Kelly Sanders

Kelly Sanders, President and CEO, Kennecott Utah Copper.

"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."