The Ghana Chamber of Mines has congratulated its president Joshua Mortoti following his appointment as the Executive Vice President and Head of West Africa Region by Gold Fields.
Mortoti has been acting in the role since January this year. He joined Goldfields in April 2021 as Vice President: Operations.
“Congratulations to President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mr. Joshua Mortoti on your appointment as Executive Vice President and Head of Gold Fields Limited West Africa. Wishing you the very best in this role,” the Cahmber posted on Facebook on Friday(12 August).
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Joshua Mortoti is a Mechanical and Mining Engineer with over 25 years’ experience in the mining industry. His areas of expertise include managing mine operations, engineering, strategic planning and business development. Additionally, he is knowledgeable in energy management and accounting.
He joined Gold Fields in April 2021 as Vice President – Operations for the West Africa Region and was appointed EVP and Head of the Region in August 2022 after acting in the role for seven months.
Prior to joining Gold Fields, Josh spent 15 years with Newmont, working in various senior managerial and executive roles, including General Manager of the Akyem Mine, General Manager – Operational Services, Mine Manager of the Ahafo Mine, Regional Business Planning Director, as well as Regional Capital and Energy Manager. Josh was also the Business Development Manager for AngloGold Ashanti’s West Africa operations.
Josh is the President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, having previously served as the Chairperson of the energy and technical committees of the Chamber.
He also served on the technical committees of Ghana’s Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Ghana Standards Board and the Energy Commission. He was involved in developing Ghana’s power regulatory framework, including leading the technical team to define guidelines for bulk customers and tariff setting.
He holds the following qualifications : MBA, Henley Management College, UK; MSc Mining Engineering, University of Mines and Technology; BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; Executive Leadership Programmes at Denver University – USA, Imperial College – UK and Wits University – South Africa; Chartered Management Accountant, CIMA CGMA; Member of Ghana Institution of Engineering.
