- Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO) says Paul Wright will retire as President and CEO, to be replaced by current Goldcorp (GG) Executive VP and COO George Burns.
- Wright will become Chairman, effective following EGO's 2017 annual general meeting in April; current Chairman Robert Gilmore will remain on the board.
- Wright joined EGO in July and held various executive positions before taking over as President and CEO in 1999.
- Burns became Goldcorp's COO in 2012 after joining the company in 2007; he has more than 30 years of experience in the mineral sector, including a stint as VP and COO of Centerra Gold.
- At GG, Todd White, Senior VP for technical services and business excellence, will succeed Burns as EVP and COO effective Jan. 1.