of the permitting process and operations of Taseko’s Florence Copper project in Arizona, as well as operations at Taseko’s flagship Gibraltar Mine and all the development projects. 

Prior to joining Taseko, Mr. Tremblay’s experience includes roles ranging from Superintendent to Vice President, Operations, with Teck Coal and Elk Valley Coal Corporation.  Highly regarded and active in the industry, he was named 2018 Mining Person of the Year by the Mining Association of BC for his work on the BC Health, Safety and Reclamation Code Committee and the Mining Jobs Task Force.  From 2007 to 2009, he served as the Chair of the BC Mine Managers Committee.

Mr. Tremblay earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Simon Fraser University, and a Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering) from Queen’s University.  He is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

Terry Morris is a professional mining engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in mining operations management, mine planning, and regulatory compliance.  He joined Taseko in 2023 and is responsible for overseeing and providing guidance on operational aspects across the entire organization, including Gibraltar, Florence Copper, and the Company’s developmental projects.

Prior to joining Taseko, Mr. Morris was with Barrick Gold in mine management roles at Pueblo Viejo in the Dominican Republic, and the Turquoise Ridge and Phoenix mines in Nevada, USA.  He previously held senior operating and management roles with Peabody Australia, Westmoreland Coal and Teck Resources.

Mr. Morris holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Alberta and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.

Robert Rotzinger has been employed with Taseko and its predecessors for more than 25 years, beginning as a mechanical engineer and steadily progressing to more senior roles.  Rob has been a key contributor to the Company’s $800 million capital investment program at Gibraltar, overseeing the $325 million Gibraltar Development Plan 3, as well as the Florence Copper development in Arizona, and other future capital projects.

In 2008 Rob was recognized with a PowerSmart Award from BC Hydro for Outstanding Energy Efficient Project, and again in 2010 for the Application of New Energy Efficient Technology.  Also in 2010, he was the co-recipient of the Association of Mineral Exploration of British Columbia’s (AMEBC) E.A. Scholz Award for Excellence in Mine Development for the modernization projects at Gibraltar Mine.  His most recent peer recognition was in 2015 when named Mineral Processor of the Year by the Canadian Mineral Processors (CMP) Group.

The current Chair of the Mining Association of BC, Robert earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of British Columbia.  He is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

Brian Bergot has been a member of the Taseko team since 2006.  Beginning in marketing and logistics, he has held roles of ever-increasing responsibility, culminating in his appointment as Taseko’s Vice President, Investor Relations in 2014.  

With more than 30 years in the natural resource and investor relations, he has been responsible for expanding the Taseko’s shareholder base in the North American and European markets.

Prior to his career in mining, Brian spent 14 years at Methanex Corporation, a $4 billion BC-based chemical company. At Methanex, he held a number of corporate and operational roles including investor relations and marketing & logistics.

Richard Weymark joined Taseko as Chief Engineer in July 2018 and was appointed Vice President, Engineering in July 2021.  Prior to joining Taseko, he held progressively senior roles at Teck Resources’ Highland Valley Copper operations in mine engineering, mine operations, business improvement and tailings dam construction.

Mr. Weymark’s primary focus is the advancement of the engineering and environmental aspects of Taseko’s pipeline of development projects.  Under Richard’s leadership, Taseko has added 6 additional years of mine life at Gibraltar and enhanced both the economic and environmental performance of the Yellowhead Project design.

Richard is a qualified person as defined by NI 43-101.  He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering from the University of British Columbia (UBC), a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University and is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.  He is a member of the UBC Mining Engineering Department Industry Advisory Committee and an executive of the CIM Surface Mining Society.

Mr. Magee joined Taseko in September 2021 as Vice President Corporate Affairs and is responsible for leading Taseko’s public affairs and community relations programs, as well as for government relations, corporate communications, media, and policy initiatives.

Mr. Magee has more than 25 years’ experience as a public affairs professional supporting mining and other natural resource industries in Canada and throughout North America – most recently as Principal of regulatory and public affairs consulting firm One-eighty Consulting Group Inc., and previously in senior executive roles with a number of publicly traded companies. In these roles, he provided senior public affairs and management counsel to a suite of mineral exploration and development, mining and energy companies, with direct responsibility for strategic communication planning, issues and crisis management, ESG and sustainability programs and partnerships, public and stakeholder consultation, Indigenous engagement, government relations and reputation management.

He is a former journalist, speechwriter and media trainer, with extensive experience working on high profile development projects in Canada and the United States.