People: Barrick Gold Corp (ABX)

Mr. Igor Gonzales is the Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Barrick Gold Corporation since May 2, 2012. He was previously President of Barrick's South America region, a position he held since 2005. Mr. Gonzales joined Barrick in 1998 and has more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry. He has played a key role in the growth of Barrick’s South American business unit and has also been integral to the development of the Pascua-Lama project. Under Mr. Gonzales’ leadership, the South America region consistently demonstrated performance in safety, production and cost management. Mr. Gonzales has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco, Peru, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where he earned a Master of Science degree in Extractive Metallurgy.