Platinum producer Sibanye Stillwater has announced some key changes to its leadership board.
The changes have been made following the resignation of Dawie Mostert, who served as the company’s chief organisational growth officer, and the retirement of Wayne Robinson, who served as the executive vice president of platinum gold metals (PGM) operations in the US.
Themba Nkosi will now serve as the chief organisational growth officer at Sibanye, and in the interim, they will retain the responsibilities of chief sustainability officer until a successor has been appointed.
Kevin Robertson will replace Robinson as executive vice president of US PGM operations.
Robertson has over 30 years of experience in various roles in the mining industry. Since joining Sibanye-Stillwater in 2013, he has occupied various leadership roles including senior vice president (SVP) of technical services and organisational effectiveness at the South African (SA) PGM operations.
Sibanye said the diverse industry expertise and technical experience Robertson has will be invaluable to the optimisation of its US PGM operations.
“We thank both Dawie and Wayne for their contribution to Sibanye-Stillwater’s growth and delivery of shared value and wish them well in their future endeavours,” Sibanye Stillwater chief executive officer Neal Froneman said.
“We congratulate Kevin on his new appointment. People are the core of our business to ensure efficient delivery of our strategic priorities and the depth and strength of our leadership bench has ensured a seamless transition.”
Sibanye chief technical and innovation officer Robert van Niekerk has also assumed responsibility for the Australian region and will oversee the ongoing integration of the New Century tailings reprocessing operations and the feasibility study of Mount Lyell.