Tocvan Ventures has appointed mining executive Anna Ladd-Kruger as an independent director, effective January 14, 2026, adding a board member with more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning finance, capital markets, M&A and governance across multiple mining jurisdictions.
The company said Ladd-Kruger has a track record of helping scale junior exploration companies into mid-tier producers and has held board and executive roles at several miners. She is currently chair of the board and audit chair at Integra Resources Corp., and previously served as an independent director and audit chair at SilverCrest Metals. Tocvan noted she also served on the special committee involved in SilverCrest’s approximately US$1.7 billion acquisition by Coeur Mining in February 2025.
In prior executive roles, Ladd-Kruger served as chief financial officer at McEwen Mining, Excellon Resources, and Trevali Mining, where Tocvan said she oversaw financings totaling more than US$1 billion and supported acquisitions and operational growth initiatives, including Trevali’s expansion from roughly a $50 million market capitalization to more than $1 billion.
Tocvan said her expertise includes debt and equity financing, treasury management, ESG governance, corporate development and technical mining operations across Canada, Africa, Latin America and the U.S. She holds a master’s degree in economics from Queen’s University, a bachelor of commerce (honors) from the University of British Columbia, and CPA (CMA) credentials, along with ICD.D certification and a sustainability and ESG professional certificate.
As part of the appointment, Tocvan’s board approved a grant of 300,000 stock options to Ladd-Kruger at an exercise price of $1.18 per share. The company said 150,000 options vest immediately, with the remaining 150,000 vesting 12 months from the grant date, and all options expiring January 14, 2031. Tocvan also granted 200,000 stock options to consultants on the same terms.
The board addition comes as Tocvan advances its flagship Gran Pilar and El Picacho gold-silver projects in Sonora, Mexico, toward resource definition and potential production. At Gran Pilar, Tocvan said it controls more than 21 square kilometers of prospective ground and continues to outline targets across the South Block and North Block areas. The company highlighted multiple drill intercepts from 2024 and 2025 programs, including long intervals with higher-grade sub-zones, as well as near-surface RC results that included 3.1 meters grading 19.4 g/t gold within a broader 106.8-meter interval grading 0.6 g/t gold.
Tocvan also pointed to metallurgical testwork and bulk-sample results from Gran Pilar, including reported gold recoveries in the high-90% range in composite testing and rapid recovery results in agitated leach and bottle-roll tests. The company said it is planning for scalable infrastructure, including a 50,000-tonne pilot production facility, and reported approximately 66 million shares outstanding.
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“We are thrilled to welcome Anna to Tocvan’s Board of Directors. Her deep financial acumen, experience in guiding junior miners through growth phases, and strong focus on governance and ESG will be instrumental as we advance our flagship Gran Pilar and El Picacho gold projects in Sonora, Mexico, toward resource definition and potential production.”
Brodie Sutherland, President and CEO, Tocvan Ventures Corp.
