From 2004 to 2008, Paul Brunner was president and chief executive of Boart Longyear Company (USA), a leading provider of drilling services, tools and equipment for the natural resource industry, the construction and quarrying industries, and industrial markets worldwide. During his 21-year career with Boart Longyear, Mr Brunner held several senior positions including as managing director of Boart Longyear (South Africa); regional director of Boart Longyear Limitada (Chile/Peru); and president of Boart Canada. Prior to Boart Longyear, he spent most of his career working at mining operations in Northern Canada. Mr. Brunner holds an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and is a mining engineering graduate from the Colorado School of Mines. He also attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology with a focus on mining.
