Lantern, one of the trusted brands under the Pilot & Co partnership, is entering its next phase of growth with the appointment of Fiona Pinnell as Chief Growth Officer.
As a field-driven operations platform built for drilling contractors and resource companies, Lantern focuses on simplifying reporting, reducing administrative burden, and improving how data moves from shift to billing. With powerful reporting functions, it helps manage your projects from chaos to a smoothly organized workflow. The addition of Fiona Pinnell reflects a clear priority to strengthen execution and acceleration adoption where it matters most – in active drilling and exploration programs.
Driving Operational Adoption in the Field
Lantern’s platform was designed specifically for two core industry segments:
- Drilling contractors
- Resource companies managing exploration and production programs
By connecting field crews and office teams within a unified workflow, the platform helps improve shift-level data accuracy, streamline invoicing, and provide clearer cost visibility.
“Fiona’s appointment represents a great addition for Lantern,” said Hélène Coulombe, VP Sales & Marketing of Pilot & Co – Lantern. “She has extensive experience commercializing software technology. What’s more, she brings a new set of eyes to our innovation road map, and she has a deep understanding of the realities of our complex industry as well as the relationships between miners, explorers and drilling contractors.”
With more than 25 years of experience across mining and oil & gas, Fiona has led commercial growth and technology adoption initiatives in complex industrial environments, experience that aligns directly with Lantern’s field-first philosophy.
A Practical Approach to Growth
For Lantern, growth is not about adding features, it’s about delivering measurable value in day-to-day operations.
“In our industry, software only has value if it works at the end of a shift,” said Fiona Pinnell. “If crews don’t trust it, it won’t improve performance. Our focus is simple: make the platform lighter, more reliable, and genuinely useful in real working conditions.”
Moving forward, Lantern will continue to focus on:
- Reducing administrative workload in field operations
- Improving the accuracy of shift-level reporting
- Accelerating the transition from field data to invoicing
- Strengthening cost transparency for operators and contractors
Meet with the Lantern team at PDAC 2026
Lantern and the other Pilot & Co brands will be exhibiting at PDAC 2026 at booth #6502N. The entire team looks forward to connecting with drilling contractors, resource operators, and industry partners to showcase new products and discuss how to improve performance in the field.