Chris Griffith
Chief executive officer (45)

B Eng (Mining) (Hons), Pr Eng

Chris was previously the Executive Head of Joint Ventures for Anglo Platinum Limited. Chris has over 18 years of mine management experience. He was previously General Manager of Anglo Platinum’s Amandebult Platinum Mine and Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine.

Vincent Uren
Chief financial officer (48)

BCom, CTA, CA(SA)

Vincent has 20 years’ experience in corporate finance, many of these gained with the Anglo American plc group where he was involved in a number of diverse and complex local and international transactions.

Andrew Loots
General manager, Sishen Mine (42)

BEng (Mech), MBA

Until assuming his current position, Andrew headed Kumba’s mega mine project focused on achieving a step change in safety and production performance at Sishen Mine. Prior to that, he held several general management positions with Anglo Coal.

Francois Louw
Executive Head of Projects (50)

BEng (Mech), MBA

Francois was the project director for the former Kumba Resources’ Northern Cape iron ore interests. He has experience in various operational and engineering roles in the mining industry, with particular expertise in strategic projects.

Emmy Leeka
General Manager, Thabazimbi Mine (40)

BSc Eng (Metallurgy)

Emmy was previously the Group Manager Strategic Affairs at Kumba and was previously Manager Logistics at Kumba Resources.

Aart van den Brink
General Manager, Kolomela Mine (48)

MEng (Mining)

Previously Aart was the Manager Mining at Grootegeluk Coal Mine at Kumba Resources and General Manager at Thabazimbi Mine. He has extensive experience in underground and open-cast mining.

Christo van Loggerenberg
Executive Head: Technical Services (52)

BEng (Hons) (Metallurgy), MBA

Christo was the former Business Development Manager for Kumba Resources’ Iron Ore business. Other senior posts include metallurgy, various engineering and operationals positions in the industry.

Tebello Chabana
Executive Head, Public Affairs (38)

BA (Law), LLB

Tebello was previously employed by Anglo American SA as Head of Regulatory Affairs. In this role he built strong working relationships with key regulatory authorities.

Timo Smit
Global Head of Iron Ore Marketing and Logistics (41)

MSc (Applied Physics), PhD (Materials Science and Engineering)

Timo was previously employed by TechnoServe as Country Director SA. His academic background and industry experience adds international depth to the Kumba team.

Virginia Tyobeka
Executive Head: Human Resources (44)

B.Admin Honours (UNW), MAP (Wits)

Virginia Tyobeka has been appointed Executive Head of HR for Kumba Iron Ore with effect from January 2010. Virginia joins Kumba Iron Ore from Afrisam South Africa Limited, where she was previously the HR Director.

Vusani Malie
Company secretary (35)

BA (Law), LLB

Vusani, an admitted attorney, was previously the corporate services manager for AVI Limited and group company secretary for Santam Limited.