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Terence Goodlace

Terence Goodlace

Chairperson
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Terence Goodlace
Terence Goodlace
Chairperson

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 Jenkins

Michelle Jenkins

Independent non-executive director
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Michelle Jenkins
Michelle Jenkins
Independent non-executive director

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.