Leadership & Directors

Mr. Fronk has over 35 years of experience in the gold business, primarily as a senior officer and director of publicly traded companies. In 1999 Mr. Fronk co-founded Seabridge and has served as the Company’s CEO since that time. Mr. Fronk is a graduate of Columbia University from which he holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering and a Master of Science in Mineral Economics.

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Technical Committee

Ms. Arlaud, M. Eng., CDI.D is Currently the CEO of underground mining specialist, IMB Inc. She previously held lead engineering roles with several engineering and project implementation consultants including Hatch Associates Inc. and McIntosh Engineering (Stantec).  Prior to that, she was Chief Engineer at PT Freeport in Indonesia, and held engineering roles at WMC Resources Ltd. and Normandy Ltd. both of Australia.  Ms. Arlaud is an expert in mining, geology, geotechnical engineering, mining engineering and project management with 28 years of industry experience.  She is also a Board member of Global Atomic Corporation, Imdex Ltd. and Igo Ltd.

Educated in Victoria, Australia, Ms. Arlaud has a Masters of Mining Engineering from the University of Ballarat and an BSc with Honours from La Trobe University.

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Mr. Coon Come is the former Grand Chief of the Grand Counsel of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and the Cree Regional Authority and a former Chairperson of the Cree National Trust. He was National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations from 2000 to 2003 and previously was Grand Chief/Chairman of the Grand Counsel of the Crees of Québec from 1987 to 1999 and 2008 to 2017. Earlier, he served two terms as Chief of the Mistissini First Nation. Mr. Coon Come is a Founding Member of the Board of Compensation of the Cree Nation and has been a director of Creeco, AirCreebec, Cree Regional Economic Enterprise Company and Cree Construction Company, and Chairman of Cree Housing Corporation and James Bay Native Development Corporation. He was a founding director of the First Nations Bank of Canada. He is a director of Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited, and served from 2017 as a director, Goldcorp Inc. (TSX) and its successor company Newmont Corporation (TSX and NYSE) on the Safety and Sustainability Committee, leaving that board in 2022. He is a member of the NACD and ICD.

Mr. Coon Come has been presented numerous awards in the fields of aboriginal affairs and environmental stewardship. He received both the Goldman Price (1994) and the National Aboriginal Achievement Award (1995) and was awarded Honorary Doctorate of Laws degrees by Trent University in 1998 and by the University of Toronto in 2000. He was invested into the Order of Canada for his contribution to the nation.

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Compensation Committee (Chair),  Technical Committee

With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Gonzalez-Urien is one of the most highly regarded exploration geologists in the mining industry. From 1989 through 2001 Mr. Gonzalez-Urien held various executive positions with Placer Dome Inc. including Senior Vice President of the parent company and President of Placer Dome Exploration Inc.

During this period he was charged with ultimate responsibility for Placer Dome´s worldwide exploration activities. Prior to Placer Dome, Mr. Gonzalez-Urien held senior positions with BHP-Utah Inc. and Noranda. He holds a degree in Geology from the University of Santiago, Chile, followed by post graduate studies in Geology at the University of California, Berkeley.

Sustainability Committee, Technical Committee

From February 2011 until August 2022, Mr. Layman acted as Chief Operating Officer of Seabridge Gold, baring responsibility for designing and managing the technical programs required to advance Seabridge's two main assets, KSM and Courageous Lake, towards feasibility and advising the Board of Directors on the best strategy for unlocking shareholder value in these assets. Mr. Layman has an unusually broad range of technical expertise which makes him uniquely qualified for his role. Previous to Seabridge Gold, he was Vice President Solutions and Innovation for Newmont Mining Company where he was responsible for managing Global Technical Services and launching a Global Innovation Department. Mr. Layman retired as President and COO in August 2022 but remains a Director.

Mr. Layman has worked in both underground and open pit operations containing gold, copper, silver, lead and zinc metals. His education includes Bachelors Degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Finance from Washington State University and an MBA from Eastern Washington University.  Mr. Layman is currently a Director of Star Royalties and holds the ICD.D Director designation in Canada and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors in the US. Mr. Layman also holds the CERT Certificate in Cyber - Risk Oversight Program offered by NACD/Carnegie Mellon University.

Technical Committee (Chair), Sustainability Committee

Mr. Pelletier is a process chemist/metallurgist by training with 14 years in industry and 36 years in resource-related environmental consulting. During his early years he worked with INCO, US Borax/Rio Tinto and Utah International/BHP. In 1981 Mr. Pelletier founded the Rescan Group, a globally recognized, industry leading mining/mineral processing engineering and environmental consulting firm. As Rescan’s President, Mr. Pelletier managed a number of acid rock drainage studies, industrial water treatment studies, mine closures and qualitative risk assessments.

