Eugene Lei
Senior Vice President
Engineering
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd.
Canada
Biography
Eugene was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy in January 2017, responsible for corporate strategy and optimizing Hudbay's portfolio of assets through acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Joining Hudbay in 2012 and leading the company's corporate development activities since 2014, Eugene has progressed through several senior management roles and executive responsibilities. In 2014, Eugene led Hudbay’s successful acquisition of Augusta Resource Corporation. Eugene has over 15 years of global mining investment banking and corporate development experience. Prior to joining Hudbay, Eugene was Managing Director, Mining at Macquarie Capital Markets, working as an advisor on global and domestic merger & acquisitions and equity capital markets financings. Eugene holds a Bachelors of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen’s University. In 2015, Eugene received the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum’s CIM-Bedford Canadian Young Mining Leaders Award.
Research Interest
Engineering