AGA appoints Eric Asubonteng as GM & MD of Obuasi Mine

  AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited has appointed Mr. Eric Asubonteng as General Manager & Managing Director of the Obuasi Mine.   

 

Mr. Asubonteng has worked with AngloGold Ashanti since 2013. He rose through the ranks by dint of hard work and strong commitment to duty to reach his current position.  

He takes over from Mark Morcombe, former Senior Vice President and Managing Director of AGAG, who leaves the company after several years of dedicated service to AGAG.   

Until this appointment, Mr. Asubonteng was Head of Operations and Corporate Affairs of the Company’s Obuasi Mine, and had full responsibility for managing the company’s reputation as head of Corporate Affairs.   

Mr. Asubonteng is a highly accomplished Finance Executive with 13 years’ experience in executive roles, both local and international, in both surface mining and underground operations. 

This has included financial management roles in the resources sector incorporating responsibility for financial and management accounting, financial management, supply chain, IT, business operations and restructuring, as well as operational management and corporate affairs.  

Mr. Asubonteng is a chartered accountant. He holds a first degree from the University of Ghana Business School, an MBA from the Manchester Business School, and is currently pursuing a Mining Engineering certificate.   

Mr. David Noko, Executive Vice President Sustainability of AngloGold Ashanti, said the company is pleased to have Mr. Asubonteng preside over operations of the company’s Obuasi Mine.  

 

“We are convinced that given his very deep insights and experience in the extractive industry and Finance, we have in Mr. Asubonteng the right balance required to move the company to the next level,” he said.    

Mr. Noko expressed gratitude to Mr. Morcombe for bringing sterling management and operational qualities to bear on operations of the company, resulting in the mine’s current positive outlook.  

Mr. Asubonteng expressed delight with the opportunity to serve the company in another capacity, saying he will work with the rest of the team at the Ghana and corporate level, as well as with stakeholders at the local and national levels to realise the company’s vision.