Dr. Hancock is a mining industry executive with more than 35 years of experience with Glencore plc overseeing nickel mining operations, developing and commercializing process technologies, and ramping up nickel projects. As vice president of Glencore’s Nickel assets in Western Australia, Dr. Hancock oversaw the Murrin Murrin Nickel-Cobalt mining operations. In his time as president of Koniambo Nickel SAS in New Caledonia from 2011 to 2016, Dr. Hancock led the completion, commissioning, and ramp-up of a US$7 billion greenfield Nickel Mine project. He previously led the Brunswick Smelter and also led Technology and Business Development for Noranda Zinc. Earlier in his career, he contributed to significant advancements in his field as a program leader and research engineer at the Noranda Technology Center. More recently, he was appointed as a director of Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. in 2024, serves as an advisor to IMX S.A., and has also served as strategic advisor to Nemaska Lithium Inc. Dr. Hancock holds a Ph.D in Metallurgical Engineering from McGill University and both a Master of Applied Science and a Bachelor of Engineering from Technical University of Nova Scotia. Dr. Peter Hancock has served as a director of Sherritt since November 2021.