Ms. Heersche is a highly regarded expert and strategic advisor in the natural resources industry with over 25 years of international industry experience. From 2010 through to 2023, Ms. Heersche was a senior partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and was the head of the firm wide ESG Steering Committee. Prior to Fasken, Ms. Heersche was a partner at White & Case LLP where she was co-Chair of the Global Metals & Mining Practice Group and executive managing partner of its Johannesburg office. She has a particular emphasis on project development, investment agreement negotiations and the integration of ESG into development frameworks. Ms. Heersche holds an LLB from the University of Toronto and a BSc (Physiology) and BA (German Literature) from Western University.