Geoffrey Campbell was appointed a non-executive director in 2002, a senior independent non-executive director in December 2003 and as non-executive chairman in October 2005. A qualified geologist, he has worked on gold mines in Wales and Canada. He then spent 15 years first as a stockbroker and afterwards as a fund manager, during which time he managed the Merrill Lynch Investment Managers' Gold and General Fund, one of the largest gold mining investment funds. He was also Research Director for Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Geoffrey is a director of Oxford Abstracts.
Niël Pretorius was appointed Chief Executive Officer Designate of DRDGOLD on 21 August 2008 and Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2009. After joining the company on 1 May 2003 as Legal Adviser, he was promoted to the position of Group Legal Counsel on 1 September 2004 and General Manager: Corporate Services on 1 April 2005. Niël was appointed Chief Executive Officer of DRDGOLD SA on 1 July 2006, becoming Managing Director on 1 April 2008. A director of Rand Refinery Limited, he has 17 years of experience in the mining industry.
Craig Barnes joined DRDGOLD in August 2004 as Group Financial Accountant. A chartered accountant, he has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree from the University of South Africa. Craig has over 16 years of financial experience, with six years of experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining DRDGOLD, he was with Liberty Life Limited for almost seven years, most recently as Head of Financial Reporting for the group. Craig was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of DRDGOLD SA in July 2006 and Chief Financial Officer of DRDGOLD in May 2008.
Robert Hume was appointed a non-executive director in 2001. He has 41 years of experience in the field of auditing which include 18 years as a partner in the East London (South Africa) office of KPMG. Since retiring from KPMG in 1999, he has spent 10 years as Investment Manager at Invest Securities (Pty) Limited (formerly Sasfin Frankel Pollak) in East London.
Edmund Jeneker was appointed a non-executive director in November 2007.Trained as an accountant, he has specialised in business strategy and general management over the past 11 years. Formerly Regional Executive: Retail Bank, he has recently been promoted to the position of Head of Entry Level Markets at Absa Bank Limited.
James Turk was appointed a non-executive director in October 2004. According to the JSE Listings Requirements he is regarded as an independent director. He is the founder and a director of GoldMoney Network Limited (formerly GM Network Limited) also known as GoldMoney.com, the operator of a digital gold currency payment system. Since graduating in 1969,he has specialised in international banking, finance and investments. After starting his career with JP Morgan Chase, James joined RTB Inc, the private investment and trading company of a prominent precious metals trader in 1980. He moved to the United Arab Emirates in 1983 as Manager of the Commodity Department of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Since resigning in 1987,he has written frequently on money and banking.
Charles Symons joined the mining industry on 14 February 1977 and transferred to Crown in January 1986. He was appointed General Manager of Crown in 1995 and Executive Officer: Surface Operations on 1 January 2008 and as Executive Officer: Operations on 11 May 2010.
Themba Gwebu, who is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, first joined DRDGOLD in April 2004 as Assistant Legal Adviser. He was appointed Company Secretary in April 2005 and Group Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer on 1 January 2007. He is currently Executive Officer: Legal, Compliance and Cosec.
Thulo Mogotsi is an executive director of Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Limited and a director of Khumo Mining and Investments (Pty) Limited. He has also completed an executive programme (EPP) offered by the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA). He was appointed as a director of DRDGOLD SA in August 2010.