Read all our news and learn more about our business.
We have launched YourVoice, a service which provides you with a confidential and secure way to tell us about your concerns.
Share
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.
Mary joined the Kumba board on 1 December 2017 as an independent non-executive director. She is the Chief Executive Officer of the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC). She currently serves on the boards of Primedia Proprietary Limited, Metrofile Holdings Limited and DN Invest Proprietary Limited.
Chairs the Strategy and Investment Committee and the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. She is a member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee and the Nominations and Governance 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.
Aman joined the Kumba board on 1 January 2023 as an independent non-executive director. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Director of South Africa and has over 25 years’ experience in the energy, mining and utility sectors. As a Corporate and Finance Executive he gained experience in mergers and acquisitions, deal origination, due diligence, legal and tax reviews, fundraising, private equity and capital structures. In addition to his finance and audit experience, Aman has ESG experience particularly in renewable energy.
Aman is the Executive Chairman of Global Acquity Holdings (Pty) Ltd and also serves on the Board of Engen Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy and Post Graduate Diploma in Accountancy (Honours) from the University of KwaZulu Natal.
Aman has served on the boards of South32, SA Coal Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Pareto Ltd, ESCAP (SOC) Ltd, Pembani Group (Pty) Ltd and served as a trustee on the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund board. Aman is a member of the Institute of Independent Directors of Southern Africa and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Member of the Audit Committee, the Strategy and Investment Committee and the Safety, Health and Sustainable Development 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.
Ntombi joined the Kumba board on 1 December 2017 and chairs the human resources and remuneration committee. She also serves as a non-executive director on the boards of Redefine Properties Ltd, Retirement Investments and Savings for Everyone (RISE) and Intellidex Holdings Limited. She is a member of the King Commission’s Remuneration Committee and a Trustee of the Institute of Healing of Memories (IHOM) and Women’s Development Bank.
Chairs the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee and the Nominations and Governance Committee.
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.
Member of: The Anglo American Group Management Committee
Themba was appointed as a non-executive director on 1 January 2022. As Regional Director for Africa & Australia, Themba is responsible for ensuring safe and responsible operations, optimising performance, future options and commercial value across Africa and Australia. He has served as CEO of Bulk Commodities, Kumba Iron Ore and Anglo American’s Thermal Coal business in South Africa. He is a Vice President of the Minerals Council of South Africa . He and also serves as a non-executive director on the board of Anglo American Platinum Limited, Vergelegen Wines (Pty) Ltd and Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited.
Member of the Human Resources and Remuneration 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.
Industrial Development Corporation shareholder representative
Josephine joined the Kumba board on 30 April 2021. She currently fulfils the role of Chief Risk Officer at the Industrial Development Corporation (“IDC”), responsible for enterprise-wide risk management. She has extensive experience in the banking sector having occupied various roles in the risk management divisions of a number of top South African investment banks and development finance institutions. Josephine has diverse experience in key sectors of the economy namely power, infrastructure, construction, mining, FMCG and ICT. Furthermore, she has experience in country risk management, structured trade and bank counterparty assessments.
Member of the Strategy and Investment Committee, the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee and the Safety, Health and Sustainable Development 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.
Neo joined the Kumba Board as an independent non-executive director on 1 July 2024. Neo has over 25 years' experience in marketing, corporate affairs, development finance, strategy and corporate governance. She was a senior executive at the Industrial Development Corporation including serving as the executive responsible for market development into the rest of Africa. She currently serves on the boards of Barloworld Limited, WDB Investments Holdings, Mozal Aluminium Co and Nozala Trust. She was previously on the boards of Clover SA and Scaw Metals.
Member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee, the Safety, Health and Sustainable Development Committee and the Audit Committee.
Bachelor of Accounting Science Degree from the University of South Africa, accredited Chartered Accountant in three jurisdictions – England and Wales, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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.
BSoc.Science (Hons), MA, MSc and a PhD
Dr Pranill Ramchander was appointed as the new Executive Head of Corporate Affairs for Kumba Iron Ore, effective 1 September 2020. In this role, Pranill is leading the Corporate Affairs agenda across communication, social performance and government and other stakeholder relations to help protect and enhance Kumba’s regulatory and social license to operate.
Pranill has a deep understanding of communities and social development, having researched socio-cultural risk and its impact on host communities as part of his PHD thesis. He has proven experience in education, academia, stakeholder engagement and communicating complex issues across cultures. Pranill has also served as a trustee of Anglo American’s Chairman's Fund for several years.
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.
Tumi was appointed Chief Transformational Officer effective 1 July 2024. Tumi’s experience spans across various finance streams (financial reporting, cost accounting and performance management, capital management, treasury and tax) having held commercial leadership roles both in corporate and operational functions, from open cast to underground mining houses across multiple resources (PGM, Chrome, and Iron Ore) accountable for financial strategy delivery, system of internal controls, stakeholder management as well as capital portfolio management and enterprise risk management.
Tumi holds a Bachelor of Commerce Accounting qualification and a University of Witwatersrand (Wits Business School) Masters in Business Administration.
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.