Newmont Announces Appointment of Mining Veteran Natascha Viljoen as Incoming Chief Operating Officer
February 15 2023 - 1:05AM
Business Wire
Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) today announced that
Natascha Viljoen will join the Company’s Executive Leadership Team
as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer upon
completion of her notice period of up to 12 months.
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Natascha Viljoen, Executive Vice
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As a seasoned industry leader with over 30 years of experience
across a diverse range of commodities, Natascha further strengthens
Newmont’s technical, operational and management capabilities.
Natascha has served as the CEO of Anglo American’s platinum
business in South Africa since 2020, the world’s largest primary
producer of platinum. At Anglo American, Natascha is responsible
for managing a team of more than 25,000 employees and six owned and
joint venture mining operations with an integrated value chain and
down-stream processing across two countries. Prior to her CEO
appointment, Natascha held a series of operating and technical
positions within the organization, including as Group Head of
Processing.
Prior to joining Anglo American, Natascha spent six years at
Lonmin, where she served on the executive committee as Executive
Vice President of Processing, also with responsibility for several
wider corporate functions, including sustainability. Natascha is a
metallurgical engineer and holds a Bachelor of Engineering from
North West University in South Africa and an Executive MBA from the
University of Cape Town, South Africa.
“Natascha has shown outstanding leadership transforming
technical processing capabilities at Anglo American and we are
excited to have her join the Newmont Executive Leadership Team,”
said Tom Palmer, Newmont President and CEO. “Natascha will further
strengthen our leadership capabilities as we continue to build a
resilient and profitable future for the company – safely delivering
on our commitments and continuing to differentiate Newmont as the
recognized leader for sustainable and responsible gold mining.”
Upon completion of the notice period and a planful transition,
Rob Atkinson, Executive Vice President and COO, will transition
into a new role reporting directly to Tom Palmer, President and
CEO, focused on driving strategic initiatives to strengthen
Newmont’s responsible gold leadership position.
“Rob's leadership has been critical to the success of Newmont
since mid-2019. Rob has driven significant value across Newmont,
including safely and successfully navigating through a global
pandemic, improving our safety performance with a focus on fatality
risk management and successfully integrating key assets, such as
Peñasquito, to deliver significant shareholder value,” said Tom
Palmer, Newmont President and CEO. “We are fortunate to retain Rob
and his leadership, extensive experience and expertise as we
navigate a volatile environment and the next set of challenges for
our industry.”
About Newmont
Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of
copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company’s world-class portfolio
of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining
jurisdictions in North America, South America, Australia and
Africa. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500
Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental,
social and governance practices. The Company is an industry leader
in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior
execution and technical expertise. Newmont was founded in 1921 and
has been publicly traded since 1925.
At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives
through sustainable and responsible mining. To learn more about
Newmont’s sustainability strategy and initiatives, go to
www.newmont.com.
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