Jonathan Comerford, a director of Mountain Province since September 2001, has been appointed interim president and chief executive until a full-time replacement is announced.
“Stuart has guided the company through difficult times for the diamond sector, including the very challenging covid-19 pandemic. He leaves the company in a stronger position entering 2022,” Comerford said.
Mountain Province’s flagship operation is its 49%-owned Gahcho Kué mine, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The remainder is held by De Beers, the mine operator.
Gahcho Kué was the centre of a covid-19 outbreak in February, which forced the companies to shut it down for 22 days.
