Board Committees
Avalon's Board of Directors has formally constituted two formal Committees of the Board: the Audit Committee and the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee.
Asterik * indicates the director is considered by the Board to be independent of management.
Audit Committee
Avalon's Audit Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities to the Company. The Committee provides an avenue of communication among the independent auditors of the company, management and the Board.
The members of the Audit Committee are:
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Brian D. MacEachen* (Chair)
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Alan Ferry*
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Peter McCarter*
To read Avalon's Audit Committee Charter, please go here.
Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee
The Compensation, Governance & Nominating Committee of Avalon acts on behalf of the Board of Directors in all matters concerning compensation, benefits and performance its executives and any senior management. It also makes recommendations with respect to the remuneration of the Board and oversees the share option plan and any other like plan.
The members of the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee are:
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Peter McCarter*
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Alan Ferry*
To read the Charter of the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee, please go here.
Management Advisory Committee
Sustainability Advisory Committee:
Management has established an external Sustainability Advisory Committee (formerly called the Community, Environment, Health and Safety Advisory Committee) to provide input and advice to executive management on issues and actions related to community, environment, health and safety. The external advisors operate in a fully advisory capacity and are independent of the Board and Management.
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Phil Fontaine, LL.D, Former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Avalon's Director (Chairman of Sustainability Advisory Committee)
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Glenn Nolan, Chief Missanabie Cree First Nation, President of the PDAC, CIM's Distinguished Speaker
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Denis Kemp, B.Sc., Member Institution of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), Member Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM), American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME)
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Jean Cinq-Mars, B.Sc., MPA, National Forest Strategy Coalition of Canada -International Committee Chair, Canadian Coalition on Integrated Landscape Management -Chair
Technical Advisory Committee
Management established a Technical Advisory Committee to advance the Nechalacho deposit into a responsible mining, milling and marketing project which is safe and environmentally sound, while ensuring a competitive edge in technology to become an employer of choice and industry leader and supplier of rare earths throughout the world. The external advisors operate in a fully advisory capacity and are independent of the Board and Management.
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John Goode, P.Eng.
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Ross MacFarlane, P.Eng.
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Richard Morland, B.Eng., Avalon Rare Metals Board of Directors (Chairman)
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Paul Schmidt, P.Eng, Feasibility Studies and Implementations
