Piet is a qualified geologist and, until 30 April 2004, was the managing director of Petrex (Pty) Ltd (Petrex), which was then a wholly owned subsidiary of Petmin Limited, operating Grootvlei Mines (Pty) Ltd, Consolidated Modderfontein Mines (1979) Ltd and Nigel Gold Mining Company (Pty) Ltd.
Prior to this, Piet was the managing director of Venmag (Pty) Ltd, a magnesia mine. He is a founding member of Geocapro Services CC, a geological consulting and contracting business with offices in Klerksdorp and on the East Rand. He was involved in the listing of Petmin in 1986 and was appointed to the Petmin Board in that year.
Lebo joined Petmin as a non-executive director in February 2004, becoming an executive director and Deputy Chairperson of Petmin less than two years later.
Lebo is also a director of Lebone Resources (Pty) Ltd, a woman’s empowerment mining company which focuses on mining, beneficiation and consulting. She was an independent non-executive director of Merafe Resources Limited (formerly SA Chrome Limited) until February 2008, a mining company listed on the JSE. She chairs the Petmin transformation committee. Lebo gained experience in gold beneficiation with AngloGold Ashanti Limited where she held two portfolios: marketing manager: responsible for beneficiation and executive assistant to the executive director of marketing.
Jan qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte & Touche Inc. in 1990 and has a Master of Commerce degree in Financial Management (including the field of mergers and acquisitions). He has been involved as an entrepreneur in various aspects of the mining industry and was, among other positions, executive director of JIC Mining (Pty) Ltd (JIC) for approximately eight years. JIC was the largest mining services company in South Africa at this time. Jan has been part of the Petmin management team since 1992 and has facilitated various black economic empowerment transactions in the mining and other industries.
Bradley was appointed a non-executive director of Petmin on 30 November 2005, prior to becoming the Chief Operating Officer in February 2006. He was previously an executive director and chief investment officer of Decorum Capital Partners, the fund manager for the New Africa Mining Fund (NAMF). Bradley has 10 years’ experience with BHP Billiton Limited, including international business development and strategy for Samancor Manganese. He also spent time at merchant bank Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in the United Kingdom and was a group executive of the IQ Business Group.
Dawie was the chief executive officer of Petmin for two years from February 2004 until February 2006 before being succeeded by Jan du Preez. Prior to being an executive at Petmin, he was an executive director of JIC and has over 12 years’ experience in the management of operating mining assets. He has been part of the Petmin management team since 1994. Dawie is an admitted attorney and is currently on the roll of non-practising attorneys.
Ian is the Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields Limited, the world’s fourth largest gold producer, and has more than 31 years’ experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining Gold Fields, he was the executive officer responsible for business development and African and international operations at AngloGold Ashanti.
Enrico is a non-executive director of a number of PSG Group Limited subsidiaries as well as various private companies. He is also a director of Venmyn. Prior to becoming active at PSG, Enrico was a director of FBC Fidelity Bank, now part of Nedcor Limited. He also served on the board of RMB Holdings Limited as an executive prior to its merger with First Rand Limited. During his career as a banker he was, for a time, a board member of the Banking Council of South Africa.
Alwyn represents Dark Capital (Pty) Ltd and is the former chairman of Vodacom Group (Pty) Ltd and a former chief executive of Siemens Telecommunications in South Africa. He currently holds a number of directorships in the private health and financial industries, and is also an independent non-executive director of Trans Hex Group Limited.
Johan is a businessman and farmer and was a founding shareholder and director of JIC. He was a director of Petrex until its sale to EAGC Ventures Limited. Johan is also a director of various private companies.
John is a director of Decorum Capital Partners, the fund manager for NAMF. He has 29 years’ experience with BHP Billiton as a senior metallurgist. His production experience includes gold, uranium, copper, iron ore, sulphuric acid production, lead and alloys, ferromanganese, silicon metal, zinc and manganese metals. John has extensive experience as a project director, ranging from feasibility studies (including research and development management) to design, construction, commissioning and operations.
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Petmin's executive management team: from left Bradley Doig, Bruce Tanner, Lebo Mogotsi, Dawie Warmenhoven, Jan du Preez