Smith is a director of Hudbay and Pretivm Resources, while Ashby served as president of BHP's iron-ore operations before he retired in 2012 and is currently director of Anglo American. Ronald Gagel would also resign from the board following the company's 2021 year-end results, while Tim Snider would not stand for re-election at the 2022 shareholders meeting. Iamgold will look for a replacement for Gagel.