{"id":10168,"date":"2025-05-05T18:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=10168"},"modified":"2025-05-05T18:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:34:04","slug":"cim-selects-smallwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/cim-selects-smallwood\/","title":{"rendered":"CIM selects Smallwood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Randy Smallwood<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) has appointed Randy Smallwood as its incoming president-elect for 2027-2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smallwood will officially take on the role of CIM president in May 2027, following Candace MacGibbon (2025\u20132026) and John Rhind (2026\u20132027).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this role, Smallwood will work closely as a member of the CIM Council with the president and president-elect to provide direction ensuring it continues to be the leading not-for-profit technical institute for professionals within the Canadian minerals, metals, materials, and energy industries.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smallwood, who is president and CEO as well as a founding member of Wheaton Precious Metals, has been a driving force behind the company\u2019s growth and success. Before his tenure at Wheaton, he played a pivotal role in the development of Wheaton River Minerals and its subsequent merger with Goldcorp in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His background is in geological and mine engineering, with a deep understanding of the mining life cycle and the complexities of responsible resource development. He also served as chair of the World Gold Council from 2020 to 2023, contributing global insights to the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smallwood said he will bring a strong sense of purpose to his new role at CIM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOur sector stands at a pivotal moment,\u201d he noted. \u201cWhile the road ahead is complex, I\u2019m committed to steering CIM with an eye to empowering innovation and creating meaningful value for our entire industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

His vision for CIM includes driving collaboration, supporting technical excellence, and fostering a culture of learning and innovation \u2013 all critical in navigating the challenges and opportunities facing the industry today, including the energy transition and digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: <\/em>Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) has appointed Randy Smallwood as its incoming president-elect for 2027-2028. Smallwood will officially take on the role of CIM president in May 2027, following Candace MacGibbon (2025\u20132026) and John Rhind (2026\u20132027). In this role, Smallwood will work closely as a member of the CIM Council with the president and president-elect to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2600],"tags":[3782,3783],"coauthors":[1633],"class_list":["post-10168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-people-on-the-move","tag-cim-council","tag-wheaton-precious-metals"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t