The Northam board is diverse, consisting of eleven members. 27% of our board members hold engineering degrees, 27% are Chartered Accountants (SA) and the balance have relevant experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and other associated and requisite disciplines. Six board members, including our CEO, have extensive exposure and experience as CEOs.

Board structure

Non-executive directors: Executive directors: Independent non-executive directors:
TE Kgosi PA Dunne
(Chief executive officer)
AH Coetzee
(Chief financial officer)
MH Jonas (Chairman)
HH Hickey
WA Hanekom
Dr NY Jekwa
GT Lewis
TI Mvusi
JG Smithies
G Wildschutt

Independent non-executive

MH Jonas [photo]

MH Jonas

Independent chairman

BA (History and Sociology)

Board member of Northam Holdings since September 2021 and of the group since November 2018.

Other listed directorships: Independent chairman of the MTN Group Limited and independent non-executive director of Northam Platinum Limited (a subsidiary of Northam Holdings)..

Experience: One of four independent presidential investment envoys appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to attract investors to South Africa. Former deputy finance minister of the South African Government from 2014 to 2017 and member of the National Assembly until April 2017. Former chairman and non-executive director of the Public Investment Corporation (SOC) Limited.

HH Hickey [photo]

HH Hickey

Lead independent director

CA (SA)

Board member of Northam Holdings since September 2021 and of the group since January 2016.

Other listed directorships: Independent non-executive director of Pepkor Holdings Limited and Northam Platinum Limited (a subsidiary of Northam Holdings).

Experience: A Chartered Accountant with over 35 years of experience in auditing, risk management and governance and former chairman of SAICA.

TI Mvusi [photo]

WA Hanekom

CA (SA)

Board member of Northam Holdings since December 2024.

Other listed directorships: Independent non-executive director of Sea Harvest Group and non executive chairperson of Quantum Foods Holdings.

Experience: A Chartered Accountant with 36-years experience in financial management including CFO and CEO positions at Bokomo Group and managing director of Pioneer Foods.

Dr NY Jekwa [photo]

Dr NY Jekwa

MBA (Finance), MBBCh (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), MIoDSA

Board member of Northam Holdings since September 2021 and of the group since November 2017.

Other listed directorships: Independent non-executive director of Brait PLC, and Thungela Resources Limited..

Experience: Former CEO of Mergence Investment Managers Proprietary Limited, former head of capital raising at Coast2Coast Propriety Limited (a private equity firm) and has held senior positions in both structured and leveraged finance at Rand Merchant Bank and Nedbank Corporate and Investment Bank. Former independent non-executive director of Ascendis Health Limited.

GT Lewis [photo]

GT Lewis (British)

BSc (Mining Engineering), MBA

Board member of Northam Holdings since September 2021 and of the group since December 2020.

Experience: Former CEO of Northam and general manager of Zondereinde. Instrumental in the development of Booysendal mine. Previously served as the former general manager of Gold Fields Ghana establishing the Tarkwa gold mine. Former chairman of the Ghana Chamber of Mines Technical Committee and has held a number of senior positions at various gold, coal and base metal mining operations.

TI Mvusi [photo]

TI Mvusi

BA, ELP, MAP, PDP

Board member of Northam Holdings since September 2021 and of the group since January 2016.

Other listed directorships: Independent non-executive chairman of Sanlam Limited and Independent non-executive director of Northam Platinum Limited (a subsidiary of Northam Holdings).

Experience: Previous chief executive and executive director responsible for market development at Sanlam. Also an exco member and executive head: external interface at Sanlam Investments Proprietary Limited. Former general manager of Gensec Property Services Limited and marketing manager of Franklin Templeton Asset Management and has held positions with various companies in the financial services industry.

JG Smithies [photo]

JG Smithies (British)

BSc (Mining Engineering), BSc (Chemistry)

Board member of Northam Holdings since September 2021 and of the group since January 2017.

Experience: Former CEO and director of operations at Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats).

