Ian Cockerill was appointed Executive Chairman with effect from 1 July 2010, having served as a non-executive director from October 2007 and as an executive director from 1 March 2010. From June 2008 to December 2009, Ian was the Chief Executive Officer of Anglo Coal. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields Limited from 2002 to 2008, having joined that company as Chief Operating Officer in 1999. During his years at the helm of Gold Fields, the company became a producer of gold in four countries around the globe, concentrating on large, high-quality, long-life assets. Ian’s history with Anglo American dates back to 1981 with various managerial positions held mainly in the Gold and Uranium Division, later AngloGold Limited. Between 1996 and 1999, he was Executive Officer, Business Development and African International Operations for AngloGold. He has more than 35 years’ experience in the global resources industry.
Ian is also Chairman of Leadership for Conservation in Africa, a not-for-profit initiative in partnership with the South African Parks Board, global business leaders and the International Union for Conservation of Nature, whose aim is to stimulate conservation and lead sustainable development across the African continent. He is a well-rounded and seasoned natural resource sector executive, with extensive global experience in mining operations, project development, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and leadership across a variety of commodities. He has a proven track record of team-building, delivery, growth and value accretion.
Lebo Mogotsi was appointed a non-executive director from January 2004, becoming an executive director and Deputy Chairman of the Company on 30 November 2005. She is also the chairman of the Board’s Transformation Committee and is responsible for risk management across the Group, stakeholder relations and corporate affairs. She has served on a number of boards including Merafe Resources Limited.
Lebo has more than 10 years’ experience in the mining industry, which started in gold beneficiation with AngloGold Ashanti Limited where she held two portfolios: Marketing Manager: Beneficiation and Executive Assistant to the Executive Director: Marketing.
Jan du Preez, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 February 2006, qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte & Touche in 1990 and has a Master of Commerce degree in Financial Management (including the field of M&A). He has been involved as an entrepreneur in various aspects of the mining industry and among these positions, was an executive director of JIC Mining (Pty) Ltd (JIC) for approximately eight years. JIC was the largest mining services company in South Africa at the time, and employed approximately 20 000 people.
Jan has been part of the Petmin management team since 1992 and has facilitated various BEE transactions in mining and other industries. He is an entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in developing business opportunities and building sustainable management teams.
Bruce Tanner was appointed as Financial Director on 1 July 2009. He joined the Petmin Group in 2005 as Group Financial Manager and Chief Financial Officer and has served on the Petmin Executive Committee since joining the Group.
Bruce obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Town, a Bcompt (Hons) degree (CTA) from the University of South Africa (Unisa), and qualified as a chartered accountant whilst serving articles at Deloitte & Touche. He has 13 years’ experience in mining finance and administration, five of which include involvement in the marketing of coal and copper. From June 2002 to November 2004, he was the Chief Operating Officer of AfriOre Limited's coal operations and Chief Financial Officer of AfriOre Limited. Bruce has vast experience of mining finance and administration of developmental mining startups and of mature operating mines.
Bradley Doig was appointed a non-executive director of Petmin from 30 November 2005, becoming 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). During his 10 years with BHP Billiton Limited, Bradley’s experience included international business development and strategy for Samancor Manganese. He also spent time at merchant bank, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in the UK and was a group executive of the IQ Business Group.
Bradley is a seasoned deal maker with vast experience in identifying and investing in mining opportunities, focusing on operational efficiency as a key aspect of this process.
Enrico Greyling is a non-executive director of a number of PSG Group Limited subsidiaries as well as various private companies and is also a director of Venmyn Limited. Prior to becoming active at the PSG Group, he was a director of FBC Fidelity Bank, which is 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. For a time, during his career as a banker, Enrico was a board member of the Banking Council of South Africa.
Alwyn Martin represents Dark Capital (Pty) Ltd and is the former Chairman of Vodacom Group and a former chief executive of Siemens Telecommunications in South Africa. He currently holds various directorships in the private health and financial industries, and is also an independent non-executive director of Trans Hex Group Limited and Northam Platinum Limited.
A businessman and farmer, Johan Strijdom was a founding shareholder and director of JIC. He was also a director of Petrex until its sale to EAGC Ventures Limited. Johan is a director of a number of private companies.
John Taylor 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.
Koosum Kalyan was appointed to the Board in March 2011. She is Chairman of EdgoMerap (Pty) Ltd in London and holds a number of directorships, including Standard Bank Group and the MTN Group. From 2000 to 2008, Koosum was Senior Business Development Manager: African Exploration Oil and Gas, of Shell International Exploration.
Millard Arnold was appointed as an independent, non-executive director in March 2011. He is Group Legal Council for Murray and Roberts. He is a senior Fellow of the Gordon Institute of Business Science, a member of the Council of the University of South Africa (UNISA) and a member of the UNISA Foundation. He was previously Executive Chairman of Black and Veatch Africa and served the government of the United States as its first Minister Counsellor of Commercial Affairs for the South Africa region.
Trevor Petersen is a chartered accountant and a former managing Partner of the Cape Town office of PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC"). He also held the position of Chairman of PwC Western Cape and is a former chairman of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Petersen has been a member of the University of Cape Town Council since 2002. He is also a director of Medi-Clinic Southern Africa CMC Financial Enterprises.
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