Ms. Whittaker is a seasoned public company board and committee member with more than 30 years of experience as a capital markets lawyer. Her deep corporate governance experience is complemented by her professional expertise in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Novagold Resources Inc., where she is the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.
Ms. Whittaker is a former member of the board of directors of Sierra Metals Inc., Detour Gold Corporation, and Kirkland Lake Gold. She is currently the President and Chair of the board of directors of The Badminton and Racquet Club of Toronto and a former member of the board of directors of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division. Ms. Whittaker was formerly a senior partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, a global law firm, where she was the national leader of the firm’s Mining and Commodities Team in Canada and a member of the firm’s Canadian Partnership Committee (board).
Ms. Whittaker also previously served on the Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee of the Ontario Securities Commission. She has received the National Association of Corporate Directors certification and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and an LL.B. from Queen’s University.