Gregory Lang - NovaGold Resources CEO

NG Stock  USD 3.65  0.05  1.39%   

CEO

Mr. Gregory A. Lang serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of NovaGold Resources Inc. Mr. Lang is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Lang has over 35 years of diverse experience in mine operations, project development and evaluation, including time as President of Barrick Gold North America, a whollyowned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation . Mr. Lang held progressively responsible operating and project development positions over his 10year tenure with Barrick and, prior to that, with Homestake Mining Company and International Corona Corporationrationration, both of which are now part of Barrick. He holds a BS in Mining Engineering from the University of MissouriRolla and is a Graduate of the Stanford University Executive Program. The Board has determined that Mr. Lang should continue to serve as a Director to gain his insight as an experienced mine engineer, as well as his expertise in permitting, developing and operating largescale assets, and as a successful senior executive of other large goldmining companies since 2012.
Age 69
Tenure 12 years
Address 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 3A6
Phone604 669 6227
Webhttps://www.novagold.com
Lang served as the President of Barrick Gold North America until December 2011 and has served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2012. During the most recent five years, Mr. Lang has served, and continues to serve, as a director of Trilogy Metals Inc. He served as a director of Sunward Resources Limited until June 2015.

Gregory Lang Latest Insider Activity

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NovaGold Resources Management Efficiency

The company has Return on Asset (ROA) of (0.1205) % which means that for every 100 dollars spent on asset, it generated a loss of $0.1205. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows a return on total equity (ROE) of (17.9148) %, which implies that it produced no returns to current stockholders. NovaGold Resources' management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well NovaGold Resources manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. The NovaGold Resources' current Return On Equity is estimated to increase to 6.87, while Return On Tangible Assets are forecasted to increase to (0.38). At this time, NovaGold Resources' Debt To Assets are most likely to increase slightly in the upcoming years.
NovaGold Resources reports 137.55 M of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 2.99, which may imply that the company relies heavily on debt financing. NovaGold Resources has a current ratio of 44.53, indicating that it is in good position to pay out its debt commitments in time. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for NovaGold to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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NovaGold Resources Inc. explores for and develops gold mineral properties in the United States. NovaGold Resources Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. Novagold Resources operates under Gold classification in the United States and is traded on AMEX Exchange. NovaGold Resources (NG) is traded on NYSE MKT Exchange in USA. It is located in 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 3A6 and employs 13 people. NovaGold Resources is listed under Metals & Mining category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

NovaGold Resources Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the NovaGold Resources' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: NovaGold Resources inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of NovaGold. The board's role is to monitor NovaGold Resources' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. NovaGold Resources' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, NovaGold Resources' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Thomas Kaplan, Chairman of the Board
Ethan Schutt, Independent Director
Kalidas Madhavpeddi, Independent Director
Ronald Rimelman, Health, Environment
Gregory Lang, CEO and President Non-Independent Director, Member of Environment, Health, Safety, Sustainability and Technical Committee and Member of Corporate Communications Committee
Richard BSc, VP Devel
Tricia Pannier, Corporate Secretary
Clynton Nauman, Independent Director
Peter CFA, CFO VP
Anthony Walsh, Lead Independent Director
Benjamin Machlis, VP Counsel
Sharon Dowdall, Independent Director
David Ottewell, CFO, Principal Accounting Officer and VP
Frank Gagnon, Manager Relations
Igor Levental, Independent Director
Melanie Hennessey, Vice Communications
David CA, VP CFO
Jason Mercier, Manager Relations
Elaine DorwardKing, Director
MBE BSc, VP COO
Diane Garrett, Independent Director

NovaGold Stock Performance Indicators

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Is Metals & Mining space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of NovaGold Resources. If investors know NovaGold will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about NovaGold Resources listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Earnings Share
(0.14)
Return On Assets
(0.12)
Return On Equity
(17.91)
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Please note, there is a significant difference between NovaGold Resources' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if NovaGold Resources is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, NovaGold Resources' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.