---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-004341"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NG"
cik: "0001173420"
company_name: "NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC"
filed_at: "2022-06-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T01:52:40.271141+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NOVAGOLD director Igor Levental dies suddenly; served since 2010

## Summary
- Igor Levental passed away unexpectedly on June 10, 2022; press released June 14.
- Independent director since 2010, instrumental in 2012 company reorganization.
- Also served as President of The Electrum Group; mining career >30 years.
- Chairman Thomas Kaplan published a tribute titled "Onwards and Upwards."
- No immediate replacement announced; board now has seven members.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-004341
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NG
- cik: 0001173420
- company_name: NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC
- filed_at: 2022-06-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184322004341/0001171843-22-004341-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184322004341/f8k_061422.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-004341
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-004341.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-22-004341.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Igor Levental departed as Director at NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
  - Action: died
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 10, 2022, Mr. Igor Levental, a Director of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (the “Company”), died suddenly and unexpectedly.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173420/000117184322004341/0001171843-22-004341-index.htm

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