Crystal Prystai was only a few months into her role as chief financial officer for Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.B, NYSE:TECK) when the mining company experienced some seismic corporate shocks, including an attempted hostile takeover by Swiss mining giant Glencore, followed by the sale of its multibillion-dollar coal mining business.
Suffice to say, her job as CFO has not been boring.
“Those were a lot of challenges, over the last two years, in the CFO roles when all those things happened,” Prystai said. “I think that was also, I would say, an opportunity.”
A chartered accountant with a bachelor’s degree in commerce, Prystai went to work for Teck in 2008 as
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