James Steels
Chief Financial Officer @Foran Mining
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Financial Officer @Foran Mining
Toronto, ON, CA
Provide financial leadership across the organization with a >C$1B balance sheet and ~300 employees. Oversee and manage the investor relations, finance, legal and corporate functions of the group.Responsible for all strategic financial matters including capital allocation, financial risk management, corporate development, financial planning and analysis, strategic initiatives, complex transaction structuring, securities/financings, governance and capital markets.Lead the successful execution of ~C$1.5B of financings, including the sourcing and structuring of a US$250M senior secured project finance facility, multiple strategic cornerstone equity investments, an equipment finance facility, and multiple unsecured government funding facilities, in addition to an up-listing to the Toronto Stock Exchange. Successfully managed the growth and scaling of the company across internal functional areas to approximately 300 FTEs (from 20) and a >C$2B market capitalization (from C$200M) and while also serving as a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Foran Mining is a publicly traded primary copper developer, focused on advancing its 100%-owned McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan.
EDUCATION
McMaster University
Bachelor's Degree, Accounting
SKILLS
ABOUT JAMES STEELS
James is a finance and capital markets professional in the metals and mining sector. His expertise areas include capital allocation, risk management, corporate development, strategic initiatives, complex transaction structuring, investment and financial analysis, valuations, securities/financings, corporate finance and capital markets. James is the Chief Financial Officer of Foran Mining Corporation, a TSX-listed near-term copper producer with a C$2B market capitalization, and has been actively involved with over C$3.5B of debt, equity, M&A and various other strategic transactions as principal in the mining and metals space. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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