South Africa

Ntombi Langa-Royds was appointed to the Board in 2013. She is chairman of the social & ethics committee and a member of the remuneration & human resources committee. Ntombi Langa-Royds is also a trustee of The Murray & Roberts Trust. She owns Nthake Consulting, a human resources consultancy business and has more than 25 years… read more »

Ralph Havenstein was appointed to the Board in August 2014. Ralph Havenstein is the chairman of the health, safety & environment committee and a member of the social & ethics committee.

Suresh Kana was appointed to the Board in July 2015 and became chairman in 2017. Suresh Kana is a member of the audit & sustainability committee. Suresh is a Chartered Accountant and is the Retiring Territory Senior Partner for PwC Africa. He served on the PwC Global Board from 2005 to 2009. Suresh is the… read more »

Sibang Ncube is a Senior Manager and part of MTN’s Compensation & Benefits team. Sibang Ncube started working here in 2010, and being associated with a strong brand like MTN has taken my personal brand to levels he never imagined. During his time there he has enjoyed travelling to other operational companies, and he gained… read more »

Mr Molefe was formerly the Chief Executive of Royal Bafokeng Resources Pty Ltd and is presently the Non-executive Chairman of Merafe Resources Ltd and a Non-executive Director of Capital Oil Pty Ltd. He currently holds Chairman positions with Bapo Ba Mogale Investments Holdings Pty Ltd, Transfrontier Capital Pty Ltd and Saldanha Bay Investment Corporation, all… read more »

Dr Kirby is a metallurgist with over 40 years’ experience in the mining sector. He worked for 16 years in South Africa with Impala Platinum, Rand Mines and then Rustenburg Platinum Mines. In 1992, he moved to Australia and was employed by Minproc Engineers and then Bechtel Corporation, where he had management and technical responsibilities…. read more »

Mr Coetzer is a qualified chemical engineer. Before joining Jubilee, he was employed for 20 years within the Anglo American PLC stable, of which 16 years were spent at Anglo Platinum. His last position was Head of Process Control and Instrumentation where he defined and managed the automation and process control strategy for Anglo Platinum…. read more »

Dr Mathews Phosa established the first black law firm in Nelspruit in 1981. He is a renowned strategic and business leader who has had an immeasurable impact on the lives of numerous South Africans. He led the military wing of Umkhonto we Sizwe from Mozambique and was part of the ANC delegation which successfully negotiated… read more »

Mr Bird is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and a UK Chartered Engineer. He also holds a UK and South African Mine Managers Certificate for coal mines. The formative part of his career was spent in the UK coal mining industry and thereafter he moved to the Zambian copper belt… read more »

Khaya Ngcwembe joined Lonmin on 1 May 2017 as Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Khaya Ngcwembe has extensive experience in human resources having spent approximately 18 years in senior and executive roles at various companies and most recently as Human Resources Director for all of South African Breweries (SAB). Khaya holds a number of… read more »

Thandeka joined Lonmin in April 2017 having previously worked at Phembani where she was their Executive Head: Sustainability and Transformation responsible for advising Phembani partner companies in community development, management of their licences to operate in regulated industries and overall implementation of Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE). She has extensive experience in dealing with… read more »

Mike da Costa joined Lonmin as the Senior Manager Mining for our Limpopo operations. Mike da Costa has held a number of different roles in the organisation since then, including Vice President Mining for our Karee Operations and Vice President Group Technical Services, responsible for technical services in the mining and processing divisions. Mike was… read more »

Tanya was appointed to Lonmin’s Executive Committee in January 2018 as Executive Vice President: Corporate Strategy, Investor Relations and Corporate Communication. Tanya joined Lonmin as Global Head of Investor Relations in April 2010 from Smith’s Corporate Advisory in London where she was Executive Director responsible for Corporate Finance. Prior to that Tanya was Vice President… read more »

After graduating in jurisprudence and qualifying as a barrister, Jonathan spent 26 years with Rio Tinto, including nine years’ service on its board. His roles at Rio Tinto included Mining Director and Chief Executive of the Copper and later the Diamonds & Gold Product Groups. He was subsequently CEO of Sappi, the executive chairman of… read more »

Kennedy Bungane was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Pembani Group in August 2014. Kennedy led the conclusion of the merger of Pembani and the Shanduka effective 11 December 2015.