Eira Thomas

Panthera Board Member

Ms. Thomas brings more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry, including 14 years with Aber Diamond Corporation where she served in ever-increasing roles from the initial discovery of the Diavik deposit as a geologist to Vice President Exploration and ultimately a Director of the Board. She co-founded Stornoway Diamond Corp., serving first as CEO and then as Executive Chairman. There she led the acquisition of the Renard diamond deposit, which subsequently became Quebec's first diamond mine. In 2007, she co-founded Lucara with partners Mr. Lukas Lundin and Ms. Catherine McLeod-Seltzer and served as CEO between 2018 and 2023.

Eira also served as CEO of Kaminak Gold Corporation, which was acquired by Goldcorp in 2016 for $520 million and served as a Director of Suncor Energy for 17 years. Eira is currently CEO of North Arrow Minerals and Chair of the Board at Westhaven Gold Corp. and Tectonic Metals Inc.