Tom Albanese
Chairman
American Ocean Minerals Corporation (“AOMC”)
He also serves as Chair Designate of Franco-Nevada, and is expected to be appointed as the new independent chair following the company’s Annual General Meeting on may 12, 2026. Mr. Albanese is also a director of the board at CoTec Holdings Corp, and previously served on the boards of Nevada Copper Corp., Vedanta Resources plc, Vedanta Limited, Rio Tinto plc, Rio Tinto Limited, Ivanhoe Mines Limited, Palabora Mining Company and Turquoise Hill Resources Limited.
Mr. Albanese holds a Master’s of Science degree in Mining Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mineral Economics both from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.