Leadership team

Terence joined the Kumba Board on 24 March 2017 and served as the Lead Independent Director before being appointed as the Chairperson of the Kumba Board on 24 June 2021. He chairs the Nominations and Governance Committee, the Safety Health and Sustainable Development Committee and is a member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee. In addition to his role at Kumba Iron Ore Limited, he is also an independent non-executive director at Gold Fields Limited and Andrada Mining Limited. He spent the majority of his career at Gengold (merged with Gold Fields South Africa to become Gold Fields Limited in 1998) and he progressed from being a miner through to becoming the Chief Operating Officer in 2008. For five years during this time he was responsible for creating, implementing and facilitating the strategic and operational planning processes and outcomes for all group operations. This included executive responsibility for Group Mineral Resource Management, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. He then spent three years as the Chief Executive Officer of Metorex Limited and served on the Impala Platinum Holdings Limited Board for two years as an independent non- executive director and four and a half years as the Chief Executive Officer. He has significant experience in leading underground and open-pit operations in Africa, South America and Australia.

Chairs the Nominations and Governance Committee and the Safety, Health and Sustainable Development Committee. He is a member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee.

Michelle is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years’ experience in exploration and mining, with an Honours Degree in Geology from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours) from the University of South Africa. Michelle has substantial experience working as a geologist prior to joining KPMG’s mining group as a Chartered Accountant. She has held the role of Chief Financial Officer/Financial Director with a number of exploration and mining companies throughout Africa. Michelle provides financial and commercial leadership and with experience in multiple jurisdictions, has been involved in operating resources ventures and has been instrumental in start-ups, corporate acquisitions and disposals. Michelle offers a wealth of knowledge in resource industry risk management and mitigation and strategic leadership. Most recently, she was Executive: Finance and Administration for ASX/JSE listed Orion Minerals Ltd, and on the board of Prieska Copper Zinc Mine (Pty) Ltd. Prior to that, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Taurus Gold with gold assets in West Africa. Michelle was also Financial Director of Duration Gold with assets in Zimbabwe as well as Financial Director within the Clarity Capital Group, a private investment and advisory services company. She serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of Shanta Gold plc.

Member of the Audit Committee, the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee and the Strategy and Investment Committee.

Mpumi Zikalala is the CEO of Kumba Iron Ore and Chairman of the operating entity, Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd. Mpumi started her career at De Beers in 2001 as a process engineer and held various leadership roles within production management. In 2007, she was appointed General Manager at De Beers Kimberley Mines, becoming the first female General Manager in the De Beers Group. In 2010, she was appointed General Manager of De Beers Voorspoed Mine and in 2013 became Senior Vice-President of De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa. Mpumi was promoted to Deputy CEO of De Beers Consolidated Mines in 2017 and to Managing Director, De Beers Group Managed Operations, in 2019, covering operations in South Africa and Canada.

Mpumi holds a BSc in chemical engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand and completed a leadership development programme at the London Business School.

Mpumi serves as the Deputy President of the Minerals Council of South Africa and as one of the CEO sponsors on the South African National Logistics Crisis Committee. She is the Chairperson of the Private Sector Forum of the South African National AIDS Council. She was the 2023 Campaign Ambassador for the International Day for Women in Mining and won the 2018 Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining awards in Mayfield, London.

Accredited Chartered Accountant in three jurisdictions – England and Wales, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Bothwell was appointed at Kumba Iron Ore on 1 September 2017. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director at Wescoal Holdings Limited since July 2016. He previously held various senior financial roles at Lonmin Plc since 2010. These include Group Head of Finance, Head of Treasury and Acting Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Lonmin Plc, he held a position as a Partner at Deloitte & Touche since 2002. During his tenure at Deloitte & Touche he also spent some time working in the United Kingdom.

Member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee and the Strategy and Investment Committee.

Sango joined the Kumba board on 5 June 2017 and is the chairman of the audit committee. He is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Aurelian Capital and co-founded what is now known as SNG-Grant Thornton, one of the leading accounting and auditing firms. He chairs the board of Thungela Resources and serve on the boards of Clicks Group Limited and Goldplat Plc. Sango has varied board and executive experience covering areas of transport, logistics, energy, food production and pharmaceuticals, and has served on Public Sector boards.

Chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Strategy and Investment Committee and the Nominations and Governance Committee.

Matt joined the Kumba Board as non-executive director on 1 April 2024. Matt is the CEO of Anglo American’s Marketing business and a member of the Anglo American Executive Leadership Team. As CEO of Marketing, he is responsible for optimising the value of the company’s products in the market through the implementation of effective sales and trading strategies. Prior to taking up this role in 2023, Matt was Group Head of Corporate Finance, leading capital allocation and integrated planning, as well as the M&A transaction team. Matt joined Anglo American’s finance team in 2007 and has held a number of senior finance and other roles across Anglo American, including as CFO of the copper business in Chile. Between 2019 and 2021, he served as Group Treasurer responsible for the Group’s bank and debt market funding.

Member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee and the Strategy and Investment Committee.

Mpumi Zikalala is the CEO of Kumba Iron Ore and Chairman of the operating entity, Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd. Mpumi started her career at De Beers in 2001 as a process engineer and held various leadership roles within production management. In 2007, she was appointed General Manager at De Beers Kimberley Mines, becoming the first female General Manager in the De Beers Group. In 2010, she was appointed General Manager of De Beers Voorspoed Mine and in 2013 became Senior Vice-President of De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa. Mpumi was promoted to Deputy CEO of De Beers Consolidated Mines in 2017 and to Managing Director, De Beers Group Managed Operations, in 2019, covering operations in South Africa and Canada.

Mpumi holds a BSc in chemical engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand and completed a leadership development programme at the London Business School.

Mpumi serves as the Deputy President of the Minerals Council of South Africa and as one of the CEO sponsors on the South African National Logistics Crisis Committee. She is the Chairperson of the Private Sector Forum of the South African National AIDS Council. She was the 2023 Campaign Ambassador for the International Day for Women in Mining and won the 2018 Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining awards in Mayfield, London.

MA (Organisational Psychology); PhD (Organisational Psychology)

Simi was appointed Executive Head HR effective 1 August 2022. Simi previously held the role of Manager Organisational Effectiveness (OE) from 2015. Prior to assuming this role, she held similar roles across various industries, including at the City of Cape Town, IBM, Edcon, Afrisam, Investec and Rand Merchant Bank. Simi has over 20 years of experience with a demonstrable track record in Organisational Effectiveness Strategy, Change Management, and HR best practice.

BA (Hons) Environmental Management

Nandi was appointed Executive Head of SHE for Kumba Iron Ore on 1 May 2021. She joins Kumba from Rio Tinto, Richards Bay Minerals, where she held the position of Manager Safety, responsible for ensuring the safety of the people and managing the company’s compliance with regards to environmental regulations. Nandi’s experience spans across Coal and Mineral Sands in both opencast and underground mining, with sound knowledge of Social and Labour Plans, Occupational Health and External Community Affairs.

Gerrie was appointed Executive Head of Technical and Strategy effective 1st July 2024. Gerrie’s experience spans across the mining sector, having held positions in Anglo American, Xstrata (now Glencore) and De Beers, in various senior roles.

Gerrie has a deep understanding and technical expertise in leadership for strategic analysis of open pit and underground operations inclusive of identification of key strategic options and decision points.

Gerrie holds a Bachelor of Engineering with specialisation in Mining Engineering from the University of Pretoria and a Master of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.