Simon Hille, Executive VP, Technical Services and Operations
Simon Hille was appointed Executive Vice President, Technical Services and Operations at Eldorado Gold in November 2023. Simon joined the company in November 2020, serving in increasingly senior roles until his appointment as Executive Vice President. Simon is responsible for operations in Türkiye and Canada inclusive of Technical Services, Exploration, and Safety & Sustainability.
Simon has over 30 years of experience in gold and base metals, specializing in leading high-performance, cross-functional technical and operational teams to maximize value from complex ore bodies. Prior to joining Eldorado, Simon was Group Executive, Technical Engineering and Global Project at Newmont (Goldcorp). He also held senior leadership roles in metallurgy and process development with Barrick Gold and Newcrest Mining.
Simon holds a Bachelor of Science in Extractive Metallurgy from Curtin University’s Western Australian School of Mines and is a Fellow of Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (FAusIMM).