Jan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Petmin in February 2006. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte & Touche in 1990 and has a Master of Commerce degree in Financial Management, including mergers and acquisitions. He has been involved as an entrepreneur in various aspects of the mining industry and was, among other positions, an executive director of JIC Mining (Pty) Ltd (JIC) for approximately eight years. Employing some 20,000 people JIC was the largest mining services company in South Africa at the time. Jan has been part of the Petmin management team since 1992 and has facilitated various black economic empowerment transactions in mining and other industries.
Bradley was appointed a non-executive director of Petmin from 30 November 2005, prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer in February 2006. He was previously an executive director and Chief Investment Officer of Decorum Capital Partners, the fund manager for the New Africa Mining Fund (NAMF). During a 10-year stint with BHP Billiton Limited, Bradley’s experience included undertaking international business development and strategy for Samancor Managanese. He also spent time at merchant bank Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in the United Kingdom, and was an executive of the IQ Business Group.
Lebo was appointed a non-executive director of Petmin from January 2004, before becoming executive director and Deputy Chairman of the Company from 30 November 2005. She is also chairman of the Board's Transformation Committee. For three years before 2008, Lebo was an independent non-executive director of Merafe Resources Limited (formerly SA Chrome Limited), a junior mining company listed on the JSE, where she also chaired the Transformation Committee.
Lebo gained experience in the mining industry through gold beneficiation at AngloGold Ashanti Limited where she held two portfolios - Marketing Manager: Beneficiation, and Executive Assistant to the Executive Director: Marketing.
Bruce joined Petmin in 2005 as Group Financial Manager and Chief Financial Officer and was appointed Financial Director on 1 July 2009. He has served on the Petmin Executive Committee since joining the group.
Bruce obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Town and a BCompt (Hons) degree (CTA) from the University of South Africa (Unisa), and qualified as a chartered accountant while serving articles at Deloitte in South Africa.
Bruce has over 13 years' experience in mining finance and administration, including five years of involvement in the marketing of coal and copper. From June 2002 to November 2004, he was the Chief Operating Officer of AfriOre Limited and Chief Financial Officer of it's coal operations. During this period the company was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and had exploration and mining projects in Africa.
Andre Knopjes was Plant Manager at SamQuarz before being promoted to General Manager. He holds a National Higher Diploma in Extraction Metallurgy which he completed at Technikon Witwatersrand. Before joining SamQuarz in 2006, Mr Knopjes was employed for 18 years as a metallurgist by AngloGold Ashanti. During that time he not only gained experience in gold, uranium and sulphuric acid production, but acquired expertise in operations management.
Ngwedi Mabilo was appointed Mine Manager of SamQuarz from 1 October 2009. Prior to this relocation, he was Mine Manager of Springlake Colliery. He holds a South African Certificate of Competency for Mechanical Engineers – and the South African Government Certificate of Competency for Mine Managers – Coal. He has also completed the Management Development Programme (MDP) through Unisa. Mr Mabilo joined Xstrata Coal as a section engineer and was promoted first to the position of colliery engineer and then to section manager. In total, he has 13 years’ experience in the coal mining industry.
* Ngwedi Mabilo will be transferring to Somkhele in 2010 to accept a senior operational management appointment.
Juanita Allison obtained a diploma in Financial Management in 1997 from Allenby College. She is currently studying through Unisa and will complete a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 2010. Ms Allison has 12 years of experience in the accounting and management fields within the gold mining industry. Prior to joining Petmin, she was Group Accountant and Administration Manager at Pamodzi Gold Limited.
Ronel Luttig was appointed Marketing Officer at SamQuarz in 2004 and was promoted to the position of Marketing Manager in July 2009. She obtained a National Diploma in Analytical Chemistry from Vaal Triangle Technikon and completed a Programme in Total Quality Management through Unisa. Before joining SamQuarz, Ms Luttig gained 10 years of experience in laboratory/quality management in the mining and engineering industries with companies such as Coal and Mineral Technologies – a subsidiary of SABS, Imerys SA‘s Cape Bentonite & Refractory Minerals Operations, JCI’s Tavistock Colliery and Fraser Alexander Mineral Processing Division’s Phoenix Coal Beneficiation plant. Her career began with her appointment as a chemical technician at Eskom’s Kriel Power Station in 1992.
Rory Govender was appointed acting Mine Engineer of SamQuarz in July 2009. He was engaged by Petmin in July 2006 as a junior engineer. Before joining the Group, he worked for Illovo Sugar, completing engineering-inservice training over a three-year period. He has a BTech degree in Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current) and is currently studying for the Government Certificate of Competency for Electrical Engineers – Mines and Works.
Johan Gloy was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Somkhele with effect from 1 July 2009. Before being promoted and relocated to this operation, he was Managing Director of SamQuarz for five years. Prior to joining SamQuarz, he was employed by AngloGold Ashanti. Mr Gloy holds Bachelor of Technology degrees in Extractive Metallurgy and Environmental Management, which he completed during 1991. He studied for an in-house abridged Master of Business Leadership through the University of Stellenbosch during 2000. He has 18 years of operational experience in the mining, extraction and processing of various metals and minerals.
Nico Grobbelaar has a National Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and holds a South African Certificate of Competency in Mining. Before joining Petmin in 2007, he was an engineer and operations manager with Grinaker-LTA Metallurgical Operations. He has 16 years of experience in various mining and metallurgical processes, including gold, platinum and heavy minerals, and coal.
Shenaaz Ghanchi is Financial Manager of Somkhele. She holds a BCompt degree and a Certificate in Mining Taxation from UNISA. Before joining Petmin in 2007, Ms Ghanchi gained four years of experience in accounting and auditing at PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc, where she served her articles of clerkship.
Nellie Rampago is in her second year of studies for a BCom degree in Business Management through Unisa. She is currently the Sales and Administration Manager at Somkhele. Ms Rampago was previously employed as Inland Sales Manager at Springlake Colliery. She was responsible for the accounting and control of local debtors in the Springlake Holdings Group and managed local sales customers for the colliery through the full sales cycle of new account management, credit checks, orders, invoicing and cash collection/credit control.
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mould together a disciplined and innovative management team with an ethic of entrepreneurship at both corporate and operational levels
Petmin's executive management team: from top left Bradley Doig, Jan du Preez, Bruce Tanner, Lebo Mogotsi