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Minerals Council Office Bearers
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President: Paul DunnePresident: Paul Dunne
BSc (Hons)(Electrical Engineering), Master of Business Administration
Paul Dunne joined Northam in March 2014 as Chief Executive Officer. He has been a Board member of Northam Holdings since 2020 and of the group since March 2014. He was a non–executive director of the International Platinum Group Metals Association (IPA). He was formerly an executive director at Impala Platinum Holdings Limited, responsible for mining, concentrating and smelting operations at the Group’s Rustenburg and Marula mines.
Paul was elected as an Office Bearer of the Minerals Council in 2021. He has served as President since December 2024. He is a champion of the MOSH Noise Committee. During his tenure he has made an immense contribution, including chairing the Minerals Council Women in Mining Leadership Forum.
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Vice President: Moses MadondoVice President: Moses Madondo
BSc (mechanical engineering) from the University of Cape Town (UCT); Post GDip Management Practice; Master of Business Administration (UCT Graduate School of Business); Management Development Programme (Gordon Institute of Business Science); Advanced Management Program (Harvard Business School); Programme in Technical and Operational Surface Mining Excellence (University of Pretoria, in progress)
Moses is a seasoned mining executive with more than 25 years of strategic and operational leadership experience. He has held senior roles at De Beers Group, AngloGold Ashanti and has served on several boards, including the Minerals Council South Africa.
He is currently the CEO of Thungela, bringing experience in managing large teams, a track record of successfully turning around operations and improving safety, and the ability to drive performance.
Moses was appointed as a Vice President of the Minerals Council on 25 September 2025 was reappointed as a Board member representing Thungela Resources after July Ndlovu’s retirement on 31 October 2025. He assumed the role of Chair of the CEO Zero Harm Forum from June 2026.
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Vice President: Richard StewartVice President: Richard Stewart
BSc (Hons), PhD (Geology), University of the Witwatersrand; MBA, Warwick Business School (UK); PrSciNat
Richard Stewart was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sibanye-Stillwater on 1 October 2025. He previously served as Chief Regional Officer: Southern Africa from 31 May 2022, following his tenure as Group Chief Operating Officer from 1 December 2020. Prior to these roles, Richard held the position of Executive Vice President: Business Development at Sibanye-Stillwater.
Richard was appointed as a Minerals Council Vice President in June 2024. He has been a valuable member of the Minerals Council Board since January 2021 and he is the sponsor of the Minerals Council’s Masoyise Health Programme.
Richard has more than 25 years of experience in South Africa’s geological and mining industries. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa and a Registered Natural Scientist. He joined the Sibanye Group in 2014 and has contributed significantly to a successful and value-accretive acquisition and growth strategy. Prior to joining Sibanye-Stillwater, he served on the Gold One Executive Committee from 2009, where his last appointment was Executive Vice President: Technical Services. Prior to this, Richard served as CEO of Goliath Gold Limited.
He has held management positions at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Mining Technology division and Uranium One, was a founding member and director of the geological consultancy, Shango Solutions, and was an investment consultant for African Global Capital Proprietary Limited.
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Vice President: Mpumi ZikalalaVice President: Mpumi Zikalala
BSc (Hons)(Electrical Engineering), Master of Business Administration
Mpumi Zikalala has served as Chief Executive Officer of Kumba Iron Ore since January 2022 and is an Executive Director of the Kumba Board as well as Chairperson of Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd.
She began her career at De Beers in 2001 as a Process Engineer and progressed through a range of senior operational, project and commercial leadership roles, including General Manager of Voorspoed Mine, Deputy CEO of De Beers Consolidated Mines and Managing Director of De Beers Group Managed Operations, with responsibility for operations in South Africa and Canada.
Mpumi has been a member of the Minerals Council Board since May 2022 and currently serves as a Vice President after her initial appointment in June 2024.
She also serves as one of the CEO sponsors on the National Logistics Crisis Committee, Chairperson of the Private Sector Forum of the South African National AIDS Council, and Trustee of the Anglo American Foundation.
Her leadership and contribution to the mining industry have been recognised both locally and internationally, including being named Campaign Ambassador for the International Day for Women in Mining in 2023, being recognised among the Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining, and receiving the Women in Tech Africa Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025.
Board Members
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Phillip Tobias, African Rainbow Minerals (CEO) -
Nolitha Fakude, Anglo American South Africa (Chair of South African Management Board) -
Letisha van den Berg, ASPASA (Director) (for Associations Leadership Forum) -
Charles Walters, Assore (CEO) -
Barend Petersen, De Beers Consolidated Mines (Executive Chair) -
Niël Pretorius, DRDGOLD (CEO) -
Ben Magara, Exxaro Resources (CEO) -
Riaan Koppeschaar, Exxaro Resources (CFO) -
Japie Fullard, Glencore Ferroalloys (CEO) -
Murray Houston, Glencore Coal (CEO) -
Benford Mokoatle, Gold Fields (Executive Vice President: South Africa) -
Beyers Nel, Harmony Gold (CEO) -
Nico Muller, Impala Platinum (CEO) -
Mpumi Zikalala, Kumba Iron Ore (CEO)
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Zanele Matlala, Merafe Resources (CEO) -
Mzila Mthenjane, Minerals Council South Africa (CEO) -
Paul Dunne, Northam Platinum (CEO)
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Vivek Gadodia, Petra Diamonds (Joint CEO) -
Werner Duvenhage, Richards Bay Minerals (Managing Director) -
Veli Sibiya, Sasol Mining (Senior Vice President: Mining) -
Casper Badenhorst, Sedibelo Resources (CEO) (for Junior, Exploration and Mining Leadership Forum) -
Mike Teke, Seriti Resources (CEO) -
Richard Cox, Sibanye-Stillwater (Chief Regional Officer: SA Region) -
Richard Stewart, Sibanye-Stillwater (CEO)
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Noel Pillay, South32 (COO: Southern Africa) -
Michelle Taylor, Tharisa (COO) -
Moses Madondo, Thungela Resources (CEO)
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Ezekiel Lotlhare, Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining (CEO) -
Malcolm Curror, United Manganese of Kalahari (CEO) -
Craig Miller, Valterra Platinum (CEO) -
Vijay Kumar, Vedanta Zinc International (CEO)