As The Metals Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, Claude is responsible for the oversight of internal and external reporting compliance and oversees financial matters and internal controls for the Company. He is a professional accountant (CPA, CA) with almost 25 years of progressive global mining experience leading the accounting and controllership function at multiple publicly-traded companies. Claude began his career at Canadian base-metals giants, Inco Limited and Noranda Inc, both public Canadian and US dual-listed entities, where he progressed to the Group Controller role reporting for the Noranda group of companies. He joined Centerra Gold Inc. in 2004, following its IPO, where he built the accounting and reporting function, as well as developed and implemented strong financial controls early in Centerra’s life. Claude managed Centerra’s early adoption of Sarbanes-Oxley controls and the company’s compliance with similar rules in Canada. He has played a key role in integrating finance organizations and navigating highly complex accounting issues related to Centerra’s various acquisitions. Over his 16 plus years at Centerra, he has proven to be highly skilled at implementing systems and building strong highly performing teams. His expertise spans IFRS and US GAAP, having managed the reporting of these public companies with Canadian and US regulators.