Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> June 28, 2004
ROBERT R. McEWEN is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldcorp
Inc., owner of the richest gold mine on the planet and one of the
world's top 10 gold producers. Mr. McEwen followed his father into the
investment industry and also developed a passion for gold. In 1990 he
jumped into the mining industry and since then has transformed a
collection of small companies into a mining powerhouse. Since 1993, when
he started restructuring Goldcorp, its market capitalization has grown
from $50 million to $2.7 billion and Goldcorp's share price has
increased at 36% compound annual growth rate. In August 2000,
BusinessWeek named Goldcorp as one of the 50 most innovative companies
on the Web, worldwide. Mr. McEwen holds an MBA from Schulich School of
Business, York University, Toronto, Canada, a BA from University of
Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. He is a member of WPO, the
Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Dean's Advisory Board,
Schulich School of Business. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Goldcorp andgive us a picture of things as they are now at the company?
Mr. McEwen: Goldcorp started out as a closed-end investment