Dennis Mark Bristow is a South African businessman, the President and CEO at

Barrick Gold Corporation Barrick Gold Corporation is a mining company that produces gold and copper with 16 operating sites in 13 countries. It is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has mining operations in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Democrat ...

. He was previously the Founder and CEO at

Randgold Resources Randgold Resources is a gold mining business operating mainly in Mali. Headquartered in Jersey, Channel Islands, it was listed on the London and the NASDAQ stock exchanges until it merged with Barrick Gold in December 2018. History The company w ...

, which was purchased by Barrick in 2018.

Early life

Born in

Estcourt Estcourt () is a town in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The main economic activity is farming with large bacon and processed food factories situated around the town. The N3 freeway passes close to the town, link ...

, South Africa, Bristow attended Estcourt High School and then graduated from the

University of Natal The University of Natal was a university in the former South African province Natal which later became KwaZulu-Natal. The University of Natal no longer exists as a distinct legal entity, as it was incorporated into the University of KwaZulu-N ...

with BSc and PhD degrees in geology. In the 1970s, he served as an officer in the South African Army and saw active service against guerrillas in Swaziland and Angola.

Career

Bristow joined Rand Mines in 1981 and then became head of exploration at Randgold & Exploration. In 1995 he created

and listed it on the

London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England, United Kingdom. , the total market value of all companies trading on LSE was £3.9 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Pau ...

in 1997. In 2018, Barrick agreed to buy Randgold in an all-stock deal for US$6.5 billion, creating the world's largest gold producer.

Personal life

He is married with two sons, and has homes in London, the United States, South Africa, and Mauritius.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bristow, Mark 1959 births Living people People from Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality White South African people South African businesspeople South African geologists South African chief executives South African corporate directors South African Army officers South African military personnel of the Border War University of Natal alumni 20th-century South African businesspeople 21st-century South African businesspeople