Peter brings extensive international experience in managing legal, risk, compliance, M&A, antitrust and corporate governance issues.
Denver, January 24, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) today announced the appointment of Peter Wexler as Chief Legal Officer. Peter will join Newmont's executive leadership team and will be responsible for leading the company's legal, compliance and regulatory operations globally.
Peter is an experienced professional with over 30 years of international knowledge in managing legal, risk, compliance, M&A, antitrust, litigation and corporate governance issues in the industrial, technology, energy management, engineering, manufacturing and construction sectors. A leader in legal affairs and risk management. .
“Peter's appointment further strengthens Newmont's executive leadership team,” said Tom Palmer, Newmont's president and CEO. “Peter brings decades of world-class legal and risk management experience in global organizations, which will help Newmont continue to grow and become one of the world's leading gold miners and a strong copper producer. He will be an invaluable asset as we build our position and we are excited to welcome him.'' Newmont. ”
For the past 15 years, he served as Chief Legal Officer at Schneider Electric, a Global 500 company. Prior to that, he served as in-house counsel overseeing legal, risk, and compliance for companies such as American Power Conversion Corporation.
As Schneider Electric's Chief Legal Officer, Peter managed the company's legal, risk management, and compliance issues worldwide, leading a team of more than 300 professionals in 32 countries. He has also overseen numerous complex transactions around the world, negotiated, structured and closed more than 130 deals, earned M&A Advisor's Business Development Professional of the Year honors in 2020, and is a Financial – Selected as one of the Times' Top 20 General Counsels. In the world of 2022.
Peter received his J.D. from American University Washington School of Law and graduated from the University of Vermont with a BA in History and Political Science.
Peter will be based at Newmont's headquarters in Denver and is expected to join the company towards the end of the first quarter of 2024.
About Newmont
Newmont is one of the world's leading gold companies and a producer of copper, zinc, lead and silver. The company's world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is based in favorable mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed on the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. Newmont is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution, and technical expertise. The company was founded in his 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.
At Newmont, we aim to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. To learn more about Newmont's sustainability strategy and efforts, please visit www.newmont.com.
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