As CEO, he oversaw, alongside Sam E. Jonah, the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation, announced on 16 May 2003 and completed on 26 April 2004, to form AngloGold Ashanti.
Notable people from the town of Obuasi include the footballer John Mensah and Sam E. Jonah (KBE), the former CEO of Ashanti Goldfields Company.
Jonah was previously President of AngloGold Ashanti and shared the strategic leadership of the company with its CEO, Bobby Godsell.
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Born in West Monroe, Louisiana, Haddon received a B.S. from Rice University in 1959 and a J.D. from the University of Montana, School of Law in 1965.