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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Newmont Mining Group Executive Elected to CAPS Research Board of Trustees
(TEMPE, Arizona) April 10, 2008 – The CAPS Research Board of Trustees recently elected
a leading supply management professional from the mining industry, John S. Gundersen,
C.P.M., to serve as a Trustee. Gundersen is the Group Executive for Global Supply
and Contracts at Newmont Mining Corporation and has oversight of Newmont Mining
Corporation's global supply chain management and contracting operations. Newmont
is a leading gold producer with operations on five continents. CAPS Research is
a globally recognized supply management research organization affiliated with the
W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and the Institute for
Supply Management (ISM). The Board of Trustees is responsible for setting overall
operating policies and procedures, and establishing key research programs.
Gundersen is also responsible for the strategic direction of global supply chain
programs throughout the lifecycle of Newmont's mining operations starting with new
projects, continuing through all mining operations, and ending with the closure
and reclamation of a site. Newmont's supply chain organization is responsible for
annual spend in excess of $4 billion with more than 15,000 suppliers globally.
Gundersen recently led the successful restructuring of Newmont's supply chain organization
from a decentralized operational model to a more streamlined and efficient centralized
business model. The new supply chain is centralized for all global, high dollar
categories of spend. He was responsible for initiating Newmont's global supply management
process standardization to ensure that best processes and procedures are being captured
and subsequently utilized at all operations sites.
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About CAPS Research www.capsresearch.org:
CAPS Research is a nonprofit research organization founded in 1986 to provide leading
research to our strategic-minded corporate sponsors and to the public. Our mission
is to work in partnership with a global network of executives and academics for
the discovery and dissemination of strategic supply management knowledge and best
practices. CAPS Research is jointly sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business
at Arizona State University, the Institute for Supply Management™ and over
145 Global 1000/Fortune 500-size organizations.
About Newmont Mining Corporation www.newmont.com:
Founded in 1921 and publicly traded on the NYSE since 1925, Newmont is one of the
largest gold companies in the world. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company
employs approximately 15,000 people, the majority of whom work at Newmont's core
operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia and Ghana. Newmont is
the only gold company listed in the S&P 500 index and in the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index-World. Newmont's industry leading performance is reflected through high standards
in environmental management, health and safety for its employees and creating value
and opportunity for host communities and shareholders.
Media Contacts:
Clare Donnalley
CAPS Research
Marketing Manager
800-888-6276 extension 3007
Email:
cdonnalley@capsresearch.org
Omar Jabara
Newmont Mining
Senior Director of Communications and Media Relations
303-837-5114
Email:
omar.jabara@newmont.com
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