Ron Thiessen

Ron Thiessen is CEO and President of Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. He holds a BComm degree from the University of Saskatchewan and the Chartered Accountant designation. Since the 1980s, he has concentrated on the management and financing of public and private companies. As Director of Corporate Development for HDSI, beginning in 1996, and as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2000, he and his associates have completed in excess of 20 property or project acquisitions, raised over $1 billion in exploration financings, and built an impressive portfolio of advanced mineral exploration, development and mining projects. Mr. Thiessen led the HDI team that won the Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2004, and he won the Ed Scholz Award for excellence in mine development in 2008.