Natascha Viljoen

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Natascha Viljoen (born 1970) is a South African business executive, and the president and chief operating officer, and CEO-designate of Newmont, the world's largest gold mining company, and will become CEO in January 2026.

Viljoen is from Klerksdorp, a small mining town in North West Province. [1] She earned a Bachelor of Engineering from North West University, South Africa and an executive MBA from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. [2]

In February 2020, she became CEO of Anglo Platinum (Amplats). [1]

Viljoen is the president and chief operating officer of Newmont. [3]

On 29 September 2025, it was announced that Viljoen would succeed Tom Palmer as CEO of Newmont, [4] effective January 2026, when he retires. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "NWU alumna appointed as Amplats CEO". news.nwu.ac.za. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. ↑ www.sec.gov https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1164727/000110465925044139/tm2513787d1_ex99-1.htm . Retrieved 10 October 2025.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 1 2 Franco, Itzel (29 September 2025). "Newmont Names COO Natascha Viljoen CEO, as Tom Palmer retires". CNBC. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Rajagopal, Divya (29 September 2025). "Barrick and Newmont CEOs depart in mining leadership shake-up". Reuters. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
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