Peter Tomsett

Mr Tomsett is a mining engineer with over 30 years of experience in the mining industry, including 20 years with Placer Dome Inc. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Placer Dome Inc, until its acquisition by Barrick Gold in January 2006. After starting his career with CRA Ltd at Broken Hill, he joined Placer in 1986 in the Project Development group and subsequently held senior executive roles including responsibility for Placer's Asia Pacific region as Executive Vice-President and later also took on responsibility for Placer Dome Africa, which operated mines in South Africa and Tanzania. He was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Placer Dome in September 2004.