Presently, William Paul Chawrun occupies the position of Chief Operating Officer of Centerra Gold, Inc.

He is also Member of Professional Engineers Ontario.

He previously held the position of Vice President-Project Economics & Acquisitions at Portex Minerals, Inc., Geologist at Corona Corp., Chief Operating Officer for Teranga Gold Corp., Director-Technical Services at Detour Gold Corp. and Executive Vice President-Corporate Development at Chieftain Metals, Inc.

William Paul Chawrun received an undergraduate degree from Queen's University, an undergraduate degree from McMaster University and an MBA from Athabasca University.