Russell David Ball

Russell Ball was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in October 2008, after having served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2007, Vice President and Controller from 2004 to 2007. Previously he had served as Group Executive, Investor Relations, and as Financial Director and Controller for Newmont's Indonesian Business Unit. Mr. Ball joined Newmont in 1994 as Senior Internal Auditor after practicing as an accountant with Coopers and Lybrand in Durban, South Africa. He holds a Masters Degree in Accounting from the University of Natal (South Africa) and is both a Chartered Accountant in South Africa and a Certified Public Accountant in the United States.