Ken Thomas was appointed Senior Vice-President, Projects in December 2009.

Ken was most recently Global Managing Director at Hatch - a multinational company that provides process design, business strategies, technologies, and project and construction management to the metals, infrastructure and energy market sectors. From 2003 to 2005, he was Chief Operating Officer at Crystallex International, and earlier in his career he was Senior Vice-President, Technical Services at Barrick Gold, where he was responsible for technology development and the implementation of projects.

Ken earned his Ph.D. from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, with a focus on Technical Services and Project Execution. He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, and a Fellow of The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum. In 2001, the Institute awarded Ken the 2001 Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal for advancement in international mine design.