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BSc (Hons), MSc (Geology), MBA, PrSciNat
Jaco joined Harmony in 1996. He has served as the executive: reserves and resources and competent person since 2004. In 2010, projects and new business were added to his portfolio. From 1998 to 2004 he was an ore reserve manager at various Harmony operations and before that a geologist at Harmony and at Gengold. Jaco is registered as a professional geological scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions and has worked in the mining industry for more than 15 years. In addition to these responsibilities, he is acting chief operating officer for Harmony’s north region..
National Diploma (Human Resources Management), BTech (Labour Relations Management), Advanced Diploma in Labour Law
Anton rejoined Harmony in 2005 as human resources manager at Evander. He has over 22 years’ experience in human resources management in the mining industry. Previous positions include senior HR officer at Anglogold Ashanti, and mid and senior managerial positions in the same field at ARMgold, Samancor Chrome and Harmony. He has a proven track record in the full spectrum of HR functions as a generalist. Anton joined the executive committee in October 2011.
LLB, LLM (Labour Law), Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice, Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Law
Matthews joined Harmony in 2009. He has 20 years’ experience in the mining industry, working his way up through the ranks from learner official to production mine overseer at AngloGold Ashanti Limited. During this time, he studied for his law degree and served his articles at Perrott Van Niekerk Woodhouse Incorporated. He also completed his Master’s degree in Labour Law and a Postgraduate Diplomas in Management Practice and Corporate Law. He returned to AngloGold Ashanti's corporate office as a Legal Counsel, later joining Brink Cohen Le Roux as a senior associate where became a director.
MSc
Melanie joined Harmony in 2009. She is an experienced environmental specialist who has worked for both the private sector in the mining industry, as well as the public sector in the Departments of Water Affairs and Forestry and Minerals and Energy. She has spent more than 10 years in this discipline and has international environmental management exposure gained in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji as well as Africa. She has held various positions at some of the world’s leading mining companies, including BHP Billiton, Anglo American plc and De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited.
BSc Mining Engineering, BSc Industrial Engineering
Alwyn joined Harmony on its merger with ARMgold in 2003. He began his career at Vaal Reefs mine as a mining graduate in training in 1993 and was appointed shift boss in 1995, gaining experience in remnant mining. Alwyn obtained his BSc in Industrial Engineering in 1998 and joined ARMgold in 1999 at its Orkney operations, progressing to become mine manager in 2003. Alwyn was appointed executive, South African operations at Harmony in March 2007, and then as chief operating officer: North region. He was appointed executive: safety and health in August 2011
NHD (Mine Surveying and Metalliferous Mining)
Tom joined Harmony in 2002. He began his career in the industry in 1975 as a sampler at Vaal Reefs mine, becoming chief surveyor in 1988. He changed his career to mining in 1991, working as a section manager on the Great Noligwa, Elandsrand and Mponeng mines. He was also involved in projects at Tau Lekoa and Moab Khotsong, acquiring experience in conventional, trackless, pillar and deep-level mining. He was promoted to production manager at AngloGold’s Mponeng in 1998. Tom was appointed General Manager of Tshepong in 2000. Following the merger with ARMgold, he was involved in the restructuring of the Free State operations. He joined the executive team in September 2007 and is currently the chief operating officer: south region.
BCom (Law), LLB, Higher Diploma in Tax, Diploma in Corporate Governance, Diploma in Insolvency Law, certificates in business leadership
Marian was appointed company secretary in 2003 and joined Harmony’s executive committee in 2005 as executive: legal and compliance. This included taking responsibility for company secretarial, risk management, internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. In 2008, she resigned as company secretary, enabling her to accept her current position as executive: corporate and investor relations. Marian began her career as attorney and conveyancer in 1998 and held positions at Routledge Modise Attorneys, Deloitte and Touche and the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited prior to joining Harmony.
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Johannes was appointed as chief executive officer of Harmony’s south-east Asia operations in January 2008. He is responsible for Harmony’s Papua New Guinean assets. In this role he also serves on the Morobe Mining Joint Ventures (MMJV) committee which is responsible for providing oversight and direction to the MMJV assets consisting of the Hidden Valley mine, Wafi-Golpu project and Morobe exploration, held in 50/50 partnership with Newcrest Mining Limited. He joined Harmony in July 1998 as financial manager of the Free State operations with operational and group reporting responsibility for the region. He was appointed group financial manager in 2001, before being relocated to Harmony South-east Asia as chief financial officer in 2003, responsible for Harmony’s Australian and Papua New Guinean portfolio. In this capacity, he served as non-executive director of Abelle Limited, the ASX-listed Australian company that held the PNG assets before Harmony’s subsequent takeover. He was appointed to the Harmony executive committee in 2005.
BComm, MDP, DPLR
Abre was appointed human resources manager at Grootvlei Gold Mining Company, when Harmony acquired the operation in 1997. He joined Harmony’s executive committee in 2000, responsible for industrial relations. Since then he has held various positions in services and human resources until accepting his current position as executive: risk management and service improvement. Abre started his career in the mining industry in 1982, holding positions in finance and mainly human resources, on various gold mines and collieries in the Rand Mines.
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