SELECTED MANDATES
Below is a selection of mandates since our firm’s inception in 2012.
Note these are individual hire projects and do NOT include any of the iron ore, bulk materials, gold, nickel and copper greenfields project start-ups or any recruitment and executive search assignments Stratum Directors and Consultants were involved in (several hundred) before founding Stratum in 2012. We will soon update this section with a selection of these large-scale construction/capital projects examples.
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Principal Nickel Geoscientist - Generative Geology (Africa-Europe)
Part of a multi-location exploration executive and leadership build-out for a major miner. Locations included Toronto, London and Perth.
Project Director
Local and international recruitment mandate. Search was for a Project Director leading greenfield the development of a gold mine in Nova Scotia, Canada. The project is a near $300m open pit gold mine.
ESG Manager
Recruitment project to hire an ESG Manager for a tin and lithium producer and developer based in South Africa and Namibia.
People Due Diligence - Mine Production Managers
Referencing project augmenting the company's internal recruitment process. Included benchmarking and referencing of mining/production leadership professionals in the gold industry in Africa.
Project Execution Plan - Capacity Review and Organisational Design
Advising the CEO of a copper development company during FS and DFS, including report or organisational design, GANT chart project execution (people capacity/hiring) plan, etc.
Due Diligence - Potash Investment
People due diligence/referencing for a leading global mining private equity (PE) fund. Mandate was due diligence on a leadership team for a large potash investment in Canada.
Practice Lead Structural
Part of a multi-location exploration executive and leadership build-out for a major miner. Locations included Toronto, London and Perth.
VP Exploration Asia Pacific
Regional search for the recruitment of an exploration executive to lead a major miner's Asia Pacific exploration portfolio.
Mine Superintendent
Recruitment project to hire an underground Mining Superintendent for a base metals mine in Canada.
General Manager - Mine Turnaround
Mine turnaround achieved through Stratum-managed recruitment project. Mandate for a General Manager for a turnaround/operational efficiency project over one year.
Process Manager
Process Manager leadership role in Poland for a leading PGM smelter and refinery.
Mechanical Maintenance Manager
Maintenance Manager leadership role in Poland for a leading PGM smelter and refinery.
CEO
Global international mining executive search for CEO for tin producer and developer in Africa. Strong cultural and operational leadership was required to integrate and optimise several assets after an M&A consolidation transaction between two miners. The company's major shareholder is a leading private equity fund based in London.
Technical Services Manager
Regional recruitment project for base metals experienced mine Technical Services Manager candidates to lead the turnaround of a low performing asset in Canada. Strong leadership and culture change was required.
Mobile Maintenance Manager
Regional recruitment project for base metals experienced Maintenance Manager candidates to lead the turnaround of a low performing asset in the USA. Strong leadership and culture change was required.
General Manager Mine Operations
Africa-focused recruitment project. Search was for a Mine General Manager position. Mine site leadership role on medium size gold mine in Mali, encompassing all mining operations, government and community relations, ESG, etc.
Technical Services Manager
Recruitment project to hire an underground Technical Services Manager for a base metals mine in Canada.
Director Human Resources
Executive Search for a regional HR Director in Canada.
Project Manager
Senior project management role for a ferronickel mine construction start-up in Brazil.
Due Diligence - Base Metals Investment
People due diligence/referencing for a leading global mining private equity (PE) fund. Mandate was due diligence on a leadership team for a large base metals investment in America.
Contracts and Procurement Manager
Recruitment project hiring a Contracts & Procurement Manager as part of a greenfields nickel development project.
Due Diligence - Tungsten Investment - UK
People due diligence/referencing for a leading global mining private equity (PE) fund. Mandate was due diligence on a leadership team for a tungsten investment in the United Kingdom.
Due Diligence - Fluorspan investment (South Africa)
People due diligence/referencing for a leading global mining private equity (PE) fund. Mandate was due diligence on a leadership team for a South Africa-based fluorspar project expansion investment.
Group Contracts Manager
Headquarter-based Group Contracts Management leadership position. Extensive asset integration & platform creation after M&A and ongoing rapid growth of gold mid tier.