Fikile joined the AECI Board in 2019. She chairs the Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee, and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration and Human Capital Committee. She is an Independent Non-executive Director on the board of Mercedes-Benz South Africa, where she chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee. Fikile has more than 23 years’ financial experience in an executive capacity and was, among others, COO/CFO at The Council for Medical Schemes and Treasurer at BDC in Botswana. Fikile is the founding President of the South Africa Chapter of the Global Forum of Women Entrepreneurs. She is also a member of Women in Mining South Africa.

Walter joined the board in 2020. He is the chairman of the Risk Committee and a member of the Investment, Innovation and Technology Committee, and the Safety, Health and Environment Committee. Walter is an independent non-executive director at a number of international companies in Brazil. He served as CEO of Votorantim Cimentos S.A. and prior to that he held senior positions at BASF in South America and globally.

Godfrey has served on the AECI Board since 2015. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the AECI Mining Financial Review Committee as well as a member of the Audit, Nomination and Investment Committees.

Godfrey is an Independent Non-executive Director of Orion Minerals and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe and serves on the boards of a number of non-listed entities.

In his career he was, among others, Chief Executive of Anglo American Thermal Coal and was also responsible for Anglo American’s manganese interests in the joint venture with BHP Billiton.

Marna joined the Board in 2020. She is a member of the AECI Audit, Remuneration and Human Capital and Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committees and the AECI Captive Insurance Financial Review Committee. Marna has extensive experience in business, financial services, banking, corporate finance and auditing. She has served as an executive at major banking groups on the African continent. Marna is a non-executive director and shareholder of No More Plastic, a company that manufactures biodegradable products.

Philisiwe was appointed to the Board in 2018. She chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Risk Committee and Nomination, Governance and Director’s Affairs Committee. Other directorships include the Investec Group and GoldFields. She is also CEO and Chair of the Shingai Group, the investment holding company she founded. Philisiwe was formerly CFO at MTN South Africa and CEO at MTN Cameroon.

Patricia (Patty) joined the Board Patty joined the Board in 2021. She is a member of the Social, Ethics and Sustainability; Risk; and Safety, Health and Environment Committees. She is an independent non-executive director at SE Advanced Materials in the USA and also serves on an advisory board in Europe.

Patty served as the chief commercial officer at US-based CoorsTek Inc. Her experience in the chemicals industry includes her time as chief marketing officer at A. Schulman (now part of LyondellBasell) and as global director of marketing excellence at Dow Inc.

Sam joined the Board in 2022. He is a member of the Investment, Innovation and Technology Committee as well as the Safety, Health and Environment Committee. He is a global mining executive with over 30 years’ international experience, operating in Canada, the USA, South America, Australia, Tanzania, Fiji and South Africa. Sam has held numerous senior leadership positions at international companies including Harte Gold Corp., Golden Star Resources, Kinross Gold, Xstrata and Placer Dome/Barrick and brings extensive global knowledge of underground and open-pit mining operations.