The Board of Directors of MIRARCO Mining Innovation have appointed Vic Pakalnis, P.Eng. as President and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. Marc Boudreau, President and CEO of BESTECH and Chairman of the Board of Directors: “Vic’s experience and relationships in both the industrial and public sectors will help to shape strong and vibrant strategic objectives for the long term success of MIRARCO. The Board looks forward to working with Vic and believe that he will bring; renewed energy, innovative ideas, growth, and diversification to the organisation.”
Vic Pakalnis earned a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mining Engineering and a Master of Engineering Degree from McGill University in 1972 and 1976 respectively. In 1994, he obtained a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University.
He brings expertise from a career with various mining companies including Inco, Iron Ore Co of Canada and Falconbridge Nickel Mines. In the latter company, he served as Senior Ground Control Engineer. While at the Ontario Ministry of Labour, he worked as the Provincial Director of Mining, the Industrial Health and Safety Director and Regional Director, Eastern Ontario, with corporate and program responsibilities for Health and Safety Programs and Employment Standards. Most recently, he held the position of the Kinross Professor in Mining and Sustainability at the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining at Queen’s University in Kingston.
He says: “I am delighted to return to Sudbury, it’s a beautiful thriving community. Already well known in Canada, I will work to ensure MIRARCO is known worldwide as mining’s most trusted partner in innovation and applied research.
MIRARCO- Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corp, founded in 1998, is a not-for-profit applied research and technical service company established at Laurentian University. Located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, MIRARCO is a partner of choice in delivery of quality research and innovative solutions to the global mining industry and serves as an innovation bridge between researchers and industry. www.mirarco.org