Natascha Viljoen

Natascha Viljoen is a South African business executive, and the president and chief operating officer, and CEO-designate of Newmont, the world's largest gold mining company, and will become CEO in January 2026.
Viljoen is from Klerksdorp, a small mining town in North West Province. She earned a Bachelor of Engineering from North West University, South Africa and an executive MBA from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
In February 2020, she became CEO of Anglo Platinum.
Viljoen is the president and chief operating officer of Newmont.
On 29 September 2025, it was announced that Viljoen would succeed Tom Palmer as CEO of Newmont, effective January 2026, when he retires.