{"id":5157,"date":"2014-07-23T16:24:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T16:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=5157"},"modified":"2014-07-23T16:24:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T16:24:08","slug":"newcrest-ceo-facing-tough-questions-in-his-first-big-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=5157","title":{"rendered":"Newcrest CEO facing tough questions in his first big outing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Peter Ker<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sydney Morning Herald<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5158\" style=\"width: 140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5158\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/biswas140.jpg\" alt=\"Sandeep Biswas\" width=\"140\" height=\"197\" data-id=\"5158\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandeep Biswas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sandeep Biswas will front the investment community for the first time as CEO of Newcrest Mining on Thursday, and faces a number of burning questions about his plans for Australia&#8217;s biggest gold miner.<\/p>\n<p>With barely $100 million of free cash flow expected from the 2014 financial year, and a desire to significantly reduce the company&#8217;s debt ratio, the most obvious issue for Mr Biswas relates to funding.<\/p>\n<p>The spectre of a capital raising has hung over the stock all year, but outgoing chief executive Greg Robinson never pushed the button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/newcrest-ceo-facing-tough-questions-in-his-first-big-outing-20140723-3cfwa.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Continue reading . . .<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandeep Biswas will front the investment community for the first time as CEO of Newcrest Mining on Thursday, and faces a number of burning 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