- Rob McEwen
Rob McEwen is Chairman and CEO of
US Gold Corporation andLexam Explorations and was the founder and former Chairman and CEO ofGoldcorp , which is the world’s lowest cost million ounce gold producer. McEwen followed his father into the investment industry and also developed a passion for gold.In
1990 McEwen jumped into the mining industry, where he transformed Goldcorp from a collection of small companies into a mining powerhouse. In1993 , when McEwen started re-structuring Goldcorp, its market capitalization has grown from $50 millionUSD to over $13 billion and Goldcorp's share price has increased at a 40% compound annual growth rate.Since July
2005 , when McEwen became US Gold’s largest shareholder and shortly thereafter the company’s Chairman and CEO, its share price has increased by approximately 2,300% as the company pursues its goal of becoming Nevada’s premier exploration company.A graduate of St. Andrew's College in
1969 [http://www.sac.on.ca/files/ksillcox/andrean_2007_fall_lr.pdf] , McEwen later earned a B.A. from theUniversity of Western Ontario ,London, Ontario, Canada .and anMBA from theSchulich School of Business ,York University ,Toronto .McEwen is a member of WPO, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Dean's Advisory Board,Schulich School of Business , Toronto.On
July 3 2007 McEwen was appointed to theOrder of Canada , the country's highest civilian honor. [ [http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070703/0274027.html US Gold & Lexam CEO Rob McEwen Appointed to the Order of Canada; Canada's Highest Civilian Honour: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance ] ]Philanthropy
McEwen's philanthropic efforts are designed to encourage excellence and innovation in health care and education. McEwen has donated in excess of $25 million over the past four years including: $20 million to establish the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the
Toronto General Hospital ; $1.5 million toSchulich School of Business , Toronto, Ontario, Canada; $1.0 million to the Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital,Red Lake, Ontario ,Canada , and $0.7 million to two museums and a church.Awards
*July 2007:
Order of Canada *February 2005: "Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree",
York University *February 2005: Significant Sig Award by the
Sigma Chi Fraternity*May 2004: Canadian Museum Association for "Outstanding Achievement Award" Philanthropy Category
*January 2003: The Northern Miner's "Mining Man of the Year" Award for 2002
*September 2002:
Ernst & Young 2002 Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Energy Category*August 2002:
Canadian Business - Annual Board Survey 16th Best Board of Directors in Canada*March 2002: Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) - 2001 Viola R. MacMillan Award for Developer of the Year
*March 2002: Fast Company's "The Fast 50" - Champion of Innovation. - First Annual Global Readers' Challenge
*February 2002: Investor Relations Magazine 2002 Awards - Best Senior Management Communications in Canada - nominated for three other awards.
*September 2000:
Business Week "Web Smart 50" One of the 50 most innovative companies on the web worldwide.References
External links
* [http://www.robmcewen.com Rob McEwen Homepage]
* [http://www.usgold.com US Gold Corporate Homepage]
* [http://www.lexamexplorations.com Lexam Exporations Homepage]
* [http://www.mcewencapital.com McEwen Capital Homepage]
* [http://www.mcewencentre.com McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine]
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