Endeavour Mining Corp (TSX:EDV) (OTMKTS:EDVMF) has hired a new chief operating officer, Mark Morcombe.
The London-based gold producer said Thursday that Morcombe will take over from Jeremy Langford as of May 6. Langford is set to depart as COO of the mining company on February 28.
Morcombe is a mining veteran with more than 25 years of experience leading cost and productivity initiatives. He has been COO of Centamin PLC since January 2018, with previous stops at Acacia Mining PLC and AngloGold Ashanti Ltd (NYSE:AU).
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“We are very pleased to welcome Mark to Endeavour as he has a strong operating track record, notably with Tier 1 African mines,” said Sébastien de Montessus, president and CEO of Endeavour Mining, in a statement.
The CEO also thanked Langford, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities, for his role in designing and constructing most of the company’s operating assets and for putting together a core construction team.
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