Frank Pickard

Frank Pickard was a notable Canadian mining executive, serving as the CEO of Falconbridge, one of Canada’s leading diversified mining companies. His career was tragically cut short in 1996 when he died of a heart attack shortly after arriving at the Collahuasi copper mine in Chile's Atacama Desert. He was known for his contributions to the mining industry and was remembered for his ambitious vision for Falconbridge, which later became part of Xstrata and subsequently Glencore, one of the world's largest commodities traders.