Eldorado Gold Corporation has announced the appointment of Christian Milau as President, effective September 12, 2025. Milau brings more than 25 years of experience in finance, capital markets, and mining to the company. His background includes operational leadership and work with stakeholders across major mining regions in North and South America, Africa, and other areas.
Milau was most recently Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Saudi Discovery Company, a private copper and gold exploration firm focused on projects in Saudi Arabia. He also served as a non-executive board member for several companies in the gold and copper sector. As he transitions to his new role at Eldorado Gold, Milau will step down from these board positions.
His previous roles include serving as Chief Executive Officer at Equinox Gold from 2016 to 2022, where he led the company’s growth from a single-asset developer to an operator with eight mines. Earlier positions include CEO of True Gold Mining, CFO at Endeavour Mining, and Vice President, Treasurer at New Gold. Milau holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CA) designation.
With this appointment, George Burns will transition from his current dual role as President & Chief Executive Officer to focus solely on the CEO position. Milau will oversee both the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and the Executive Vice President Operations & Technical Services. His responsibilities will cover operations in Canada and Türkiye, technical services, exploration activities, finance functions, human resources management, as well as health, safety and sustainability initiatives.
Steven Reid, Chair of the Board commented: “As we position the company for its next leg of growth, the Board conducted a comprehensive search to identify a President with the right blend of experience, vision, and leadership. Christian is a proven leader who will complement our executive team and help unlock the full potential of our business. His appointment reflects our commitment to thoughtful leadership and succession planning and long-term value creation.”
George Burns stated: “Christian’s experience is a perfect fit for Eldorado. He brings a rare combination of operational depth, financial acumen, and strategic vision. His leadership through transformative periods at multiple mining companies strengthens our executive team. I look forward to working alongside Christian as we advance toward the completion of Skouries construction – a key inflection point for our company. As we prepare to bring our new copper-gold mine into production Christian’s insights and experience will be instrumental in driving our next phase of strategy, growth and capital allocation.”
Christian Milau said: “The team at Eldorado has executed well on a disciplined and long-term growth strategy and I’m thrilled to be joining this superb team at such a transformative time in its journey. With Skouries coming online next year, the company is entering an exciting new chapter, and I’m eager to contribute to that momentum. What drew me to Eldorado is not just its quality asset base and growth trajectory but its values of collaboration agility courage drive and integrity Strong values have guided me throughout my career ,and it’s clear these principles are deeply embedded in Eldorado’s culture .I look forward to working with George ,and the broader team ,to build on the company’s strong foundation ,to realize value for stakeholders deliver on strategic growth opportunities within portfolio ,and shape next phase Eldorado’s evolution leading gold base metals producer .”
Eldorado Gold operates mining development projects primarily in Türkiye Canada Greece Its shares trade Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: ELD) New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EGO).
The company’s recent activities reflect ongoing efforts toward expansion—including advancement toward bringing its Skouries project into production—and continued focus on responsible operations across its international portfolio.
