Kenmare Resources plc announced the appointment of James McCullough as Chief Financial Officer. James will join Kenmare on 1 May 2025. James?s appointment follows a thorough search process led by the Nomination Committee, in conjunction with an independent executive search firm.
James brings extensive mining, strategic and financial experience to Kenmare, having served for 14 years with Rio Tinto Plc (?Rio?), most recently as General Manager - Group Strategy. During this time, he has held a number of roles in Rio's Group Finance team, including in Business Evaluation, Shared Services, and as Business Executive to the Rio Group CFO. He has also led and supported key finance and strategic initiatives across several of Rio?s businesses and functions.
with Davy Group, where he covered a wide range of natural resources companies, including Kenmare. James has a PhD in Engineering from University College Dublin and an Executive MBA from Bayes Business School. He is also a Chartered Management Accountant.
James will succeed Tom Hickey who was appointed as Managing Director in August 2024. The role of Chief Financial Officer is not a Board position at present.