Beatriz Orrantia brings sustainability expertise as a consultant in ESG, decarbonization and Just Transition. She also has legal and operational expertise in the mining industry, which includes experience with Kabanga.
Beatriz worked as a mergers and acquisitions, securities and mining lawyer from 2005 to 2015 at large Canadian law firms (Gowlings LLP, McCarthy Tetrault LLP and Heenan Blaikie LLP). She cultivated her operational mining experience during her time with Barrick Gold Corporation as VP Special Projects, focusing on mining operations and capital projects across assets in Latin America and certain global projects, including Kabanga, from February 2015 until November 2017.
Beatriz has directorship certification by the National Association of Corporate Directors, the leading certification in the United States for board members. She has a degree in civil law from the Universidad del Rosario in Colombia and a degree in common law from Osgoode Hall Law School (York University) in Canada. She also holds a certificate in sustainability and innovation from Harvard University (Extension School) and is pursuing a master’s degree in sustainability from Harvard University (Extension School). Beatriz is currently a member of the board of directors of Star Royalties Ltd., having been a director since 2020, and a member of the boards of directors of Fission Uranium Corporation and Sierra Metals Inc., having been a director of each entity since 2023.