Gold Fields has appointed Catherine Kuupol Kuutor as its Tarkwa Mine General Manager.
Her appointment makes her the first female to hold a position in a mining company in Ghana.
According to the mining company, “she will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of all mine areas in accordance with Minerals and Mining Regulations”
Before her appointment in May, Catherine also served as the first female Metallurgical Manager for the Tarkwa and Damang mines respectively.
She’s a Metallurgist with over 20 years of experience in the gold mining industry.
She is also a PhD candidate at the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa.
