Christian Milau, chief executive officer and a founder of Saudi Discovery Co., will be joining Canadian-based Eldorado Gold as president, effective September 12. He brings over 25 years of experience in finance, capital markets, and mining to the position.
With this appointment, George Burns, Eldorado’s current president and CEO, will transition to the latter role.
“As we position the company for its next leg of growth, the board conducted a comprehensive search to identify a president with the right blend of experience, vision, and leadership,” said Steven Reid, chair of the board.
“Christian is a proven leader who will complement our executive team and help unlock the full potential of our business. His appointment reflects our commitment to thoughtful leadership and succession planning and long-term value creation.”
Milau will oversee both the executive vice president and chief financial officer, as well as the executive vice president of Operations and Technical Services. His areas of accountability will include Canada and Türkiye operations, technical services, exploration, finance, human resources, and health, safety and sustainability.
Before the founding of Saudi Discovery, Milau served as CEO of Equinox Gold from 2016-2022, leading the company through significant growth from a single-asset developer to a multi-mine producer with eight operating mines. Prior to Equinox, he served as CEO at True Gold Mining, as well as CFO of Endeavour Mining and vice president, treasurer at New Gold.
Milau holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CA) designation.
Source: Eldorado Gold