Mr. de Gelder joined Pan American’s Board of Directors in 2012. He Chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee, and is a member of the Audit Committee. He is also a senior officer of Stern Partners, a private diversified investment firm based in Vancouver. Mr. de Gelder has over 25 years’ experience as a lawyer specializing in corporate, M&A, financing and governance matters with a major Canadian law firm. Mr. de Gelder is a past Executive Director of the British Columbia Securities Commission, and has served on a wide variety of corporate, crown, charitable and community boards over the years.