Agency News

Latest News | Vedanta Resources Appoints Chris Griffith as CEO Base Metals & President International Businesses

Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. Vedanta Resources on Thursday announced the appointment of Chris Griffith as its Chief Executive Officer for Base Metals and president of International Businesses.

Latest News | Vedanta Resources Appoints Chris Griffith as CEO Base Metals & President International Businesses

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Vedanta Resources on Thursday announced the appointment of Chris Griffith as its Chief Executive Officer for Base Metals and president of International Businesses.

His appointment will be effective from October 2, 2023, the global metal and mining player said in a statement.

Also Read | How To Obtain Birth Certificate? As Birth Certificates To Be Single Document for School Admission, Govt Jobs and Other Works, Know How to Apply and List of Required Documents.

Vedanta Resources owns 68.11 per cent of its Indian subsidiary Vedanta Ltd, which has significant operations in oil and gas, zinc, iron ore, aluminium, power, and copper.

"Vedanta Resources today announced the appointment of Chris Griffith, former CEO of Gold Fields, one of the largest producers of gold in the world, as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Base Metals & President of its International Businesses," the statement said.

Also Read | RBI Assistant Recruitment 2023: Vacancies Notified for 450 Assistant Posts, Apply Online at opportunities.rbi.org.in.

In his new role as CEO for Base Metals, Chris Griffith will assume responsibility for steering both Vedanta Zinc International and Vedanta Copper businesses, it added.

Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Group said, "We welcome Chris Griffith to Vedanta as the CEO for Base Metals & President International. His extensive experience in the mining industry and leadership track record at Gold Fields, Amplats and Kumba make him an invaluable addition to our team especially as we embark on an exciting growth phase in our copper business with the return of KCM (Konkola Copper Mines) to our portfolio".

Chris holds a bachelor's degree in mining engineering from the University of Pretoria.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)