Don Lindsay

Director, BHP; Retired CEO, Teck Resources
Vancouver, Canada

Don Lindsay joined Teck Resources Limited as President in January 2005 and assumed the additional responsibility of Chief Executive Officer in April 2005. He stepped down as CEO in September 2022 and remained as advisor to the Board and management until May 31, 2023 when he retired from the company. He is currently a Director of BHP Group Limited and Chair of the Board of Manulife Financial Corporation. Before joining Teck, Don was President of CIBC World Markets, leading the bank’s investment and corporate banking division as well as the Asia Pacific region. Earlier in his career, he was responsible for CIBC’s Global Mining Group. Don holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in mining engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Don has served as Chair of the Business Council of Canada and of International Council on Mining and Metals. Previously, Don chaired the Governors Forum for Mining and Metals at the World Economic Forum and was Chair of the International Zinc Association. Don was recently selected to join the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.

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Don Lindsay - 2026