Elliot “Chuck” Wimberly will serve as Goldbelt’s new president and CEO.
The announcement came during Goldbelt’s 42nd annual shareholders meeting Saturday. Goldbelt Board Member Ben Coronell confirmed the news.
Wimberley was named interim CEO by Goldbelt in a January press release after Richard Irwin left the position at the end of last year.
According to the press release, Wimberly has 10 years experience as an executive with Alaska Native corporations and over 20 years experience in “government service.”
Goldbelt said Wimberly previously served as a top executive for the Southern Ute Tribe in Durango, Colorado, and he is retired from the U.S. intelligence community. According to the Juneau Empire, Wimberly was also CEO of Shee Atika, Sitka’s urban Native corporation.
