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Joining Mr. Francisco in the consulting assignment is Lawrence T. Kurlander. Mr. Kurlander joined Newmont in 1994 and retired in 2002. As Chief Administrative Officer he was responsible for Human Resources Internal Audit Investor Relations Public Affairs and Communications Real Estate Logistics Security and served on the Executive Committee. While at Newmont Mr. Kurlander led the integration of employees into Newmont from recently acquired companies and oversaw growth in the employee base from 3 000 to 13 000 worldwide. He established the internal audit and logistics department provided executive oversight for the Gold Medal Program and worked with governments around the world on behalf of Newmont. The Republic of Uzbekistan named him its First Honorary Counsel General in the U.S. a position he still holds today. Earlier in his career he served as New York State's first Director of Criminal Justice responsible for overseeing for the Governor the criminal justice and law enforcement agencies and managing an annual operating budget of $1.5 bn and an annual capital budget of $2 bn. Thereafter and before joining Newmont he served as a senior executive at American Express and RJR Nabisco. | 