Board governance and Committees

Kevin McArthur

Board Chair,
Independent Director

Mr McArthur has over 40 years of experience focused on mining operations, corporate development and executive management. He currently serves as a Director of Novagold Resources Inc. Mr McArthur recently served as a Director of Royal Gold, Inc. from 2014 to 2025, a Non-Executive Chair of Boart Longyear Limited from 2019 to 2021, Chief Executive Officer of Tahoe Resources Inc. from 2009 to 2015 and as Executive Chair from 2015 to 2019. Prior experience includes CEO of Goldcorp Inc. from 2006 to 2008 and CEO of Glamis Gold Ltd. from 1999 to 2006. His earlier career focused on mine operations and project development with Glamis Gold, BP Minerals and Homestake Mining Company. Mr McArthur obtained a degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Nevada in 1979.

Member of: Audit Committee

Tristan Pascall

Chief Executive Officer

Tristan Pascall joined First Quantum in 2007. During his time at the Company, he has worked in a variety of site-based roles from pre-development of projects through construction to operational responsibilities. In 2015, he was appointed General Manager of Cobre Panama with responsibility for the operations through the ramp up and commercial production phase. Prior to that, Tristan was part of the group that developed, constructed and operated the Sentinel project in Zambia and also worked on projects at Kansanshi mine and in DRC. Since 2020, Tristan has held executive leadership roles in the Company based in the UK. Before joining First Quantum, Tristan spent eight years in corporate finance and investment banking with a focus on the resources industry. Tristan graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce and completed an MBA at INSEAD in France.

Alison Beckett

Independent Director,
Chair Human Resources Committee

Independent Director Ms Beckett has a career spanning both industry and consulting, having worked at Conoco (now ConocoPhillips) between 1991 and 2001 in roles across finance, commercial, gas regulations and strategy. From 2001 until 2020 she was an advisor providing leadership advisory services at Egon Zehnder. Currently she is Chair of Governors at Sevenoaks school.

Member of: Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee

Peter Buzzi

Non-Independent Director

Mr Buzzi has more than 35 years of experience in investment banking at RBC Capital Markets (1986 to 2023), including being Co-Head of RBC’s Global Mergers and Acquisitions advisory group and a member of the firm’s investment banking senior leadership team for close to 25 years, retiring as Vice Chair. During this time he advised Canadian and international corporations, private equity firms and institutions on some of the largest and most complex corporate merger, acquisition and restructuring transactions in Canada and abroad, across many industries. He holds a BASc degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Mr Buzzi is also the Chair of the Board of University of Toronto Schools.

Geoff Chater

Independent Director,
Chair Environment, Health and Safety & CSR Committee

Mr Chater is a geologist and corporate director with over 35 years of experience in the mineral exploration and mining industries operating worldwide. As a capital markets and corporate strategy consultant, he has focused on transaction-related business development, strategic review, relationship development, defense, mergers/acquisitions, equity finance, and communications. As a director, Mr Chater has been involved in the sale of several public resource companies, including Nevsun Resources, Reservoir Minerals, Valley High Ventures, and Mason Resources. Mr Chater currently serves as a Principal at Namron Advisors. He previously served as an Independent Director at New Gold Inc. (2021-2024), Corporate Relations Manager at First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (1999-2008), President of Valley High Ventures Ltd. (2010-2011), President and CEO at Bearing Resources Ltd. (2011-2012) and Luna Gold Ltd. (2014-2015), Director of Nevsun Resources Ltd. (2016-2018) and Mason Resources Ltd. (2017-2018). Mr Chater is a graduate of Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology.

Member of: Audit Committee and Nominating & Governance Committee and Environment, Health, Safety & CSR Committee

Kathleen Hogenson


Independent Director,
Chair Nominating & Governance Committee

Ms. Hogenson has extensive operational, leadership and executive experience in the oil and gas sector worldwide having served as an executive at Santos Limited and Unocal Corporation. Currently, she is the Chief Executive Officer of Zone Oil & Gas, a company she founded in 2008. Ms. Hogenson is also an independent director at Verisk Analytics, a New Jersey based publicly traded data analytics and risk assessment firm and a director at Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd., a Calgary based publicly traded oil & gas upstream operator. She previously served on the board of Parallel Petroleum LLC, Cimarex Energy Co. and in an advisory role at Samsung Oil & Gas, LLC and Samsung C&T from 2008 to 2015. She also serves on the Advisory Board of The Women’s Global Leadership Conference and was a speaker at the Harvard Business School Women’s Conference. Ms. Hogenson earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University.

Member of: Nominating & Governance Committee and Environment, Health, Safety & CSR Committee

Juanita Montalvo

Independent Director

Ms. Montalvo has over 25 years of governance, executive, operations and investment experience in the mining, extractive and agricultural industries in various jurisdictions, including Latin America and Africa. She is a Managing Partner at Privus Capital Inc., focused on private equity and strategic corporate investments, a Non-Executive Director of Moranda Metals and the Board Chair of Dundee Precious Metals. Ms. Montalvo has held various leadership roles, including as Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Sherritt International Corporation and Country Manager in Madagascar during the construction of the Ambatovy Joint Venture. She is the Chairman of the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada and a founding member of the Women for Nature initiative of Nature Canada. She holds a B.Sc. in Biology and Biochemistry, a B.A. in International Development Studies, and a Masters in Development Economics, all from Dalhousie University. She is also part of McKinsey’s LGBTQ Leadership Master Class Alumni and has the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and Rotman School of Management.

Member of: Human Resources Committee and Environment, Health, Safety & CSR Committee

Brian Nichols

Independent Director

Brian A. Nichols has over 35 years of experience in international relations, crisis management, and trade development across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Most recently, he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, where he directed U.S. policy across the region. He managed large foreign assistance and operational budgets, driving initiatives that strengthened economic partnerships, supported trade and investment, and promoted sustainable development.

Previously, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe and Peru and in multiple other senior diplomatic roles. Throughout his career, Amb. Nichols has championed economic growth, built strategic public-private partnerships, and advanced legal and regulatory frameworks to support international investment.

Amb. Nichols is a recognized global policy and trade leader, having received numerous awards for his contributions to American foreign policy. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University.

Member of: Nominating & Governance Committee and Human Resources Committee

Simon Scott

Independent Director,
Chair Audit Committee

Mr Scott has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry. Between 2010 and 2016, he was Chief Financial Officer of Lonmin plc, a platinum mining company listed on the London Stock Exchange and was acting CEO between 2012 and 2013. Prior to that, Mr Scott was Chief Financial Officer of Aveng Limited, a Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed construction company providing products and services to the mining industry globally. Mr Scott also held various senior management positions in Anglo American Platinum Limited, including acting CFO. His early career was spent in various financial positions, including CFO of Southern Africa for JP Morgan Chase. Mr Scott is a Chartered Accountant and holds degrees in both accounting and commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He previously served on the board of AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc., a global gold mining company (2019 – 2024). He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Sylvania Platinum Limited, a PGMs producing company listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market. As of 1 July 2024, Mr Scott was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Gemfields Group Limited.

Member of: Human Resources Committee

Kevin Xia

Independent Director

Mr. Xia has over 20 years of experience in the global copper industry, covering the entire industrial chain from mining, smelting and processing to marketing and trading. Mr. Xia is currently at Jiangxi Copper Company Limited, holding various roles since 2001, including Coordinator in the Department of Overseas Economic and Technical Cooperation, International Cooperation Project Manager, Investor and Government Relations Manager, Director of the Office for Chairman and CEO and, more recently, President of Marketing and Trading.

Member of: Environment, Health, Safety &CSR Committee