Corporate Management

Jon Cherry was appointed President and CEO of Perpetua Resources and joined the Board of Directors effective March 14, 2024. Mr. Cherry joins Perpetua Resources with over 33 years of extensive mining industry experience including permitting, capital raising, project development, joint venture formation and operations. He most recently served as Chairman, President, and CEO of PolyMet Mining. During his tenure at PolyMet, the NorthMet project received the highest rating the Environmental Protection Agency has ever given to a mining project.

Additionally, Mr. Cherry played a leading role in negotiating a joint venture with Teck Resources before PolyMet’s sale to Glencore. Before PolyMet, Mr. Cherry served as a senior leader for the multi-billion Resolution Copper JV Project (owned by Rio Tinto and BHP), General Manager of Rio Tinto’s Eagle Mine (the United States of America’s only primary nickel-copper mine) and Senior Project Engineer at Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper. Mr. Cherry will lead the Perpetua Resources team as the Stibnite Gold Project completes permitting and transitions into development and operations.

Jessica Largent was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Perpetua Resources effective April 1, 2022. She joined Perpetua Resources in 2021 as Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations and has been instrumental in leading the finance team through a number of milestones. Prior to joining Perpetua, she held finance leadership roles at Newmont, Turquoise Hill Resources and Rio Tinto and brings more than 15 years of mining industry experience in financial reporting, accounting, strategic planning, and investor relations.