Abiel joined the Merafe Board as an independent non-executive director in September 2010 and became Chairperson in May 2019. He was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mintek, a state-owned enterprise responsible for mineral extraction technologies and beneficiation. Abiel also served on several boards of state-owned institutions involved in the mining sector. He is currently a board Chairperson at the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) and a director at Tshikululu Social Investment. Abiel is Chairperson of the Merafe Nomination Committee, an invitee to the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Matsotso joined the Merafe Board in July 2018. She is the founder of Nyamezela Group of Companies, a multi-disciplinary group of companies with solutions spread across manufacturing of smart electricity meters, energy management, business advisory services, consulting and contracting engineering. She has extensive experience in statutory and IT assurance, financial investments analysis and financial restructurings. She also serves on other boards as an independent director. Matsotso is the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Katlego joined the Merafe Board in December 2020. He is currently the Group Chief Financial Officer of Letsema Group, a black-owned professional services firm which is part of a diversified investment company. Prior to joining Letsema, Katlego was employed by Gold One Group Limited where he managed group reporting and treasury. He completed his articles at KPMG Inc. where he was a member of the firm’s mining audit practice. Katlego is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Jeff joined the Merafe Board in May 2019. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Finance from the Open University, an Advanced Professional Management Programme from the University of South Africa (Unisa) and a National Diploma in Electrical and Instrumentation. He has more than 38 years’ experience in the South African mining sector including various roles at Middelburg Steel and Alloys Proprietary Limited, Consolidated Metallurgical Industries Limited, Xstrata South Africa Proprietary Limited and Glencore Operations South Africa Proprietary Limited. Jeff served two terms as President of the International Chrome Development Association and stood down in June 2017. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, South Africa. Jeff is Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee and serves on the Nomination Committee.

Nonhlanhla joined the Merafe Board in July 2021. Nonhlanhla is an ex-investment banker with more than ten years’ experience in project and structured finance transactions. She completed her accounting articles at KPMG Inc, where she spent a year in the corporate finance department. She spent four years of her career at Nedbank Capital as a senior transactor in the power, oil and gas project finance department. She has also held various Chief Executive Officer positions in the mining and mining services space. Nonhlanhla is the Chairperson for the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Executive Development Programme (GIBS), Corporate Credit Analysis (New York Institute of Finance)

David joined the Merafe Board in July 2021. David has held various senior roles at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) since 1999 where prior to that he worked at First National Bank for four years. David was nominated to be director of the Board by the IDC, which has a 22% shareholding in Merafe. David is a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee.

Daniel joined the Merafe Board as a non‑independent non-executive director in November 2021. Daniel is a CA(SA) and has worked in banking, finance, marketing and mining corporate advisory for the past eleven years, the last eight of which have been in a number of roles within the Glencore Group. Daniel is currently the head of Business Development for Glencore’s Ferroalloys and South African Coal divisions. Daniel is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.