About us

Finance director

• Appointed finance director in September 2005.
• He is a member of the Group Management and Executive Committees and chairman of the Investment Committee.
• He is a non executive director of SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc) until 25 June 2012, De Beers and Anglo American Platinum and recently joined the board of Petrofac Limited as a non executive director.
• Holds a Doctorate in Economics and was formerly finance director of The BOC Group.
• Key achievements:
• has maintained a robust balance sheet, which is well positioned for market volatility
• led the negotiations with Lafarge on the combination of the cement, aggregate, ready mixed concrete, asphalt and contracting businesses in the UK of Lafarge and Tarmac
• ensured funding of De Beers deal without recourse to acquisition financing.

Group director Mining and Technology

• Appointed group director Mining and Technology in October 2009.
• Appointed to the De Beers Board in October 2012.
• He is a member of the Safety and Sustainable Development (S&SD) Committee, the Investment Committee as well as the Group Management and Executive Committees.
• Has more than 30 years of mining-industry experience in multiple commodities and geographies
• Spent 20 years at Platinum, including four years as operations director between 1996 and 1999.
• Has extensive experience in performance-improvement initiatives, change management and organisational design.
• Played a significant role in restructuring the portfolio and development of Anglo American’s Base Metals business unit into a more diverse and meaningful industry player in the period since its formation in 1999.
• Held the position of chief executive of Base Metals between 2007 and 2009.

Group director of Human Resources and Corporate Affairs

• Appointed group director of Human Resources and Corporate Affairs in October 2009.
• He is a member of the Group Management and Executive Committees.
• Joined Anglo in 2008 as group head of Human Resources.
• A solicitor by training, has accumulated broad business experience in several disciplines and geographies.
• Spent 19 years at British Airways, 14 of them in a succession of senior roles including being the director of legal affairs, purchasing, human resources and UK airports, as well as chairman of the company’s pension schemes.
• Prior to joining Anglo American, acquired significant experience of South Africa as Executive Committee member at Mondi.
• Has driven a recently completed initiative to:
  • Assess the role of the corporate centre and the business units in order to deliver competitive advantage and generate value.
  • Minimise duplication and bureaucracy across the business.
  • Empower people by clarifying roles, accountabilities and decision-making processes.
• Under his tenure, Anglo American now has a fit-for-purpose operating model that will help deliver on its ambition to be the leading global mining company.
• Holds the position of non-executive chairman of pension schemes for AMEC plc.

Group director business performance and projects

• Appointed group director business Performance and Projects in October 2009.
• He is a member of the Safety and Sustainable Development (S&SD) Committee, the Investment Committee as well as the Group Management and Executive Committees.
• Technical director between April 2009 and October 2009. 
• Holds the role of non-executive director of GDF SUEZ Energy Limited and Kumba Iron Ore Limited. 
• Held the position of chief executive of Industrial Minerals (Tarmac) between 2006 and 2009.
• Received an MBA from INSEAD and is a chartered mechanical engineer with a strong engineering and commercial background.
• Led Tarmac through a major restructuring to make the business more efficient, with sharp focus on cash generation, while maintaining its market-leading positions in the UK, continental Europe and the Middle East.
• Brings wide international experience to an important leadership role within Anglo American – having spent the first 25 years of his career with Shell, working in the UK, Hong Kong, Dubai, Pakistan and Canada.
• Is set to drive further value for the Anglo American Group through his role on the general management committee that focuses on business performance, safety and sustainable development, commercial co-ordination, energy, iron ore and coal.

Chief executive of Nickel

• Appointed chief executive of  Nickel in October 2009.
• One of Anglo American’s longest serving CEOs, having joined the Group in 1978 as a mining engineer at Morro de Niquel, Brazil.
• Gained significant mining experience as he progressed to production manager, industrial manager and finally mine manager over a 20-year period at Morro de Niquel.
• Transferred to Loma de Niquel, Venezuela, in 2001 as operational director and later general manager, where he brought the operation to 100% capacity, implemented operation procedures to Anglo American standards and ensured it achieved ISO certifications in a short space of time.
• Significant experience developing community engagement projects, particularly at Loma de Niquel, where Anglo American has built health centres, established IT facilities for the local village, maintained roads and provided support for small business initiatives.
• Appointed president of Anglo Base Metals Brazil in 2005 and was integral in the merger of the company with Copebras (Anglo Industrial Minerals’ fertiliser and phosphate operations) to come under the control of Anglo American Brazil.
• Became Anglo American Brazil CEO in 2006, preceding a period of significant growth for the country with the development of the Barro Alto and Minas Rio projects.
• Recognised for a commitment to sustainable development, Anglo American Brazil has been awarded numerous accolades during his tenure, including being recognised as a model company for sustainability by Brazil’s Exame Magazine for 2008 and 2009.

Chief executive of Niobium and Phosphates

• Appointed chief executive of Niobium and Phosphates in July 2012.
• Head of Mining at Votorantim Metals in Brazil from 2011; in charge of projects, exploration activities around the world and operations in Peru and Colombia.
• COO at Vale from 2009, responsible for the fertilisers operations, sales and marketing. During which time he was integral in the acquisition of Fosfertil and Bunge assets by Vale to establish a new business area for the company, Vale Fertiliser.
• CEO of Kaolin Companies – Pará Pigments and Cadam – two subsidiaries of Vale, from 2007.
• General Manager of Eletrometal Specials Metals in Brazil, a mini mill operation specialising in alloys and special steels, from 1996.
• Graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from UFMG, in Belo Horizonte, MBA in Strategic Management from Sao Paulo University and MBA in Administration from Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC).

