Eldorado Gold announced that Chief Executive Officer George Burns will retire effective September 30, 2026, and will remain on the company's board of directors. Christian Milau will become President and CEO on the same date and join the board, as part of a broader executive leadership transition. Frank Herbert, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, will move to a Senior Advisor role ahead of his planned retirement in the second quarter of 2027, while Tamiko Ohta is appointed Senior Vice President, Legal and General Counsel. Paul Ferneyhough's role expands to Executive Vice President, Strategy and Chief Financial Officer, assuming oversight of Corporate Development and Legal. With the Skouries project moving from construction to operations, the Executive Vice President, Development, Greece role is eliminated and Louw Smith will leave the company on September 30, 2026, with responsibility for Greece operations transitioning to Niklas Frank, Senior Vice President Operations, Europe.
Eldorado Gold CorpCEO retirement and executive leadership transition announced, with succession plan in place; impact on operations and strategy unclear.