IAMGOLD Corporation (NYSE:IAG) Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 4, 2022 8:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Graeme Jennings - VP, IR and Corporate Communications

Maryse Bélanger - Chair of the Board, Interim President and CEO

Daniella Dimitrov - EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Craig MacDougall - EVP, Growth

Bruno Lemelin - SVP, Operations and Projects

Conference Call Participants

Josh Wolfson - RBC Capital Markets

Jackie Przybylowski - BMO Capital Markets

Michael Parkin - National Bank Financial

Anita Soni - CIBC World Markets

Lawson Winder - Bank of America

Carey MacRury - Canaccord Genuity

Tanya Jakusconek - Scotiabank

Operator

Thank you for standing by. This is the conference operator. Welcome to the IAMGOLD First Quarter 2022 Operating and Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast. As a reminder, all participants are in listen-only mode and the conference is being recorded. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions]. At this time, I would now like to turn the conference over to Graeme Jennings, VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for IAMGOLD. Please go ahead, Mr. Jennings.

Graeme Jennings

Thank you, operator and welcome everyone to the IAMGOLD first quarter 2022 operating and financial results conference call. Joining me today on the call are Maryse Bélanger, Chair of the Board and Interim President and CEO; Daniella Dimitrov, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development; Craig MacDougall, Executive Vice President, Growth; and Bruno Lemelin, Senior Vice President of Operations and Projects.

Our remarks on this call will include forward-looking statements. Please refer to the cautionary statement included in the presentation under the heading cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information and be advised that the same cautionary language applies to our remarks during the call. Non-GAAP measures will also be referenced on the call, and we direct you to review the cautionary statement included in the presentation and the reconciliations of these measures included in our most recent MD&A, each under the heading non-GAAP financial measures. With respect to the technical information that we discussed, please refer to the information in the presentation under the heading qualified person and technical information. The slides referenced on this call can be viewed on our website. I will now turn the call over to our Chair and Interim President and CEO, Maryse Bélanger.

Maryse Bélanger

Thank you Graeme. Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us. As you saw in the announcement last night, I have agreed to step in as Interim President and CEO. This appointment is a great honor and I am very pleased to be here and look forward to working closely with the rest of the management team at IAMGOLD, specially to navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead. The decision to come aboard was given careful consideration. Given the complexity of the business, both from an operational and project development standpoint, further management capacity is needed to bridge the gap until a search for a permanent CEO is concluded. On behalf of the Board I want to thank Daniella for effectively leading the company through a difficult period as Interim CEO in addition to her roles as President and Chief Financial Officer. Each of these roles demand tremendous time and commitment and my coming on board will allow Daniella to turn more of her attention to investigating measures to increase the company’s liquidity.