Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse

Director, AME BC
President and Chief Executive Officer
NovaGold Resources Inc.

 
Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, M.Sc., is President and Chief Executive Officer of NovaGold Resources Inc. Since assuming management of NovaGold in 1998, Rick has assembled a portfolio of world-class properties and a team of top industry professionals who have turned NovaGold into one of North America's fastest growing mining companies, poised to become a mid-tier gold, silver and copper producer. Rick's vision and ability to follow through can be attributed to his 30 years of worldwide experience in the natural resource sector, including time as Vice President of Exploration at Placer Dome.

He brings years of working experience and knowledge of Alaska, Western Canada, Africa and Asia, and has managed projects from grassroots discovery through to advanced Feasibility Studies and production. Rick holds a Candidature degree in Science from the Universite de Louvain in Belgium, and an M.Sc. in Geology from the University of Arizona.