TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – US gold miner Newmont Mining this week announced the appointment of Laurie Brlas as executive VP and CFO effective from September 9, replacing Tom Mahoney, who has served as the company’s interim CFO since May 2.
Mahoney will resume his role as VP and treasurer and will report to Brlas.
Brlas most recently served as executive VP and president of global operations for diversified US miner Cliffs Natural Resources.
In her new role at Newmont, she would oversee the company’s global finance, business planning, value assurance, tax, treasury, internal audit, supply chain, information technology and investor relations functions.
Brlas served as Cliffs’ executive VP and CFO from 2006 to 2012. Prior to this, she was senior VP and CFO at healthcare services and technology provider Steris.
Her experience also includes leadership positions at OfficeMax, Corning Clinical Laboratories and Deloitte & Touche.
She is currently a board member and chairperson of the audit committee of Perrigo Company, a pharmaceutical and healthcare products manufacturer. She earned her degree in accounting from Youngstown State University and is a certified public accountant and certified management accountant.