David Way

David Way, a New Zealand educated mining engineer, has over 30 years of experience in the operation and management of underground and open-pit mines across several commodities and jurisdictions.

In February 2023 Mr Way became the chief operating officer of Celsius Resources' Philippine subsidiaries, where he will oversee the development of its flagship Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog Copper-Gold Project.

Mr Way had executive responsibility for OceanaGold’s Didipio Mine in the Philippines, as well as the Macraes and Waihi Gold Mines in New Zealand. He had also held senior management positions with Oz Mineral’s Prominent Hill Mine in South Australia, Newcrest Mining’s Gosowong Gold Mine in Indonesia and its Telfer Mine in Western Australia, as well as mine management positions in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of
Congo.

Mr Way holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from the University of Auckland, an MBA from the University of South Australia, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.