Richard T. O'Brien is a businessperson who has been the head of 5 different companies is on the board of Vulcan Materials Co., Xcel Energy, Inc., Saudi Arabian Mining Co. and Newmont Canada FN Holdings ULC. In the past he held the position of Director at Newmont Corp. and President & Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Australia Pty Ltd. (a subsidiary of Newmont Corp.), President & Chief Executive Officer at Boart Longyear BV, Chairman for Pretium Resources, Inc., Director at Boart Longyear Ltd., Chief Operating & Financial Officer of PacifiCorp., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Southern Company Gas, President-Capital Management at GenOn Energy Holdings, Inc. and Vice President at Mirant Corp. (Georgia).
He received an undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago and a doctorate from Lewis & Clark Law School.
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