Christine Keener to be Appointed Chief Operating Officer for Barrick North America

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Christine Keener to be Appointed Chief Operating Officer

for Barrick North America

Toronto, January 6, 2022 – Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) – Christine

Keener will be appointed chief operating officer of Barrick’s North American region with effect

from February this year.

Christine brings a diversified background having worked in finance, strategy, a number of

commercial roles and more recently in operations. She was formerly vice president, Europe and

North America, for Alcoa and before that worked as a certified public accountant for

PricewaterhouseCoopers. She holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor in

Science in Accounting from Grove City College.

Announcing the appointment, president and chief executive Mark Bristow said Ms Keener had a

21-year record of improving results in each of her roles at Alcoa.

“She has a deep commitment to business outcomes and is highly focused on delivery. Ms Keener

is able to find opportunities for improvement and then to implement them with great determination.

She will be a very valuable addition to our executive team,” he said.

Enquiries:

Investor and Media Relations

Kathy du Plessis

+44 20 7557 7738

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.barrick.com