Chief Executive Officer

George Burns joined Eldorado on February 1, 2017 and assumed the role of President & Chief Executive Officer on April 28, 2017. To support Eldorado's growth and succession planning, he transitioned to the role of Chief Executive Officer on September 12, 2025. Prior to joining Eldorado, George was Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Goldcorp Inc. He also held the Goldcorp positions of Senior Vice President, Mexican Operations and Vice President, Canada and United States. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Centerra Gold Inc.

George has over 40 years of experience in the mineral sector, including executive, operations, development and engineering leadership roles in gold, copper and coal operations. George has served in various capacities for Asarco LLC including Vice President of Mining as well as numerous capacities for Cyprus Minerals Corporation. He began his career with Anaconda Company in 1978. Mr. Burns has also served in the past as an independent director of another public mining company. 

President

Christian's expertise spans operational leadership, government and stakeholder relations across key mining jurisdictions in North and South America, Africa, and other global regions. Before joining Eldorado, he was Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Saudi Discovery Company, a private copper and gold exploration company. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Gold from 2016 to 2022, leading the company through significant growth from a single-asset developer to a multi-mine producer. Earlier in his career, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer at True Gold Mining, as well as Chief Financial Officer of Endeavour Mining and Vice President, Treasurer at New Gold. 

Christian has previously served as a non-executive board member with several gold and copper companies including New Gold Inc., Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., Arras Minerals Corp. and Copper Standard Resources Inc. He holds a Chartered Professional Accountant designation and was previously an investment banker in London, UK.

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Paul Ferneyhough was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer in January 2024. Mr. Ferneyhough joined the Company in May 2021. Effective November 1, 2023, Mr. Ferneyhough was promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer, and prior to that, Senior Vice President, Chief Growth & Integration Officer. 

Before joining Eldorado, Mr. Ferneyhough spent nearly two decades with Repsol SA (and Talisman Energy), most recently as Executive Director, leading Repsol’s North American upstream oil and gas division. He also held progressively senior leadership roles in corporate, line and functional areas including finance, investor relations, strategy, commercial, planning, and business performance management. Mr. Ferneyhough is a Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in physics from Durham University, United Kingdom.

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Herbert formally assumed the role of Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, effective January 1, 2023. Prior to joining Eldorado, Mr. Herbert held various senior legal positions in the mining industry including serving as an independent consultant for a mid-tier Canadian gold producer and a 13-year tenure at Centerra Gold Inc. where his most recent role was President, General Counsel. Prior to his in-house roles, Frank was in private practice for over 15 years at major Canadian law firms, where his practice focused on mining and corporate matters. Mr. Herbert also has extensive experience working with the investment community and analysts in Europe and North America as well as with local and international media. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and English from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws from Queen's University.

Executive Vice President, Technical Services & Operations

Simon Hille was appointed Executive Vice President, Technical Services & Operations in November 2023. Mr. Hille joined the Company in November 2020, serving in increasingly senior roles until his appointment as Executive Vice President. Mr. Hille is responsible for exploration, safety and sustainability.

Mr. Hille 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, Mr. Hille was Group Executive, Technical Engineering & Global Projects at Newmont (Goldcorp). He also held senior leadership roles in metallurgy and process development with Barrick Gold and Newcrest Mining.

Mr. Hille 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).

Executive Vice President, Development, Greece

Louw Smith was appointed Executive Vice President, Development, Greece, in January 2024. Mr. Smith brings to the role over 30 years of experience in the industry, and most recently, held the position of Managing Director at TEX, overseeing a full range of technical solutions for gold mining companies. Prior to that, Mr. Smith was Chief Operating Officer at Nord Gold Plc for eight years. Mr. Smith was also Chief Operating Officer at Alacer Gold Corp. Mr. Smith is based in Greece and responsible for the development of our Greek assets, including Skouries and Perama Hill, overseeing operations; and corporate functions. Mr. Smith holds a master’s degree in mining engineering (mineral economics) from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and an executive master’s degree in business administration from the University of Western Australia.