Rob McEwen
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Rob McEwen is Chairman and CEO of US Gold Corporation and Lexam Explorations and was the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Goldcorp, 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. In 1993, when McEwen started restructuring Goldcorp, its market capitalization has grown from US$50 million 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.
McEwen holds an MBA from Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and a BA from the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
McEwen is a passionate innovator and marketer and an avid recreational competitor. He is also a member of WPO, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Dean's Advisory Board, Schulich School of Business, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
[edit] Philanthropy
Rob McEwen's philanthropic efforts are designed to encourage excellence and innovation in health care and education. McEwen has donated in excess of $15 million over the past four years including: $10 million to establish the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the Toronto General Hospital; $1.5 million to Schulich 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.
[edit] Awards
- 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.
