Raleigh Finlayson

Mr Finlayson is a Mining Engineer with over 20 years' of technical and operational experience in multiple disciplines including both underground and open pit operations. He was previously the Managing Director of Saracen Mineral Holdings and Northern Star Resources. During his 14 year tenure at Saracen, Mr Finlayson was initially the Chief Operating Officer responsible for the feasibility study and development of Saracen's first operating gold mine, the Carosue Dam Operations. He was promoted to the role of Managing Director in 2013 and was responsible for the acquisition, feasibility study and development of Saracen's second operating gold mine, Thunderbox, and subsequently the purchase of 50% of the KCGM Superpit from Barrick Gold. Saracen grew from a market cap of $53m in 2008 to $6.0bn in 2021 before merging with Northern Star Resources.