South Africa

As the Chief Operations Officer – South Africa, Chris’ portfolio post the recently announced Asset sales and closures, includes AngloGold Ashanti’s remaining South African assets include the Mponeng underground gold mine, and two surface operations comprising the Mine Waste Solutions tailings dump-retreatment business and the rock dump reclamation and processing business. Together, these South African… read more »

David Noko is a member of the company’s Executive Committee. His portfolio as Executive Vice President: Group Sustainable Development, comprises the disciplines of Safety, Health, Environment, Social and Community Affairs, Human Rights and Global Security, and Government Relations. Mr Noko sets the company global Sustainable Development strategy and direction, guiding the company’s performance and positioning… read more »

Ludwig Eybers has over 27 years international mining experience, he joined AngloGold Ashanti in 2011 as Senior Vice President Namibia and Mining Task Force, based in Perth Australia. In 2013, Ludwig Eybers relocated to AngloGold Ashanti in South Africa to take-up the position of Senior Vice President Continental Africa Region. Ludwig was subsequently promoted to… read more »

Graham Ehm, who has multi-commodity experience, has held senior leadership positions in AngloGold Ashanti in Tanzania and Australia. His current portfolio entails business planning and portfolio optimisation, capital investment optimisation, monitoring of projects, studies and exploration, and non-managed joint ventures. In 2014 Graham Ehm was also assigned accountability for the closure and redevelopment of the… read more »

Charles Carter is responsible for group strategy, business development, corporate finance, investor relations and communications. He has worked in the mining industry in South Africa and the Americas for 25 years and has had responsibility for a range of additional portfolios that include human resources, risk management, business planning and executive responsibility for the company’s… read more »

Christine has held senior financial management and executive positions in various companies, in particular as chief financial officer and executive director of Sasol Limited from 2006 to 2013. Prior to this, she was chief executive officer of Johnnic Holdings Limited, having previously served as its financial director. Christine has served on the boards of Transnet… read more »

Venkat was appointed CEO in 2013, after which he set a clear strategy to sustainably improve free cash flow and returns by emphasising strict capital discipline and the development of a strong pipeline of brownfields investment options. He has prioritised high-return, self-funded project options designed to improve production life and margins with optimal capital investment… read more »

Robbie is a representative of Vodafone and joined the Vodacom Board on March 10, 2005. He is Vodafone Group Plc’s Group Financial Controller and the Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone’s Global Business Development unit. He joined Vodafone in 1993 and has held a number of senior finance roles in the Vodafone Group during this period…. read more »

Ricardo Tadeu is our Zone President Africa. Ricardo is a Brazilian citizen. Ricardo received a Law Degree from the Universidade Candido Mendes in Brazil and a Master of Law from Harvard Law School. He is also Six Sigma Black Belt certified. He joined Ambev in 1995 and has held various roles across the commercial area…. read more »

Miguel Patricio is our Chief Marketing Officer. Miguel is a Portuguese citizen and holds a Degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo. Prior to joining Ambev in 1998, Miguel held several senior positions across the Americas at Phillip Morris, the Coca-Cola Company and Johnson & Johnson. At Ambev, he was Vice… read more »

Bernardo Pinto Paiva is our Zone President Latin America North and Ambev’s Chief Executive Officer. Bernardo is a Brazilian citizen and holds a Degree in Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and an Executive MBA from Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro. Bernardo joined Ambev in 1991 as a Management Trainee and… read more »

Ricardo Moreira is our Zone President Latin America COPEC. Ricardo is a Portuguese citizen and received a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rio de Janeiro Federal University in Brazil and a specialization in Management from Chicago University in the US Ricardo joined Ambev in 1995 and held various positions in the Sales and Finance organizations… read more »

Stuart MacFarlane is our Zone President Europe. Stuart is a citizen of the UK and received a Degree in Business Studies from Sheffield University in the UK. He is also a qualified Chartered Management Accountant. He joined our company in 1992 and since then held senior roles in Finance, Marketing, Sales, and was Managing Director… read more »

Carlos Eduardo Lisboa is our Zone President Latin America South. Carlos is a Brazilian citizen and received a Degree in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Pernambuco and a Marketing specialization from FESP, both in Brazil. Carlos joined Ambev in 1993 and has built his career in Marketing and Sales. He was responsible for… read more »

Mauricio Leyva is Zone President Middle Americas.  Mauricio is a Colombian citizen and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia and an International Management Diploma from ICN Postgraduate Business School, University de Nancy in France. Mauricio joined SABMiller Colombia in January 2005 as Commercial Vice President. His background… read more »