Chief Executive Officer and Director
Hayden Locke
Mr. Locke joined Marimaca Copper in July 2020 as its President, assuming the role of CEO and joining the Board of Directors in April 2021. In addition to his role at Marimaca, Mr. Locke is currently Chairman at AIM-listed Emmerson Plc (“Emmerson”), a Moroccan focused potash development company. Hayden is a highly experienced mining executive, having spent the latter part of his career developing and leading successful LSE and ASX-listed mining companies. Prior to that he worked in investment banking with J.P. Morgan and mining private equity with Barclays Natural Resource Investments.
Prior to this, Hayden was Head of Corporate for ASX-listed gold developer Papillon Resources, which was acquired by B2Gold in late 2014 for US$600 million, and Head of Corporate and Technical Services (Geology, Mining and Processing) with ASX-listed potash developer, Highfield Resources.
