Kennecott Copper: KUC leadership

KUC leadership

	Kelly Sanders President and CEO Prior to his current role as Kennecott Utah Copper’s (KUC) President and CEO, Kelly served as Chief Operating Officer at KUC. During his time as COO, Kelly contributed significantly to the work of the senior leadership team and led the operations team to new levels of achievement in safety and efficiency. Prior to joining KUC, Kelly was Vice President of Operations at Rio Tinto Energy America (RTEA). During his 13 years with Rio Tinto, he has also held operating and technical roles within Rio Tinto Coal Australia at Mount Thorley Coal and at RTEA’s Colowyo Mine in Colorado. Prior to joining the Rio Tinto group, he held various operations, technical and business development roles in the mining sector. Kelly holds a BS from Purdue University.
	Clayton Walker Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer Clayton Walker is a native Utahn and is the former Vice President of Projects and Value Generation. Prior to that role, Clayton was the general manager at Kennecott Mineral’s Greens Creek Mine in Alaska. In his eight years with Rio Tinto, he has held operating and marketing roles within RTEA at the Spring Creek Mine in Montana. He has worked in operating, technical, marketing and business development roles in the mining industry. Clayton has been instrumental in continuing to drive the business improvement culture at KUC while also focusing on the critical business issues and funding approval for significant capital projects. Clayton holds an MBA from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering degree from University of Utah.
	Patrick Keenan Chief Financial Officer Pat returned to Kennecott Utah Copper in November 2008 as Chief Financial Officer. He joined Kennecott in 1994 holding various finance and business improvement roles. Pat joined Rio Tinto Indonesia in 2000 as finance manager for the Freeport Joint Venture and then joined Group Controllers in London. For the past three years, Pat has been with Rio Tinto Diamonds, first as General Manager Finance at Argyle and most recently as Chief Financial Officer. Pat is a graduate of the University of Utah.

	Lynn Cardey-Yates Vice President - Legal Department Lynn serves as Kennecott Utah Copper’s Vice President in charge of legal matters. Before joining Kennecott in 1993, Lynn was a partner in law firms in Salt Lake and Denver. Following her time with those firms, Lynn served as Vice President and General Counsel for Kennecott Corporation, with responsibility for all legal issues for the Kennecott group of companies. Lynn also served on a contract basis for Rio Tinto entities for several years before returning to Kennecott in 2007. Lynn holds an undergraduate degree in business administration from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado, and a law degree from the University of Denver, College of Law.
	Brendan Ryan Vice President, Projects & Expansion Brendan joins Kennecott Utah Copper from London where he worked as General Manager Business Development for the Copper Group and played instrumental roles in the review and valuation of several additions to the product group portfolio. During his eight years with Rio Tinto, Brendan has held roles with the Copper Group, Business Evaluation and with Rio Tinto Coal Australia. He brings experience in underground and open pit operations, technical studies, project management, business development and marketing. Brendan holds an MBA from Oxford University and a Bachelor of Mining Engineering degree from University of Queensland.