G Wildschutt [photo]

G Wildschutt

M.Psych., MBA

Board member of Northam Holdings since March 2024. Other listed directorships: Independent non-executive director of Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc, a gold mining company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and on AIM, a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange.

Experience: Consultant to Anglo American PLC, Gold Fields Limited, Ivanhoe Mines Limited and Debswana Diamond Company Limited on a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics. Serves on the Climate Change Advisory Panel of Sasol Limited.

Executive

PA Dunne [photo]

PA Dunne

Chief executive officer

BSc (Hons), MBA

Board member of Northam Holdings since December 2020 and of the group since March 2014.

Other directorships: Non-executive director of the International Platinum Group Metals Association (IPA). Current vice president of the Minerals Council South Africa and chief executive officer of Northam Platinum Limited (a subsidiary of Northam Holdings).

Experience: Former executive director at Implats, responsible for all mining, concentrating and smelting operations at the group’s Rustenburg and Marula mines.

AH Coetzee [photo]

AH Coetzee

Chief financial officer

CA (SA)

Board member of Northam Holdings since December 2020 and of the group since November 2018.

Other directorships: Chief financial officer of Northam Platinum Limited (a subsidiary of Northam Holdings).

Experience: Joined Northam in December 2015 as the group financial controller and was appointed chief financial officer in November 2018. Former associate director at EY Inc. with more than 20 years’ experience in, and exposure to, the mining and manufacturing industries, including the auditing of large, listed and multi-locational organisations.

Non-executive

TE Kgosi [photo]

TE Kgosi

BCom (Hons)

Board member of Northam Holdings since September 2021 and of the group since November 2004.

Experience: Former cluster manager – materials management (Gauteng and North West operating units) in supply chain operations, Eskom SOC Limited. Extensive experience in the mining and banking sector (specialising in treasury), having held positions at a number of South Africa’s main banking groups, as well as Credit Suisse First Boston (NY).

Board committee membership

Position Audit & risk Investment Health, safety and environmental Social, ethics, human resources and transformation Remuneration Nomination
Chairperson HH Hickey TI Mvusi JG Smithies TE Kgosi HH Hickey MH Jonas
Member NY Jekwa
WA Hanekom
JG Smithies
HH Hickey
NY Jekwa
GT Lewis
PA Dunne
NY Jekwa
G Wildschutt
TI Mvusi
MH Jonas
JG Smithies
TE Kgosi
Number of members 3 3 4 3 3 3

Board and committee meetings

The board and its committees meet at least once a quarter; ad hoc meetings may also be called to consider specific issues. The investment committee and the nomination committee meet as and when required, which may be more or less than four times a year. All directors are required to declare their directorships and interests. At each board and committee meeting they are requested to declare any conflict of interest in matters pending.

Responsibility

The board is ultimately accountable for the performance and reputation of the group, ensuring that it continues to operate responsibly, ethically and sustainably. The board operates in terms of a board charter which defines its mandate, functions and responsibilities.

For further information on our governance: Corporate governance report 2024.

Board demographics

Board demographics [graph]

Tenure

Tenure [graph]

Board members with tenures over 9 years are the CEO and a non-executive director.


Board skills

Board demographics [graph]
Finance Mining Audit & risk management Investment management M&A Medical Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
TI Mvusi
HH Hickey
AH Coetzee
NY Jekwa
MH Jonas
TE Kgosi
WA Hanekom
PA Dunne
JG Smithies
GT Lewis
HH Hickey
AH Coetzee
WA Hanekom
TI Mvusi
NY Jekwa
WA Hanekom
HH Hickey
PA Dunne
AH Coetzee
NY Jekwa
WA Hanekom
NY Jekwa PA Dunne
JG Smithies
NY Jekwa
GT Lewis


Gender diversity

Female
45%

5

Male
55%

6

Target for female board representation: 20%

Age diversity

Oldest
member

79

Youngest
member

44

Average age of 63, with 20% aged under 50