BS (Hons), MBA

Appointment

Independent Non-executive Director since May 2024

Skills and experience

Don Lindsay has significant global executive experience, including in mining and resource development, financial markets, transformational leadership, growth and value creation. 

Don has over 40 years of experience in the resources sector and investment banking. From 2005 to 2022, Don was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Teck Resources Limited and prior to this, Don worked for almost 20 years with CIBC World Markets Inc., where he served as President, Head of Investment and Corporate Banking and Head of the Asia Pacific region. Don is currently the Chair of Manulife Financial Corporation and has also served as the Chair of the Board of Governors for Mining and Metals for the World Economic Forum, Chair of the Business Council of Canada and Chair of the International Council on Mining and Metals. 

Don brings a strong focus on global resource development, growth and value creation as well as sustainability, community health, safety and education.

Don has a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University in Canada and Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Current appointments 

Chair of the Board of Manulife Financial Corporation (since February 2023), Chair of the Invictus Games Vancouver-Whistler 2025 (since November 2022)

Committee membership

Risk and Audit Committee, Sustainability Committee