Jacques Perron holds the position of Chief Executive & Director at Pretium Resources, Inc. Mr. Perron is also on the board of Centerra Gold, Inc. and Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation and Member of The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum and Member of Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec.

In his past career Mr. Perron was Chief Executive Officer at PetroVietnam LPG JSC, Senior Vice President-America at IAMGOLD Corp. and Vice President at Cambior, Inc. (a subsidiary of IAMGOLD Corp.), President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc. and General Manager-Quebec Operations at Breakwater Resources Ltd.

Jacques Perron received an undergraduate degree from L'École Polytechnique de Montréal.