He has managed large Environmental Impact Studies and permitting for major projects such as the KSM Project, the Jansen Potash Project, Goro Nickel, the Voisey’s Bay Nickel Project, Escondida, the Ekati Diamond Mine and others. Mr. Pelletier is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIMM) and has received the following awards: CIMM Distinguished Lecturer Award, CIMM Silver Medal for Distinguished Service to Mining Industry and the Technology Transfer Award from the Indonesian Department of Minerals and Energy for DSTP. In 2023, Mr. Pelletier received the AME Robert R. Hedley Award for his contribution and advances in the realm of social and environmental responsibility, including contribution to increase equity, diversity and inclusion in British Columbia, Canada and worldwide.

Mr. Pelletier is a qualified ICD.D member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Sustainability Committee (Chair), Technical Committee
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Since August 1, 2022, Ms. Miller has been Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer of Seabridge. Ms. Miller is an executive with over 20 years of success leading business and supply chain innovation for Fortune 500 organizations. Ms. Miller has comprehensive experience increasing company performance and profitability through supply chain leadership, strategic planning and analysis, and organizational management. She also has extensive experience implementing processes to improve efficiency and is accomplished in all areas of program management with a keen ability to identify, build, and maintain business relationships.

In addition to building her executive coaching practice, Ms. Miller is on the board of Highland Copper. She has two undergraduate degrees from Miami University of Ohio and has pursued graduate education at both University of Chicago and Harvard. Ms. Miller has continued to develop her skills in cybersecurity and ESG through NACD and ICD.

Ms. Robertson is a Certified Public Accountant. She began her career at PWC, and from 2006 until 2019 she worked at Barrick Gold, where she engaged in various finance roles including the development of capital projects finance framework, to ensure all capital projects follow the same best practices including, but not limited to P2P; planning; cash calls; asset management; and reporting. Her other duties included presenting to the Barrick Audit Committee on quarterly results, financial control, and accounting issues; responding to SEC and OSC comment letters. Ms. Robertson departed Barrick as Partner, Vice President & Controller in 2019 and then joined Centerra Gold Corp. as Vice President Finance and Capital Projects. In 2022 she became Chief Financial Officer of Marathon Gold Corp. (TSX:MOZ), managing finance, treasury, planning and IT until Marathon was sold at the end of 2023. Ms. Robertson is currently SVP, Finance at Kinross Gold.

She was a Director of Quebec Precious Metals Corp. (TSXV) in 2021-2023. Ms. Robertson was a member of CPA Canada’s Mining Industry Task Force on IFRS, created jointly with The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, ending in the role of Chairman.

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair)‍

Mr. Sabine is Lead Director of Seabridge. He is a seasoned legal counsel, now retired from practice, with over 40 years experience in mining, corporate reorganization, securities, financing, and mergers and acquisitions. In addition to advising public companies and investment banks, he has served on the boards of directors of a number of public and private companies in a variety of businesses.

He is a former director and Chief Executive Officer of Arbor Memorial Services Inc and was non-executive Chair of Anvil Mining Limited, North American Nickel Inc. (now Premium Nickel Resources Ltd.), and Meridian Mining UK Societas. Mr. Sabine has also served as a director of Minera Rayrock Inc., Discovery West, Blackrock Ventures Inc., Golden Star Resources Limited, Uranium One, Lipari Energy Inc., Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd., and Rincon Ltd., a private company with mineral assets in the United States and Argentina. Mr. Sabine holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees from Western University.

Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
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Mr. Sugar is well-known for his extensive involvement in the investment banking industry. He served for 32 years with RBC Capital Markets, including 24 years as a Managing Director. During his tenure at RBC, Mr. Sugar led numerous equity and debt offerings, advised on merger and acquisition transactions for a wide range of Canadian and international mining companies and provided on-going oversight of corporate banking relationships. Prior to his career in investment banking, he worked for the mining industry in various roles ranging from corporate development to field geologist.

Mr. Sugar has previously served on the boards of Stillwater Mining Company, Osisko Mining Corporation, Norzinc Ltd. and Romarco Minerals Inc. where he was active on Audit, Compensation and Special Committees.

Mr. Sugar holds a BSc in Geology and an MBA, both from the University of Toronto.

Audit Committee (Chair), Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and Sustainability Committee

Carol Willson has over 28 years of experience in risk assurance and advisory consulting with Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and now has her own consulting business. Her clients have come from multiple sectors, with her last 15 years focusing on the mining and metals sector. As a trusted Risk Consulting leader her projects included leading corporate governance, enterprise risk management, internal controls and internal audit consulting work. Ms. Willson has acted as head of internal audit for multiple gold mining companies and carried out internal audit projects in key risk areas such as cybersecurity, project controls, ESG, and procurement.

Ms. Willson has served as a board member for a non for profit organization for 10 years and acted as Board Chair and Chair of multiple Board Committees.  She holds an MBA (Accounting) from the University of Toronto, risk and fraud certifications and a Directors designation (ICD.D) from the Institute of Corporate Directors.