JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Graham Briggs will retire as Harmony Gold CEO.
He worked at the gold company for 20 years and was appointed CEO in 2008.
Harmony chairperson Patrice Motsepe extended to Briggs the well wishes of the board, saying, “it has been a privilege to work with Graham and we wish to thank him for the valuable contribution he has made to Harmony and the mining industry. The global mining industry is currently experiencing challenging times and we are committed to ensuring that Harmony continues to be a globally competitive company.”
The company would start a formal search for a new CEO and Briggs would remain as CEO until a suitable candidate was appointed.