Barrick transformed under steady hand
Jamie Sokalsky is the first to admit he’s not the flashiest guy in the rough and tumble gold mining game.
“I’m an accountant, my wife is an accountant, my oldest daughter is an accountant and my youngest daughter is studying to be an accountant,” says the chief executive of Barrick Gold Corp. with a chuckle.
While the mild-mannered 56-year-old likes to downplay his management style as rather dull, Sokalsky has ironically overseen the wildest times in the history of the world’s largest gold miner after taking the helm nearly two years ago.
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