LaVallière is Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations, and joined the company in October 2012. LaVallière has over 25 years of investor relations experience in the mining industry and extensive knowledge of exploration, project assessment, mergers and acquisitions and communications at both national and international levels. Previously,LaValliere served as Vice-President, Corporate Affairs for Anvil Mining and Director, Investor Relations at Cambior. He holds a B.Sc. degree in geology from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and an MBA from Université de Montréal-HEC Montréal.LaVallière is a member of Ordre des géologues du Québec and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.