Ex-SAS Officer Who Led Barrick's Tanzania Talks Has Left
- Former COO Richard Williams also helmed miner’s digital push
- Willem Jacobs will take on Africa duties after Randgold merger
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One of Barrick Gold Corp.’s most senior executives, who held various high-profile roles at the company from Nevada to Tanzania, has left the company as it prepares to complete its merger with Randgold Resources Ltd.
Richard Williams served as Barrick’s chief of staff and later chief operating officer. A former commander in Britain’s Special Air Service, he was assigned in February to work full-time on securing a deal between the Tanzanian government and Barrick’s majority-owned subsidiary Acacia Mining Plc.