Video News/BMO Capital Markets 2026

B2Gold (NYSE American: BTG; TSX: BTO) founder Clive Johnson will retire as president and CEO at the company’s annual meeting on June 4, marking the end of a two-decade tenure that transformed the Vancouver-based miner into a 1 million ounce per year gold producer. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference in Florida, Johnson said it was “a good time to look at passing the baton.” CFO Mike Cinnamond will succeed him, with Johnson remaining involved as chair emeritus. The leadership transition comes as B2Gold ramps up its Goose mine in Nunavut toward full production and awaits a regional permit at Fekola in Mali that could add 180,000 ounces per year. In Colombia, the company continues advancing the 100%-owned Gramalote project. Johnson said B2Gold is “clearly undervalued” and must “get value for the existing assets” before pursuing acquisitions, as production and cash flow visibility improve.