Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares

Thank you for standing by. This is the conference operator. Welcome to the IAMGOLD first quarter 2022 operating and financial results conference call and webcast. As a reminder, all participants are in listen-only mode and the conference is being recorded. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. To join the question queue, you may press star then 1 on your telephone keypad. Should you need assistance during the conference call, you may signal an operator by pressing star and zero. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Graham Jennings, VP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for IAM Gold. Please go ahead, Mr. Jennings.

Thank you, operator, and welcome everyone to the IAM Gold First Quarter 2022 Operating and Financial Results Conference Call. Joining me today on the call are Maryse Belanger, Chair of the Board and Interim President and CEO, Daniela Dimitrov, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development, Craig McDougall, Executive Vice President, Growth, and Bruno Lemelin, Senior Vice President, Operations and Projects. Our remarks on this call will include forward-looking statements. Please refer to the cautionary statement included in the presentation under the heading Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information. and be advised that the same cautionary language applies to our remarks during the call. Non-GAAP measures will also be referenced on the call and we direct you to review the cautionary statement included in the presentation and the reconciliations of these measures included in our most recent MD&A, each under the heading Non-GAAP Financial Measures. With respect to the technical information to be discussed, please refer to the information in the presentation under the heading Qualified Person and Technical Information. The slides referenced on this call can be viewed on our website. I will now turn the call over to our Chair and Interim President and CEO, Maryse Boulanger.

Thank you, Graham. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. As you saw in the announcement last night, I have agreed to step in as Interim President and CEO. This appointment is a great honor, and I'm very pleased to be here and look forward to working closely with the rest of the management team at IM Gold, especially to navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead. The decision to come aboard was given careful consideration. Given the complexity of the business, both from an operational and project development standpoint, Further management capacity is needed to bridge the gap until a search for permanent CEO is concluded. On behalf of the board, I want to thank Daniela for effectively leading the company through a difficult period as interim CEO, in addition to her roles as president and chief financial officer. Each of these roles demands tremendous time and commitment, and my coming on board will allow Daniela to turn more of her attention to investigating measures to increase the company's liquidity. Since being appointed chair earlier this year, I have been working very closely with Daniela and the executive team I just spent the weekend at Cote and was very impressed to see the ramp-up of activities as the weather improved. I am confident we will address the current near-term challenges and know that we remain fully focused on our goal of becoming a leading high-margin gold producer. With that, I would like to turn the call over to Daniela to take us through the events of the quarter. Daniela, please.