Richard O'Brien.

• Author: Taylor, Mike
• Position: LARGE COMPANY FINALIST - Newmont Mining Corp. - Brief article

Richard O'Brien, president and CEO. Newmont Mining Corp.

Under O'Brien, who took the helm in 2007, this 89-year-old Denver-based company has continued a rigorous self-examination and sharpening of policies in recent years to earn some praise for environmental stewardship as well as mining success after suffering from negative reviews from environmentalists a decade earlier.

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It was this year's Top Company winner in the Energy/Natural Resources category.

In 2007, under pressure from socially conscious investors because of health concerns at its operations in Peru and Indonesia, Newmont took the rare step of agreeing to allow an independent team to conduct a Community Relationships Review at six of its sites around the world, an analysis it described as unprecedented in the industry.

The committee also established an independent advisory panel that includes leading experts on mining and community relationships...