About

Frank Herbert has experience in the mining and natural resources industries spanning over 25 years. He joined Centerra as general counsel in 2004 and was appointed president in 2015. Herbert was the first lawyer at Centerra and created the legal team that stands today. His role encompasses a variety of roles and government relations functions helping to lead negotiations in regards to mergers and acquisitions, securities and commercial matters. As part of his international scope Herbert is responsible for management of the company’s global legal affairs. He manages government relations and negotiations in all the jurisdictions where Centerra Gold operates, including the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Turkey, Portugal and Canada. When discussing challenges Herbert says that the most significant factor in his business were political challenges that included resource nationalism, commenting that ‘it requires a great deal of patience and perseverance to stay connected with and influence outcomes in jurisdictions that are so far away and so different from our own’. He has evidently managed to stay afloat of political and geographical challenges with his top quality legal advice, leadership and problem-solver approach. Herbert has gone on to lead negotiations in the Kyrgyz republic, which is considered the largest and most important asset and has now evolved publically to about 50 negotiations with the government. He’s also successfully managed Centerra’s investments in Kurdistan despite very significant political and legal risks. Prior to this role he practiced at Freshfields in London, where he focused on international natural resource transactions and joint ventures. Herbert then returned to Canada and spent five years with Macleod Dixon also in the natural resource area doing security and commercial law.