Chief executive of Metallurgical Coal

• Appointed chief executive of Metallurgical Coal in October 2009.
• Has a Chemical Engineering degree and began his career as a technology development engineer in Germany.
• Moved to WMC Resources in Australia in 1994 initially in a strategic planning and business development role.
• Progressed to operational management roles in WMC with extensive experience and achievements in the gold, and nickel businesses before advancing to the position of Executive General Manager Copper-Uranium Division.
• Joined BHP Billiton as global vice-president Business Excellence following its takeover of WMC in 2005.
• Appointed Regional CEO of Anglo Coal Australia in 2007, bringing strong skills in operational, safety and business improvement to the role.
• Provides strong leadership and has seen dramatic improvements in safety, operational performance and business profitability during his tenure. 

Chief executive of Thermal Coal

• Appointed chief executive of Thermal Coal in September 2012.
• Previously executive director of Anglo American South Africa from December 2009, and executive committee member from September 2010.
• He is chairman of Anglo American Zimele, chairman of Anglo American’s transformation committee, chairman of Tshikululu Social Investments.
• Served on a number of Anglo American operating boards and executive committees, and was previously finance director and chief operating officer of Anglo American South Africa.
• He is past chairman and chief executive of Anglo American Zimbabwe Limited.
• In these roles he has led the execution of major strategic repositioning and transformation strategies.
• He is non-executive director of Anglo Platinum Limited, Kumba Iron Ore Limited and Thebe Investment Corporation (Pty) Limited.
• Past chairman of Takura Ventures, a CDC Fund in Zimbabwe where he gained venture capital experience.
• Developed a wide network and has a wealth of experience working on the African continent.

Chief executive of Platinum

• Appointed chief executive of Platinum in September 2012
• Previously chief executive of Kumba Iron Ore from May 2008
• Has been with Anglo American for almost two decades since completing a degree in mining engineering and training with Gold Fields.
• Joined Platinum where he progressed from shift supervisor to become one of the youngest general managers in the company at that time, overseeing the Amandelbult platinum mine.
• Developed the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine joint venture from start-up to full production in four years.
• Recognised ability for relationship building and consolidation having managed Platinum’s joint venture portfolio – taking this from one joint venture to six, and 30-40% of that company’s ounce production.
• Was Platinum’s head of operations for joint ventures before being appointed CEO of Kumba Iron Ore in 2008.
• Saw Kumba achieve its best-ever safety performance in the first year of his tenure, as well as witness attributable profits more than double from $320 million to $720 million.

Executive director, Anglo American South Africa Limited

• Appointed executive director of Anglo American South Africa and Executive Committee member in September 2012.
• Served on the Executive Committee of Platinum since 2011, during which time she enhanced HR programmes and significantly improved relations with unions and brought wage negotiations to a successful conclusion.
• Gained corporate experience in a number of international companies, including BMW, Altech and Barloworld Ltd, holding executive roles incorporating human resources, industrial relations, corporate affairs, stakeholder relations and transformation.
• Successfully ran her own consulting companies – Nokusa Communications and Promotions and KTK HR Solutions.
• Has a Postgraduate Diploma and Masters Degree – both in Management – from Wits Business School.

Chief executive of Copper

• Appointed chief executive of Copper in October 2009.
• Graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering, and in 1993 attained a Masters in Engineering at the same university.
• Joined Anglo American Gold and Uranium Division in January 1990 at the Elandsrand and Western Deep Levels Gold Mines.
• Awarded Anglo Gold Mining Engineer of the Year 1993.
• Moved to Anglo American Industrial Corporation, Johannesburg, in 1995 where he was involved in business development, finance and strategy development.
• Promoted to vice president of Anglo Coal, South American Operations in 1999.
• Received a Masters in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa in 2000 and completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 2004.
• In this role, was involved in the acquisition of Australian coal assets and responsible for the acquisition by Anglo Coal of the Colombian coal assets.
• In 2004, became general manager of the Minera Loma de Niquel Mine and processing plant in Venezuela, within the Anglo Base Metals business unit.
• Appointed CEO of Anglo Base Metals’ Zinc Operations – based in London – in November 2006.
  

Chief executive of Kumba Iron Ore

• Appointed chief executive of Kumba Iron Ore in September 2012.
• Previously chief executive of Thermal Coal from October 2009.
• Joined the Anglo American Group in May, 2001, after more than two decades of considerable exposure to the mining industry, particularly in his home country of Zambia where he began his career at Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM).
• Spent four years on the privatisation of ZCCM, concentrating on the commercial and financial aspects of negotiations.
• Spent 17 years at Deloitte & Touche, the last eight as an equity partner.
• Was chief financial officer at Konkola Copper Mines plc between 2001 and 2003 and, following Anglo American's disposal of this asset, moved to the Johannesburg office as deputy finance director of Anglo South Africa before being appointed global chief financial officer for Anglo Coal.
• Became executive director of finance at Platinum in June 2006, and later stepped in as joint acting chief executive.
• Played a pivotal role in the major broad-based black economic empowerment transactions that were to create, among others, the world’s number three and number five platinum companies: Anooraq Resources and Northam Platinum, respectively.
• Key figure in the establishment and implementation of Platinum employee shareholder plan, and played an active part in aligning the company’s procurement strategies.
• Appointed CEO of Scaw Metals in May 2008.
• Is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Chief executive of De Beers Group

• Appointed chief executive of De Beers Group in May 2011.
• Previously executive vice president of the Alstom Group for eight years.
• Moved to Volvo AB in 2001 to become chairman and CEO of Renault Trucks and a member of the Volvo Group Executive Committee.
• Joined Renault as a senior vice president in 1999.
• Began his career at the Ford Motor Company in 1980 where he spent 19 years in various senior management positions.
• Received a degree in mechanical engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées in Paris and an MBA from INSEAD.