Tim S. Gitzel
President and Chief Executive Officer, Cameco

Tim Gitzel was appointed chief executive officer of Cameco on July 1, 2011.  He was elected vice-chairman of the World Nuclear Association March 2011, was appointed president May 14, 2010 and appointed senior vice-president and chief operating officer January 9, 2007.

He has extensive experience in Canadian and international uranium mining activities through 16 years of senior management experience. Prior to joining Cameco, he was executive vice-president, mining business unit for AREVA based in Paris, France with responsibility for global uranium, gold, exploration and decommissioning operations in 11 countries around the world. He practiced as a lawyer with a Saskatchewan firm from April 1990 to December 1991. He was also past president of the Saskatchewan Mining Association and served on the boards of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Junior Achievement of Saskatchewan and was co-chair of the Royal Care Campaign raising funds for Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, and vice-president, communications for the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships.