Kimberly Darlington | Career Summary

Kimberly has more than two decades’ experience in the fields of marketing and public relations across a wide variety of industries. She began her career in the arts and entertainment sector in Toronto, moving on to a well-regarded boutique PR agency, where she built her expertise in event management, media relations, strategic communications, internal/employee relations, public affairs and community relations, marketing planning, speechwriting, and copywriting.

Working with companies from the technology, financial services, pharmaceutical, retail, and consumer goods industries, she developed her ability to help clients formulate key messages and objectives for their events and then worked closely with them to see those objectives realized over the life of a project.

After a stint as a producer of live large-scale shows such as Canada Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa where she led large technical teams, handled contract negotiation, procurement and logistics, and managed production budgets, she turned her sights on applying her skills and experience to the mining industry. In 2012 she founded Refined Substance, which combines the professional knowledge and expertise of seasoned mining professionals with the communications and marketing strategy Kimberly and her colleagues had developed working across a wide range of industries.

Kimberly serves as a director for a number of non-profit boards and is a past Chair of the Montreal chapter of Women in Mining, a global organization dedicated to the promotion and recognition of women pursuing careers in the mining sector.