Full background report
Peter Tam
EVP and CFO
Career chronology
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AIF identifies officer start 4 March 2018.: Orezone Gold Corporation — EVP and CFO. 2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Peter Tam)
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From November 2015; exact day and departure date unverified: Nevsun Resources — Vice President Finance. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Peter Tam)
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Dates not independently established: Elgin Mining — Chief Financial Officer. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Peter Tam)
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Dates not independently established: Aura Minerals — Vice President Finance. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Peter Tam)
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Dates not independently established: Thompson Creek Metals — Treasurer. Management biographies (issuer management biography, Peter Tam)
Education and qualifications
Issuer-reported education and credentials
Qualification dates unverified · issuer reported · low materiality
The issuer reports: Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of British Columbia; CPA and CFA credentials. Independent verification was not obtained.
Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Claims are attributed to the issuer, and no independent credential verification is asserted.
Relevance: Relevant to professional background.
Management biographies (leadership biography for Peter Tam)
Litigation and enforcement
Nevsun Bisha allegations and subsequent settlement
Alleged 2008–2012; 2015–2018 role; 2020 proceedings · disputed · medium materiality
Eritrean plaintiffs alleged forced labour at Bisha in 2008–2012; Nevsun denied the allegations. Canada’s Supreme Court in 2020 allowed claims to proceed past a motion to strike, not a merits determination; the case was later settled on undisclosed terms. Nevsun’s AIF identifies Tam as VP Finance from November 2015, after the alleged work period; he joined Orezone in 2018.
Attribution: Employer context; no individual link established. The pleaded period predates the evidenced Nevsun role, and the sources do not establish personal involvement or a finding against Tam.
Relevance: Prior-employer governance context, limited by distinct periods and the absence of individual attribution.
Nevsun 2016 annual information form (PDF p59, Peter Tam officer history); Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya, 2020 SCC 5 (paragraphs 4–6, allegations and motion); Nevsun Bisha lawsuit case profile (case summary, denial and October 2020 settlement)
Suitability for the current role
Experience relevant to the role
Reported career and current role · analyst inference · low materiality
Issuer reports Nevsun VP Finance, Elgin CFO and Aura Finance; Nevsun AIF specifies November 2015 start. Relevance to the current role is an analytical inference; issuer-reported history is not independent confirmation of personal contribution.
Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment; career dates, credentials and individual contributions remain incomplete.
Relevance: Relevant to the responsibilities of EVP and CFO.
2025 annual information form (PDF pp59–61, Peter Tam)
Evidence gaps
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Independent credentials and complete prior-employer dates and outcomes are not established.
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This limited open-source screening does not exhaust regulatory, court, safety, fraud or environmental records in the relevant jurisdictions.
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A broad person-name query was reused across multiple topic headings; it does not establish that each topic received a separate targeted search.