Liangang Li appointed as MMG interim CEO & Executive Director

MMG is pleased to announce that Mr Liangang Li has been appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company. Mr Jerry Jiao will also return to the position of Chairman, a post he held from August 2014 to February 2017.
 
Both Jerry and Liangang bring extensive industry experience and were directors at the beginning of MMG almost 12 years ago, with Jerry also a former chair and CEO. Liangang, has been on the executive team of the Company for the last two years and before on the Board of Directors.
 
They will replace Geoffrey Gao who moves to a role with China Minmetals Corporation (CMC), MMG’s major shareholder in Beijing and Mr Guo Wenqing who is leaving MMG in order to focus on his other duties as the President of CMC.
 
Geoffrey Gao said: “It has been a privilege to lead the MMG team since I joined the Company as CEO in August 2018. I have been impressed by the strength of our team and their passion for doing the best for our operations”
 
“MMG is a strong business with assets that are leveraged to the products required to support our transition to a low carbon future. I look forward to following MMG’s journey as it works to achieve the promise that great assets and great people can create.”
 
“I am pleased that MMG will remain in very safe hands as both Jerry and Liangang were directors at the formation of MMG 12 years ago, with Jerry also having been a former chair and CEO of MMG.”
 
Mr Jiao said: “I am pleased to again have this opportunity to be the Chairman of MMG and to support Liangang in his role as the interim CEO.”
 
“MMG continues to be recognised as CMC’s leading international mining company and I am excited to help drive the next phase of the Company’s growth.”