African Barrick Gold appoints Zolezzi as COO

By: Creamer Media Reporter

Published: 10th September 2010

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – London-listed African Barrick Gold (ABG) has appointed Marco Zolezzi as chief operating officer (COO).

Zolezzi had previously been the director of technical services at parent company Barrick’s Australia Pacific region.

In the past, he has also held a number of senior project and management roles at Newcrest Mining and WMC Resources.

Zolezzi holds diplomas in Mining and Mechanical Engineering from the Witwatersrand Institute of Technology in South Africa. He also holds Bachelor degrees in Applied Science, Mechanical from the New South Wales Institute of Technology and in Applied Science and Mining from the Western Australian Institute of Technology.

He takes over the position at ABG from outgoing COO Dave Anthony.

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