Watch the video from the 2016 LOVA awards dinner held on October 5th in Toronto to learn more about the 12 winners.
The LOVA winners came together in Toronto from sites across the globe and quickly bonded over our shared values. They enjoyed a week-long visit that included a trip to Niagara Falls, Ontario, a natural wonder of the world.
A big congratulations to the winners!
Putting People First
Gold
Malvina Tyurina, Explosives Storage Manager, Dvoinoye
Silver
Caleb Trease, Senior Safety Specialist, Round Mountain
Abdoul Moumine Ahmed Abdel Moumine, Health and Safety Officer, Tasiast
Outstanding Corporate Citizenship
Gold
Otavio Melo Medeiros, Senior Community Relationship Analyst, Paracatu
Silver
Eduardo Castillo, Crushing Plant Operator, Maricunga
Jon Jensen, Mill Maintenance Foreman, Kettle River-Buckhorn
High Performance Culture
Gold
Michal Kowalczyk, Manager, Operations Strategy, Toronto
Silver
Alan Wakefield, Process Maintenance Supervisor, Bald Mountain
Konstantin Mikhailov, Senior SharePoint Developer, Magadan
Rigorous Financial Discipline
Gold
Tumen Badarch, Senior Mine Engineer, Fort Knox
Silver
Vladimir Konnikov, Electrical Engineer, Power Plant, Kupol
Thompson Afari, Open Pit Project Manager, Chirano
The 2016 LOVA winners! Back row (left to right): Tumen Badarch, Senior Mine Engineer, Fort Knox, Abdoul Moumine Ahmed Abdel Moumine, Health and Safety Officer, Tasiast, Konstantin Mikhailov, Senior SharePoint Developer, Magadan, Malvina Tyurina, Explosives Storage Manager, Dvoinoye, Michal Kowalczyk, Manager, Operations Strategy, Toronto, Jon Jensen, Mill Maintenance Foreman, Kettle River-Buckhorn, Caleb Trease, Senior Safety Specialist, Round Mountain, Otavio Melo Medeiros, Senior Community Relationship Analyst, Paracatu
Front row: Eduardo Castillo, Plant Operator, Maricunga, Alan Wakefield, Process Maintenance Supervisor, Bald Mountain, Thompson Afari, Open Pit Projects Manager, Chirano and Vladimir Konnikov, Electrical Engineer, Power Plant, Kupol