Joseph van den Elsen

Joseph van den Elsen has extensive experience in South America.

He joined the board of Ookami as non-executive director in September 2020 and was appointed managing director in April 2021 to oversee the completion of the proposed acquisition of the Boulbi and Messok East Projects.

Prior to Ookami, Mr van den Elsen was the managing director of CMN Mining, a privately-held exploration and development company advancing a coal project in Colombia, and stepped down from the role in June 2020 to become chair. Prior to CMN Mining, he held executive positions with MHM Metals and Hampshire Mining, was an associate director at UBS and associate advisor at Goldman Sachs JB Were.

Mr van den Elsen holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Bachelor of Arts (Spanish) and a Graduate Diploma in Environment, Energy and Resources Law. He is pursuing a Graduate Diploma in Mineral Exploration Geoscience and a Master of Science (Mineral Economics).