Board and office bearers

Minerals Council Office Bearers

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  President: Paul Dunne

  President: 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 and is 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 and is a champion of the Minerals Council Women in Mining initiatives. During his tenure he has made an invaluable contribution.

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  Vice President: Mpumi Zikalala

  Vice President: Mpumi Zikalala

  BSc (Chemical Engineering), University of the Witwatersrand; Leadership Development Programme, London Business School

  Mpumi Zikalala has been the CEO of Kumba Iron Ore since 1 January 2022. She is on the Kumba Board as an executive director and is Chair of the operating entity, Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd. Mpumi started her career at De Beers in 2001 as a process engineer and worked in various leadership roles within production management. In 2007, she was appointed General Manager at De Beers Kimberley Mines, becoming the first female General Manager in the De Beers Group. In 2010, she was appointed General Manager of De Beers Voorspoed Mine and three and a half years later became Senior Vice-President of De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa. Mpumi was promoted to Deputy CEO of De Beers Consolidated Mines in November 2017 and to the position of Managing Director, De Beers Group Managed Operations, in April 2019, covering De Beers Group's operations in South Africa and Canada.

  Mpumi serves as the Chair of the Private Sector Forum of the South African National AIDS Council. She served as the 2023 Campaign Ambassador for the International Day for Women in Mining and was a winner of the 2018 Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining awards issued in Mayfield, London.

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  Vice President: Richard Stewart

  Vice President: Richard Stewart

  BSc (Hons), PhD (Geology), University of the Witwatersrand; MBA, Warwick Business School (UK); PrSciNat

  Richard Stewart has held the position of Chief Regional Officer: Southern Africa from 31 May 2022, subsequent to being the Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) from 1 December 2020. Prior to being COO, Richard was the Executive Vice President: Business Development at Sibanye-Stillwater. Richard has 25 years’ experience in South Africa’s geological and mining industries and 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 he also 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 and was an investment consultant for the private equity firm, African Global Capital Proprietary Limited. Richard was a founding member and director of the geological consultancy, Shango Solutions.

Board Members

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  Phillip Tobias, African Rainbow Minerals (CEO)
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  Nolitha Fakude, Anglo American (Chairperson)
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  Craig Miller, Valterra Platinum (CEO)
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  Charles Walters, Assore (CEO)
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  Mariana Lamont, Clay Brick Association (Executive Director) (for Associations)
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  Barend Petersen, De Beers Consolidated Mines (Executive Chair)
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  Niël Pretorius, DRDGold (CEO)
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  Ben Magara, Exxaro Resources (CEO)
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  Riaan Koppeschaar, Exxaro Resources (CFO)
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  Japie Fullard, Glencore Alloys (CEO)
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  Murray Houston, Glencore Coal (CEO)
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  Benford Mokoatle, Gold Fields (Executive Vice President: South Africa)
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  Beyers Nel, Harmony Gold (CEO)
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  Nico Muller, Impala Platinum (CEO)
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  Mpumi Zikalala, Kumba Iron Ore (CEO)
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  Zanele Matlala, Merafe Resources (CEO)
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  Mzila Mthenjane, Minerals Council South Africa (CEO)
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  Paul Dunne, Northam Platinum (CEO)
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  Guangmin Wei, Palabora Mining Company (Executive Director and CEO)
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  Werner Duvenhage, Richards Bay Minerals (Managing Director)
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  Sandile Siyaya, Sasol Mining (Senior Vice President)
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  Mike Teke, Seriti Resources (CEO)
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  Richard Stewart, Sibanye-Stillwater, (CEO Designate and CRO: Southern Africa)
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  Noel Pillay , South32 (COO)
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  Michelle Taylor, Tharisa Limited (COO)
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  July Ndlovu, Thungela (CEO)
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  Ezekiel Lotlhare, Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining (CEO)
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  Chris Griffith, Vedanta Base Metals (CEO)
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  Vijay Kumar, Vedanta Zinc International (CEO)