South Africa

Nicole commenced in the role of Chief People and Legal Officer in July 2017. Prior to that she held the positions of Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary. Nicole is accountable for the Human Resources functions across South32, as well as the Company Secretariat, Legal and Compliance teams. Prior to South32, Nicole was Vice President,… read more »

On 30 April 2018, Mike Fraser, in his role of Chief Operating Officer, assumed responsibility for the Group’s alumina and aluminium operations in Australia and South Africa, and Cerro Matoso in Colombia. He remains the primary representative for South Africa Energy Coal. Prior to this, Mike held the role of President and Chief Operating Officer… read more »

Brendan Harris started as South32’s chief financial officer right from the beginning and played an integral role in the set-up, demerger and listing of the company. Brendan Harris is responsible for corporate reporting, corporate affairs, investor relations, risk and assurance, tax, treasury and planning. Before joining South32 Brendan was Head of Investor Relations at BHP Billiton (2011… read more »

Karen has had extensive experience as a senior executive in the resources sector. During her executive career, she held various senior global roles with BHP, including President People and President Public Affairs. She has a strong legal and governance background, having joined BHP in 2001 as Group Company Secretary, and before that as General Counsel… read more »

Dr Xiaoling Liu is a metallurgical engineer and has over 26 years’ experience in management and executive positions. She joined Rio Tinto in 1988, and held various General Manager and Managing Director positions in smelting operational management. Dr Xiaoling Liu was appointed President of Primary Metal Pacific, Rio Tinto Alcan in 2007, and served as President and… read more »

Keith was previously CEO of SUN Mining, a wholly-owned entity of the SUN Group. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the resources industry, specifically in titanium and platinum mining. Keith is a former CEO of Impala Platinum (Pty) Ltd and former CEO of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc in Canada. Keith has… read more »

Wayne has more than 35 years experience in the Australian mining, resources and manufacturing sectors. He joined Alcoa in 1979 where he worked in a variety of roles and locations across the Australian business, before being appointed Managing Director, Alcoa of Australia in 2001.  He retired from Alcoa of Australia in 2008. Wayne chairs South32’s… read more »

Dr Ntombifuthi (Futhi) Mtoba previously chaired Deloitte Southern Africa, where she specialised in financial services. She is a Past President of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and a past member of the Board of United Nations Global Compact. Her numerous awards include Business Woman of the Year (Nedbank and Business Women’s Association, 2004) and International Woman… read more »

Xolani was previously President and COO of South Africa Aluminium with BHP Billiton and was chair of BHP Billiton in South Africa from 2009 to 2015. He has served as CEO of Bateman Africa Ltd and the National Electricity Regulator and held senior positions at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.

Frank has more than 35 years’ experience in the accounting profession, specialising in the mining, energy and utilities sectors before taking on a number of Non-Executive Director roles in 2012. He chairs South32’s risk and audit committee and is a member of the remuneration and the nomination and governance committees.

Graham has been at the helm of South32 as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since the beginning. He successfully led the establishment of the company and its public listing in three countries. Graham is responsible for running all aspects of the business and has a strong track record in global resource development. He is passionate about… read more »

David has extensive experience in risk management and business reorganisation. He has worked as a consultant, scheme manager, receiver, manager and liquidator to very large and complex companies. David was previously Australian National Chairman of KPMG, Chartered Accountants. He sits on South32’s risk and audit committee and nomination and governance committee.

Member of SAICA’s Investment Funds and ASISA’s Collective Investment Scheme interest groups Former Head of KPMG South Africa Investment Funds sector Former Head of Financial Services at Deloitte Cape Town

Executive Manager: Employee Relations of Edcon Group Former Group Head of Sanlam, Labour Relations Member of the Governing Body of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and the CCMA’s Governance, Social and Ethics Committee. KAIZER MOYANE

Chairman of DHL Non-Executive Director on the Boards of AdvTech, Tuesday Consulting, Business Engage, and the Boston Consulting Group Former HR Director of Standard Bank South Africa Former Group Executive of HR at Nedbank