Teranga Gold Leadership

Richard Young is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Teranga Gold. In this role, Mr. Young culminates 25-years of extensive experience in the gold industry. A Chartered Professional Accountant, Mr. Young joined Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX-T) in 1991 and served in a series of positions of increasing responsibility in finance, corporate development, investor relations and mine development. Prior to joining Teranga in 2010, Mr. Young served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gabriel Resources Ltd. for five years. Mr. Young holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Ontario as well as a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy from McGill University.

Mr. Chawrun has been part of the Teranga team since September 2012. Prior to this he served in a number of senior management positions for organizations focused on project development, including Director of Technical Services for Detour Gold from 2009-2011. Initially a geologist with Corona Corporation starting in 1988, he worked in mine operations from 1993 to 2006 where he continually advanced his responsibility in technical and operating roles for Fording Coal and Suncor Energy. A professional engineer, Mr. Chawrun is a graduate from Queen’s University in mining engineering, also holding degrees in geology from McMaster University and a Master’s of Business Administration from Athabasca University.

Andrew Zdunich is a Chief Security Officer at TERANGA GOLD CORP. He attended University of Edinburgh and Royal Military College of Canada.

Driss Tamam is a Chief Mining Engineer at TERANGA GOLD CORP and is based in United States.

Richard Young is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Teranga Gold. In this role, Mr. Young culminates 25-years of extensive experience in the gold industry. A Chartered Professional Accountant, Mr. Young joined Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX-T) in 1991 and served in a series of positions of increasing responsibility in finance, corporate development, investor relations and mine development. Prior to joining Teranga in 2010, Mr. Young served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gabriel Resources Ltd. for five years. Mr. Young holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Ontario as well as a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy from McGill University.