Kevin D’Souza
Director, Women in Mining Canada
Vice President Security, Sustainability & Environment
Centerra Gold
Kevin is currently the Vice President of Security, Sustainability & Environment for Centerra Gold, and is currently a committee member of the new Black North Initiative, a Board member for Women in Mining Canada, and a long term mentor on the International Women in Mining (IWiM) mentoring programme.
He is a recognised ESG leader and has worked his entire career in the mining industry in over fifty countries globally. He has nearly three decades of experience gained from a variety of operational, managerial and leadership roles that range from corporate offices to remote exploration camps, mine construction sites, operational mines and closure sites.
To compliment the private sector work he has also worked extensively on mining related human rights and sustainable development programs for some major NGOs and with International Funding Institutions (IFIs) supporting emerging market Governments on macro-level mining policy reform and mining related community development programs.