Lisa Pankratz Appointed to B2Gold's Board of Directors. Lisa Pankratz has over 30 years of experience in the investment industry and capital markets in both executive and advisory capacities, working with multinational and international companies. For over 20 years, she has served as a board member of corporations in the financial services and global media industries.

Ms. Pankratz currently serves as Chair of the board of UBC Investment Management Trust Inc. and of the HSBC Independent Review Committee for HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Limited. She previously served on the boards of IA Clarington Investments, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Canwest Media Inc., The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, and was a member of the Accounting Policy and Advisory Committee advising the Ministry of Finance for the Province of British Columbia. From 2006 to 2010, she was the President of Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management Ltd., and from 2002 to 2006 was the President, Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Cundill Investment Research Ltd. and the Chief Compliance Officer of The Cundill Group.

Ms. Pankratz is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia and a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder. She received an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.