Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 23, 2002
WAYNE W. MURDY was elected Chairman of Newmont Mining Corporation
effective January 1, 2002. He became Newmont's Chief Executive Officer
in January 2001, and has served on Newmont's Board of Directors since
September 1999. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Newmont is the
world's largest gold producer with a market capitalization in excess of
$18 billion, total assets in excess of $10 billion on five continents,
and 13,500 employees worldwide. Mr. Murdy is a Director of Tom Brown,
Inc., a US-based natural gas producer, and TransMontaigne Inc., a US
refined petroleum products distribution and supply company. He is a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Denver Art Museum, the University
of Denver Daniels College of Business Executive Advisory Board, the
Governor's Commission on Science and Technology, and is an Ambassador of
the Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust. Mr. Murdy is also a Director of the
National Mining Association, Vice Chairman of the World Gold Council and
Deputy Chairman of the International Council on Mining and Metals. Prior
to joining Newmont in 1992, Mr. Murdy spent 15 years in senior financial
positions in the oil and gas industry, first with Getty Oil Company and
later with Apache Corporation. He began his business career with Arthur
Andersen LLC in their Los Angeles office from 1969 to 1978. A graduate
of California State University at Long Beach, he has a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Business Administration and is a Certified Public
Accountant. Profile
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Mr. Murdy: Newmont is a gold mining company, the largest gold
mining company in the world. This year we'll produce
