About Us

We identify the exceptional people the mining sector needs to accelerate positive change.

At Lincoln Strategic, we have 3 fundamental beliefs:

1

Talent is transformational – the right person in the right role can have a transformational impact on the success of your business. We connect our clients with exceptional talent.

2

Inclusivity inspires innovation – We engage with diverse talent, so that your teams are infused with dynamic and creative thinking to drive innovation and transformation.

3

Collaboration is key – open and consistent communication gives us a broader and deeper understanding of your business goals and challenges, fostering a partnership approach that helps you attract talent and achieve your objectives.

Meet The Team

Collectively we have decades of experience in providing high quality recruitment solutions to mining sector clients around the world. We’ve successfully completed challenging search projects in over 50 different countries.

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Our Partners

Partner

Steven Bergounhon

Lincoln Strategic’s co-founder, Steve, drives transformative results for all our clients at all levels and across all lines of business by both leading challenging management and technical searches, and by improving the delivery capacity of our entire project management team. Renowned for his dedication and energy, Steve has played a vital role in shaping Lincoln Strategic’s image and reputation within the mining industry. Timmins-based, Steve is the current Directors at the Canadian Institute of Mining – Porcupine Branch.

Partner

Erik Buckland

Erik specialises in high-priority, high-impact and high-visibility roles in corporate and mine operations environments and is at his best in tough recruitment situations that require creativity and unique approaches to overcome difficult challenges. Through his 15+ years’ experience as a Lead Project Manager at Bedford Resources, Erik has developed a very broad network, a strong industry reputation as well the ability to inspire trust, enabling him to very quickly establish and build strong, sustaining relationships. He makes it his mission to understand what the right and natural fit will be for both our clients and candidates.

Partner

John Larpent

John has over 15 years’ experience recruiting leadership and senior technical talent for international miners, with a focus on Africa, Europe, and the US. During his career, John has worked on site in West Africa where he developed and implemented the recruitment strategy for a greenfield iron ore project and started two successful recruitment businesses, specialising in executive and senior level search.

Known for developing in depth understanding of his clients’ objectives, business culture and challenges, John focuses on building long-term relationships. He enjoys partnering with executives of ambitious mining companies to help solve human capital challenges and recruit the talented people they need to drive business success.

Partner

Jane Banks

Jane is a highly experienced international Executive Search professional with over two decades of mining industry experience across a range of commodities and jurisdictions. Matching top-end talent with the right opportunities is her passion. She has advised management teams on effective strategies for engaging and employing key leaders globally resulting in numerous operational turnarounds and successful startups. Jane represents Lincoln Strategic from a US base and brings intimate industry knowledge and credibility, as well as a diverse network that includes board/CEO, COO, and VP-level executives, general managers, and technical site management teams.

Our Team

Controller

Lauren Blaskievich

Recruiter

Collin MacKinnon

Administrator

Taylor Richer

Analyst

Ami Raval

Analyst

Heena Gada

Our Advisors

Advisor

Pierre Julien

Lincoln Strategic’s co-founder, Pierre is an experienced and astonishingly well-connected executive with an unparalleled pedigree in global mining/mineral processing. The current Executive Vice President of Origination at DRA Group Holdings, Pierre has previously held leadership postings with Norcast Castings, Outokumpu Technology North America and Outotec. A corporate-problem solver and big-picture thinker, Pierre provides strategic guidance and support to Lincoln Strategic.

Advisor

Russ Buckland

Russ is a world-class executive search professional, brand-champion and thought leader who provides strategic guidance and support to Lincoln Strategic. A former Partner at Bedford Group as well as the founder of Bedford Resources, Russ has executed over 2,000 executive and C-suite search projects in the global natural resources and mining space over the past 30 years. Russ previously held HR executive postings at Falconbridge, Kidd Creek Mines and Currough Resources.

Let’s Connect

If you’re a client looking to fill a critical role or an exceptional mining professional looking for advice on your next career move, get in touch.






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