NEWS
17.10.07
Lonmin CEO is new ICMM Chairman
Lonmin CEO Brad Mills has been appointed ICMM Chairman, succeeding Leigh Clifford, the recently retired CEO of Rio Tinto. Mr Mills has served on the ICMM Council since October 2004 when Lonmin joined the organization.
In addition, Richard Adkerson, CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, has been appointed Vice Chairman, with Marius Kloppers, CEO of BHP Billiton, as Treasurer.
Mr Mills said, “I am delighted to be succeeding Leigh Clifford as Chairman. ICMM made great progress under his leadership, and I am looking forward to working with my fellow Council members to address the many significant challenges in our industry.”
One of Mr Mills first acts as Chairman was to welcome three new associations to ICMM – Cámara Argentina de Empresarios Mineros (the Argentinian Chamber of Mines), the China International Mining Group and the National Mining Association from the United States of America.
ICMM President Paul Mitchell said, “I look forward to working with Brad, Richard and Marius who will provide a wealth of experience as ICMM continues to promote good practice and improved performance across the industry.”
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