Newmont Corporation announced the completion of its Chief Operating Officer (COO) transition following a five-month hand over period. Beginning next week, Rob Atkinson will transition all of his remaining responsibilities to Newmont?s new COO, Natascha Viljoen. He will then officially step down from the Newmont Executive Leadership Team, effective May 2, 2024.

Rob joined Newmont in June of 2019, as Executive Vice President and COO, succeeding Tom Palmer, who was subsequently appointed to President and CEO of Newmont. Over the course of his multidecade career in mining, he has held a variety of roles leading operations and business improvement efforts in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Rob holds a First Class Honors Bachelor?s degree in Mining and Petroleum Engineering from Strathclyde University in Scotland.