Compass Minerals announced the appointment of Jill V. Gardiner to the company’s Board of Directors. The company said she brings significant corporate governance experience serving on both public and private boards, with an emphasis on extractive companies, as well as professional experience in the financial sector.
Gardiner currently serves as Board Chair for Capital Power Corp., a North American wholesale power producer, as well as a member of the board of Hochschild Mining PLC, a leading underground precious metals company. She previously held board positions for Trevali Mining Corp., a global zinc producer, Capstone Mining Corp. (now Capstone Copper), and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto), among a number of other corporate and not-for-profit board appointments.
Retiring as a financial consultant in 2015, Gardiner held various leadership roles earlier in her career in investment banking with both RBC Capital Markets and BMO Nesbitt Burns. She earned a B.S. and an MBA, both from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada.
Gardiner has been appointed to the Audit Committee and the Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability Committee of the Board. With Gardiner’s appointment, the Board of Directors has expanded to 11 members.