Kay Priestly was a director of Alacer Gold from August 2019 to September 2020 and became a non-executive director of SSR Mining following their merger.
Ms Priestly was chief executive of Turquoise Hill Resources from 2012 until her retirement in 2015. Prior to that, she was chief financial officer of Rio Tinto Copper from 2008 until 2012, vice president of finance & chief financial officer of Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Utah Copper operations from 2006 to 2008, and held executive management roles at American Nursing Services and Entergy Corporation.
Ms Priestly began her career with Arthur Andersen where she progressed from staff accountant to partner, holding various management and global leadership positions. While at Arthur Andersen, she provided tax, consulting and M&A services to global companies across many industries including energy, mining, manufacturing and services.
