Wayne W. Murdy

Wayne W. Murdy "is Chairman of the Board and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation. Murdy was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2002, and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from January 1, 2001 to June 30, 2007. He was elected to the Board of Directors in September 1999. He served as President of Newmont from July 1999 until February 2002. Murdy joined Newmont in December 1992 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Newmont, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apache Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company. He began his business career with Arthur Andersen LLC in their Los Angeles office from 1969 to 1978. A graduate of California State University at Long Beach, he has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Murdy is a director of Qwest Communications International Inc."