Newcrest CEO Biswas steps down, hunt for new chief underway

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Chief Financial Officer Sherry Duhe, who joined the company in February, will step in as interim chief executive while a global internal and external search for a replacement is underway, Newcrest said in a filing to the exchange.

Duhe comes from an energy background, having previously worked as CFO of Woodside (OTC:WOPEY) Energy, and spent 13 years at Shell (LON:RDSa).

Biswas, who will relinquish his role as a managing director as of Monday, will stay on in an advisory capacity until March 18.