Scott Perry has been the president & chief executive of Centerra Gold since November 2015. Prior to that, he was the president and chief executive of Aurico Gold (a TSX and NYSE listed company with gold mining operations in Mexico); at Barrick Gold where he became the chief financial officer of its Russian and Central Asian division, culminating in the secondment as chief financial officer and board member of Highland Gold, a London-listed company with gold operations in Russia. Mr Perry joined Aurico in early 2008 where his focus has been on financial reporting, execution of business plans, investor relations and corporate merger and acquisition activity.
He is resident in Toronto and is well known in the investor community in North America.
He has a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University, and a CPA designation.