Primary Job Title Board Of Director Primary Organization Jacobs
Gender Male
Christopher Thompson was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields Ltd., an international gold producer with over 50,000 employees and operations on five continents from 1998 to 2002. He was also Chairman of the World Gold Council from 2002 to 2005 and Chairman of Ram Power, a geothermal company with operations in California and
Nicaragua, from October 2009 through November 2010. He founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Castle Group Ltd., an international investment company that helped support the development of new mines. Mr. Thompson currently serves as a director on the boards of Golden Star Resources Ltd.,Teck Resources Limited and a privately-held biotechnology company based in the U.S.
Mr. Thompson has an extensive background in the mining industry, providing strong knowledge of and management and operational experience in this area to the Board, which is particularly valuable given the Company’s customers in this industry. He also provides knowledge of the biotechnology industry, which is also important given the Company’s customers in that industry. His senior management level experience also brings to the Board additional perspective regarding the day to day operations of large organizations as well as corporate best practices.
