PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Dual-listed OceanaGold has appointed Michael Holmes as president and CEO, following the resignation of Mike Wilkes earlier this year.
Holmes was appointed acting president and CEO following Wilkes’ departure, and has now been appointed to the role permanently.
He is a mining engineer with over 30 years experience and joined the company in 2012 as COO. Prior to joining OceanaGold, he was the GM of major Glencore’s Alumbrera operation in Argentina, and prior to that the GM of the Mount Isa copper project, in Australia.