Hannes Botes joined DRDGOLD on 7 September 1998 as Group Financial Manager. He was appointed Group Risk Manager on 1 February 2003. Hannes has 26 years of experience in financial management.
Ryno joined DRDGOLD on 6 December 2004 and was promoted to his current position as Mineral Resources Manager on 1 November 2008. He was previously employed by JCI, Amplats, Anglo Platinum and has 17 years of mining experience. He holds a Mine Surveyor’s Certificate of Competency.
Kobus Dissel joined DRDGOLD as Group Financial Manager in October 1999 from AngloGold, where he was Financial Manager responsible for financial systems. He has 26 years of experience in the mining industry.
Bruce joined DRDGOLD during 2008 as Manager: Metallurgical Technical Services. He was previously employed by Bateman Minerals and Metals, Alex Stewart Assayers, Dowding Reynard and Associates, Millsell/Henry Gould and Rand Mines, and has 29 years of experience in the field of extractive metallurgy in various managerial, consulting and project engineering positions. A registered professional engineer, Bruce is a member of SAIMM and MMMA.
Henry Gouws joined DRDGOLD in January 1988. He was appointed Operations Manager of Crown in January 2006 and General Manager in July 2006. He has 22 years of experience in the mining industry.
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: Compliance.
Amanda Hoosen joined DRDGOLD in her current position in October 2004. A graduate of Drexel University in the United States and a certified public accountant, she was previously employed in the United States by Cox Enterprises Incorporated and by Ernst and Young, LLP.
Kevin Kruger joined DRDGOLD in 1994. Previously Engineering Manager at the company’s North West Operations, he was appointed to his current position in April 2005.
Louis Lamsley, who holds a Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency, was appointed Head of Properties Division on 1 January 2008. He has 36 years of experience in the gold mining industry, 28 years of which have been spent in management. He was appointed General Manager at ERPM on 1 February 2009.
Owen O’Brien joined DRDGOLD on 25 September 2008 as General Manager at Blyvoor. He was previously employed by Harmony Gold where he held various management positions. He has 25 years of experience in the mining industry and holds a Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency.
Collie Russouw joined DRDGOLD as General Manager of Blyvooron 4 September 2006. He was previously Mine Manager at Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited’s Virginia operations and held various positions in Harmony and GenGold/Gold Fields during a career spanning 29 years. He was appointed Executive Officer: Underground Operations on 1 January 2008.
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.
Phillip joined DRDGOLD in 2002 and took up his present position on 1 August 2005. He was previously General Manager at ERPM. Phillip, who obtained a Mine Manager’s Certificate in May 1993, has a total of 33 years’ experience in mining, 23 years of which were spent with Gold Fields and four with Anglo American. His career includes both production and project management experience. Phillip has been Acting General Manager at Blyvoor since 14 April 2008.
Andrew Weir joined DRDGOLD on 1 October 2002.He was appointed Group Strategic Manager: Human Resources on 1 April 2006 and Executive Officer: Human Resources on 1 April 2008.Andrew has 21 years of experience in the mining industry.
DRDGOLD Limited (DRDGOLD) is a medium-sized, unhedged gold producer with investments in South Africa.
