Management

Timothy Hill was appointed CEO of the newly formed Impala Canada in December 2019 with 19 years of experience in the mining industry. After successfully helping North American Palladium (NAP) achieve a significant financial turnaround, Tim took the helm at the pivotal moment when NAP became the sole Canadian operation of the global Implats Group, a large global mining leader specializing in platinum group metals.

Tim joined North American Palladium in 2015 as Director of Business Improvement and was quickly appointed to Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer within a year. He previously held progressively senior positions at Vale Canada in operations, finance and business planning for the North Atlantic Base Metals business.

Tim is a Chartered Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant who holds a Master of Science in Finance from Queen’s University Belfast and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Victoria.

Amar Shah is a Chartered Professional Accountant with more than 20 years of experience – 15 of them in finance and business leadership within the international resource sector. As CFO at Impala Canada, Amar provides leadership in all areas of financial and IT management.

Prior to joining Impala, he was the Corporate Controller, Strategic Planning and Finance with Sherritt International, an international nickel/cobalt and energy company. There, he provided financial leadership for more than 10 years with increasing responsibility and led the development of the enterprise risk management, strategy development and business planning portfolios. Amar has also worked for global copper/zinc producer Inmet Mining, leading financial reporting for four years during a period of rapid growth. Prior to that, Amar worked with Ernst & Young for seven years specializing in private and public company reporting for clients in manufacturing and heavy industry.

A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and member of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, Amar holds a Master of Accounting degree and an Honours Bachelor of Arts Accounting degree from the University of Waterloo.

Erin Satterthwaite has an 18-year track record of leadership in communications, corporate affairs and community investment. She joined the predecessor firm to Impala Canada, North American Palladium, early in 2019 to enhance awareness of the Company and palladium itself within the industry, investor community and broader public. Erin draws on her experience to hone messages audiences need to hear and strategically forges internal and external partnerships to attract investors and strengthen communities.

Prior to joining to the firm, Erin led Communications and Community Investment for Vale Canada and Vale's Base Metals business globally for more than a decade, managing multiple feedback channels to gather actionable insights. Previously, Erin developed corporate partnerships for SickKids Foundation, managed entrepreneurial coaching projects for The Strategic Coach and marketed top brands at Cossette. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario.

Allison Henstridge is a mining engineer with strong technical abilities and more than 18 years of experience in both underground and open pit mines. She joined Impala Canada in January 2020 as Manager Strategy and Business Planning. Just one year later Allison was promoted to Vice President Technical Services & Projects, assuming responsibility for life of mine planning, mine engineering, business planning, exploration and capital project execution.

Prior to joining the Impala Canada team, Allison spent 15 years with Barrick Gold, where she held a variety of technical roles with increasing responsibility and more recently held the role of Director Evaluations. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.

With more than 20 years in mining engineering and strong technical and analytical skills, Toby was appointed VP, Environment, Sustainability & Tailings Management on April 1, 2021, overseeing environmental and tailing management, permitting and sustainability.

Prior to joining us in 2017, Toby was a mining, civil and geotechnical engineering consultant for Hatch and SNC-Lavalin. He has worked in production planning, earthworks construction and tailings management; managed technical teams to design tailings dams and water management; and performed risk and construction management, cost control, and compliance reporting at major mining and civil engineering sites.

Toby speaks English, French, Spanish and Portuguese and has worked with mining firms world-wide. He holds a Master of Civil-Geotechnical Engineering from Concordia University, a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining from McGill University and membership in the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ).

After spending a decade in the Forestry industry, Mike Newbold joined Impala Canada’s Lac des Iles (LDI) mine in 2010. During his tenure, Mike has earned successive promotions at LDI, with most of his time spent as a senior leader of the Site Operations team.

In March 2022, Mike was named LDI’s General Manager, bringing to the role an expansive knowledge of the operation and a calm, steadfast approach to leadership.

Mike lives in Thunder Bay with his wife and three daughters.

Katie McCormack is a professional geologist with 16+ years of experience working across North America and internationally. After exploring for many years to expand mineral deposits, she now hunts for high-quality assets and opportunities to build a strategically balanced pipeline of projects to meet Impala Canada’s business needs and operational requirements.

Katie is developing our network of potential partnerships with universities, governments and corporations to facilitate options, joint ventures, acquisitions and divestitures. In addition, she conducts market research to support capital investments and monitors business and exploration activity across the Americas. Katie is known for building collaborative teams and has begun to develop her department.

David Galea joined Impala Canada in 2017 with more than a decade of experience in mining and natural resources. At the time, he was based at Impala’s Lac des Iles mine working to operationalize the company’s growth strategy and financial turnaround. In his current role, David is responsible for business optimization and strategic initiatives, leading the development of people, process and technology to support Impala’s goals.

Prior to joining Impala, David worked as a consultant with Partners in Performance, assisting international mining clients with continuous improvement, supply chain strategy, cost reduction and capital planning.

David holds an MBA from Queen’s University, a Bachelor of Engineering Science from the University of Western Ontario and a P.Eng. designation in the Province of Alberta.

Ryan Land joined Impala Canada in 2022. He brings a diverse set of professional experiences to this role, having worked in senior leadership positions in public education and educational programming settings, as well as in the mining industry.

As VP, People, Ryan applies a passion for professional growth to lead the business to achieve our goal of building and cultivating the best workforce in the industry operating in a values-driven culture.

Ryan holds a Bachelor of Education degree, a Bachelor of Arts degree, and a Master of Education degree, majoring in Educational Leadership. He also holds a Project Leadership certificate from Cornell University.