Stephen Westhead

Stephen Westhead

Vice President of Mining & Geology

Dr. Stephen Westhead is a geologist with over 34 years of experience and joined AIMC in April 2016.

He oversees exploration, production geology, and mining.

Stephen has worked in India, CIS, Eastern Europe, and Russia.

Previously, he was Technical Advisor to the Managing Director of Polyus Gold’s main business unit.

Stephen has project management expertise from exploration to construction and production.

He earned a PhD in structural controls on mineralisation, an MSc in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology, and a BSc in Applied Geology.

He is a Chartered Geologist, Fellow of The Geological Society, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists, and a Member of the Institute of Directors holding a Diploma in Company Direction.