Newmont Appoints Francois Hardy as CTO
Newmont Corporation announced
the appointment of Francois Hardy as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Francois will join Newmont’s Executive Leadership Team and lead the technical
work across the business to improve operational performance and drive growth.
Francois will take over from interim CTO, Dean Gehring, who
also served in a dual role as Newmont’s Chief Integration Officer. After a
period of transition, Dean will be leaving the company in early July.
Francois brings more than 30 years of technical and operational
experience in mining to the role. He commenced with Newmont in 2002 and has
held roles including Group Head Exploration, Managing Director Africa and
General Manager Tanami.
“Francois is a strong leader with deep technical experience and
a demonstrable track record of improving operating performance. His appointment
will further strengthen Newmont’s Executive Leadership Team, adding valuable
technological expertise which will be central to our ongoing success as a
business,” said Tom Palmer, Newmont President, and CEO.
Before joining Newmont, Francois held executive positions at
Avmin Ltd and De Beers Consolidated Mines. He steps into the new role at a
pivotal moment in Newmont’s history and will be tasked with looking for new
ways to enhance the company’s operations through innovation and new
technologies.
Francois graduated from the Technikon Witwatersrand (now
University of Johannesburg) with a BSc in Mine Engineering and received his
National Higher Diploma in Metalliferous Mining from the University of
Johannesburg.
Francois will be based at Newmont’s headquarters in Denver and
will assume his new role as of May 1, 2024.
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