Newmont Mining Corporation

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Gary J. Goldberg was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2011. Prior to joining Newmont, Mr. Goldberg served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto Minerals (Rio Tinto plc), the world’s leading borate business, and has served in leadership roles in Rio Tinto’s coal, gold, copper and industrial minerals businesses. Mr. Goldberg has 30 years of experience in the mining industry and also served as Chairman of the National Mining Association in the United States from 2008 to 2010. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville and a master’s of business administration degree from the University of Utah.

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Russell Ball was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in October 2008, after having served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2007, Vice President and Controller from 2004 to 2007. Previously, he had served as Group Executive, Investor Relations, and as Financial Director and Controller for Newmont's Indonesian business unit. Mr. Ball joined Newmont in 1994 as Senior Internal Auditor after practicing as an accountant with Coopers and Lybrand in Durban, South Africa. He holds a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Natal (South Africa) and is both a chartered accountant in South Africa and a certified public accountant in the United States.

Executive Vice President, Discovery & Development

Guy Lansdown was elected Executive Vice President, Discovery & Development in October 2008, after having served as Senior Vice President, Project Development and Technical Services since 2007. From 2006 to 2007 he served as Vice President, Project Engineering and Construction. Prior to this, he held key project and operating positions for Newmont across the globe including Indonesia, Peru, Australia and the corporate office. He joined Newmont in 1993 as project manager for Minera Yanacocha after serving as an associate for Knight Piesold and manager of projects for Group Five in South Africa. Mr. Lansdown has more than 30 years of experience including development, operations, technical services and corporate planning and development in the mining and infrastructure industries. He has experience working for and leading teams on behalf of contracting, consulting and owner companies. Mr. Lansdown holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and a Master of Science in project management from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Stephen P. Gottesfeld was named Vice President and General Counsel in January 2010 and Corporate Secretary in July 2011 after serving as Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs since 2006. Mr. Gottesfeld was Newmont's Associate General Counsel from 2004 to 2006, responsible for Newmont's Latin American, African and Central Asian legal offices. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Gottesfeld was Newmont's Associate General Counsel and General Manager of Newmont Peru S.R.L., spending three years of his career with Newmont working in Lima, Peru. Prior to joining Newmont in 1997 as senior counsel, Mr. Gottesfeld was an associate at the law firm of Holland & Hart LLP. He earned a law degree and a master's degree in international affairs from the University of Denver in 1993 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from The Colorado College in 1989.

Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer

David A. Baker has been Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer since June 2008, after having served as Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Sustainable Development since 2004. He had served as Vice President of Environmental Affairs from 1991 until 2004. He also served as Vice President of Environmental and Government Affairs from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Baker received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of Arizona and completed the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program in 1997.

Senior Vice President, Business Opportunity Delivery

Ramzi Fawaz was elected Senior Vice President, Business Opportunity Delivery in February 2011. Prior to joining Newmont, Mr. Fawaz served as Senior Vice President Operations of Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., where he was responsible for all project development, refurbishment and building of CANDU reactor projects, and before that as Vice President of Royal Dutch Shell, where he worked for 30 years in various roles. Among those, he was responsible for leading the Athabasca Oil Sands Expansion Project in Canada and the Nigeria LNG Train 3 and LPG expansion project in Nigeria. Mr. Fawaz has extensive experience in international project development and has engaged extensively with various stakeholders related to major development projects, including executive management, boards of directors, shareholders, contractors, utilities and various government agencies. Mr. Fawaz earned his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon and a Master’s degree in power engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

Senior Vice President, North America Operations

Thomas Kerr was elected Senior Vice President, North American Operations in January 2010, after having served as Vice President, Newmont USA Limited, North American Operations since December 2008. Mr. Kerr had served as Phoenix Project Manager, Senior Manager-Surface Operations and General Manager-Twin Creeks Operation from 2004 to 2008. Mr. Kerr joined Newmont in 1980 and has served in various high-level engineering and mine management capacities. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering from Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology and a Diploma in Mining Engineering Technology from British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Vice President, Health, Safety and Security

Michael J. Byrne was elected Vice President, Health, Safety and Security in 2008. Mr. Byrne served as Global Group Executive HSLP and Continuous Improvement from 2005 to 2008 and Global Director HSLP from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Byrne also held various safety management positions at Compañía Minera Antamina (Peru), WMC Resources (Australia) and Fording Coal (Canada). Prior to his employment in the mining industry, Mr. Byrne served as a search and rescue specialist with the Canadian Armed Forces. Mr. Byrne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in occupational health and safety from Curtin University of Technology (Australia).

Vice President, Corporate Development

David Faley was elected Vice President, Corporate Development, in July 2007. Mr. Faley previously served as Group Executive, Newmont Capital from July 2004 to June 2007, and Vice President, Newmont Capital-Australia from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Faley was Director, Land for Newmont from 1996 to 2003, and Manager of Lands, U.S. from 1993 to 1996. Prior to joining Newmont in 1988, Mr. Faley held various managerial positions at W. E. Mays & Associates, a consulting land firm, since 1983. Mr. Faley graduated from the William O. Douglas Honor's College at Central Washington University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography and land studies.

Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Information Technology

Gerald Gluscic was elected Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Information Technology in 2008. Mr. Gluscic joined Newmont from Swift Transportation, where he served as Executive Vice President of Business Transformation. Prior to his position at Swift, he served as vice President and Chief Information Officer for Phelps Dodge Corporation for 7 years, and added responsibilities for Global Supply Chain and Financial Shared Services. He also was Chief Information Officer at Phelps Dodge / Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold. Mr. Gluscic was previously vice president and CIO of Borden Foods Corporation, and held executive leadership positions with Kellogg Company in Latin America, Asia, and in Europe and Africa. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Indiana State University.

Vice President, Planning and Tax

David V. Gutierrez was elected Vice President, Planning and Tax in November 2009, having served as Vice President, Accounting and Tax from 2007 to 2009 and Vice President, Tax from 2005 to 2007. Prior to joining Newmont, he was a Partner with KPMG LLP from 2002 to 2005, serving as the Denver office tax Managing Partner from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, he was a Partner with Arthur Andersen LLP and was the Denver office Tax Managing Partner from 1997 to 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Detroit and a Juris Doctorate degree from DePaul University. Mr. Gutierrez is a certified public accountant.

Vice President and Treasurer

Thomas Mahoney was elected a Vice President in 2002. He has been Treasurer since 2001. Previously, he served as Corporate Assistant Treasurer from 1996 to 2001. Mr. Mahoney joined the company as Assistant Treasurer, International, in 1994. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, Corporate Banking for Continental Bank N.A. He holds a degree in mining engineering from the University of Arizona and an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

Vice President and Controller

David Ottewell was appointed Vice President and Controller in July 2011, having served as Assistant Controller since 2007 and before that as Senior Director of Financial Reporting from 2005 to 2007. Prior to joining Newmont, Mr. Ottewell provided consulting services to Newmont and other clients in 2004 and held various finance positions at Echo Bay Mines Limited from 1987 to 2003, including Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that, he was a Senior Audit Manager at Ernst and Whinney in Edmonton, Canada. Mr. Ottewell holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Vice President, Solutions and Innovation

Cindy Williams was elected Vice President, Solutions and Innovation, in April 2009, after serving in Group Executive and Senior Director roles since 2007. Ms. Williams has been with the company since 1992, holding positions in open pit and underground production geology, near mine exploration, due diligence and early project development. She led discovery and development teams in Peru and Ghana. Prior to joining Newmont, Ms. Williams worked as an exploration geologist for several firms. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in geology and a master’s degree in economic geology from Colorado State University.