Full Name: Gary John Goldberg
Position and Company Name: President and CEO, as well as board of directors member, Newmont Mining Corporation
Main Activity of the Company: Gold and copper exploration,mining and processing
Date and Place of Birth: February 12, 1959, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, US
Education: BSc (mining engineering), University of Wisconsin, Platteville; MBA, University of Utah
First Job: Mining supervisor, Kennecott Utah Copper, Salt Lake City, Utah
Size of First Pay Packet: $25 000 a year
Value of Assets under Your Control: The market capitalisation of Newmont is $20.5-billion
Number of People under Your Leadership: 23 800
Management Style: Providing long-term direction and vision;setting and meeting high standards and goals; building commitment and consensus; and developing people
Personal Best Achievement: Lowering injury rates, while improving profitability and sustain ability as CEO of five coal,
gold, copper and industrial minerals businesses; receiving the
Daniel C Jackling Award for lifetime contribution to safety in the mining industry, 2013; American Mining Hall of Fame induction, 2017
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife, Beth Goldberg
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Past and present leaders, including Sir Robert Wilson, Greg Boyce and Vincent Calarco
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: My great-grandfather, Max Goldberg
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Larry Fink, Warren Buffett, Henry Ford and Daniel Jackling
Philosophy of Life: Respect the past, invent the future, enjoy the journey
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Turning business performance around during the bottom of the cycle in four multinational mining companies; visiting students to tell them about careers in mining
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Workplace fatalities and their impact on family and friends
Hope for the Future: The next and more diverse generation of mining leaders transforming the industry’s social, environmental, technical and economic performance
Favourite Reading: The Economist and The Wall Street Journal
Favourite TV Programme: Green Bay Packers games
Favourite Food/Drink: Grilled meat/red wine
Favourite Music: Classic (and some modern) rock
Favourite Sport: Downhill skiing (to do); football (to watch)
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, travelling, hunting, grilling, reading and wine tasting
Car: Mercedes-Benz GL SUV (2013)
Pets: Kiwi (cat)
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Waiting, whining and excuses
Married: To Beth
Children: Anna, 28; Brian, 23
Clubs/Memberships: Member, mining and metals sector of the World Economic Forum; board director, International Council on Mining and Minerals; board director and vice chair, World Gold Council; founding member, Mining Faith Reflection Initiative;
trustee, Boy Scouts of America, Denver Area Council; founding member, Women on Colorado Boards; volunteer, Project CURE; founding member, Colorado CEO Council