William Heissenbuttel Promoted as President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Gold
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Bill Heissenbuttel
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Royal Gold, Inc. will promote William (Bill) Heissenbuttel, current chief financial officer and vice president strategy, as president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors.
Bill Heissenbuttel’s appointments will be effective upon the retirement of Tony Jensen on January 2, 2020 after 16 years of service to the company.
“After completing a thorough search and review of both internal and external candidates, the board of directors determined that Bill has the best experience and skills to lead Royal Gold to the next stage in its development,” said William Hayes, chairman of the board.
“Tony’s leadership has established a strong and disciplined corporate culture that has allowed Royal Gold to thrive and become one of the leading and most valuable companies in the global precious metals sector. The board of directors is confident that Bill will maintain that culture and continue to execute on the formula that has made Royal Gold successful,” added Hayes.
Bill Heissenbuttel brings more than 30 years of corporate finance experience, with over 25 of those years in project and corporate finance in the metals and mining industry. Heissenbuttel joined Royal Gold in 2006 as manager corporate development, was promoted to vice president corporate development in 2007, and has served as chief financial officer and vice president strategy from June 2018 to present. He also assumed the role of vice president operations during 2015 and 2016. Prior to joining Royal Gold, Heissenbuttel held positions of increasing seniority with N M Rothschild & Sons (Denver) Inc., ABN AMRO Bank N.V., and Chemical Bank Manufacturers Hanover. Heissenbuttel holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a specialization in finance from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from Northwestern University.
“I am honored to be asked by the board to lead Royal Gold, and I look forward to working with the board and management team to continue to build the business,” said Bill Heissenbuttel.
“It has been immensely satisfying to work with Tony over the past 13 years to develop our corporate strategy and transform the company from being a small holder of a limited number of royalty assets to a major player in the mining finance business. Royal Gold is in a position of strength with a management team that is equipped to continue to pursue our well-established strategic objectives, and I am excited to lead the company into the future,” added Heissenbuttel.
About Royal Gold
Royal Gold is a precious metals stream and royalty company engaged in the acquisition and management of precious metal streams, royalties, and similar production-based interests. As of June 30, 2019, the company owns interests on 186 properties on five continents, including interests on 41 producing mines and 16 development stage projects.
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