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IN THIS SECTION
- Company profile
- Our strategy
- Milestones
- Group structure
- Directors & management
- Black Economic Empowerment
Directors & management
Directors
Paul Miller
Managing Director
Paul has 13 years’ experience in South Africa’s consulting, finance and mining industries. He joined Keaton Energy as MD in September 2007 after a period of consulting to the company.
Jacques Rossouw
Financial Director
Jacques is a CA (SA), having completed his articles with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and subsequently worked in both the high technology and mining industries, most recently as Manager: Corporate Reporting at Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited.
Lizwi Mtumtum
Independent Non-executive Director
Liwzi is currently Executive Chairman of Ikamva Lethu Investments (Proprietary) Limited. He is a board member of Siyathenga Propery Fund Limited and was previously an independent non-executive director of Eland Platinum Holdings Limited.
Paul Sadler
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr Sadler has extensive auditing experience, much of which involved the mining sector, and thus brings valuable expertise to the board. He was a partner at auditing firm KPMG from 1980 until his retirement in 2003, after which he joined the Salene Group as a financial consultant. During his auditing career he was involved with various mining companies including De Beers, Aquarius and Barplats. Post retirement, he was a member of the Audit Committee of Barplats Investments Limited for two years.
David Salter
Independent Non–executive Chairman
David was appointed to the Keaton Energy board during January 2008 following a 23-year worldwide career in mineral technology and project development.
Phoevos Pouroulis
Non–executive Director
Phoevos brings several years of financial experience in the development of African mining projects to Keaton Energy.
Antoinette Sedibe
Non–executive Director
A co–owner of Rutendo Mining, Antoinette has almost 19 years of hands–on and advisory experience in financial and treasury operations of new and established companies.
Dirk Jonker
Non–executive Director
A Dutch national, Dirk is Managing Director of Gunvor International BV and is based in Amsterdam. He is a senior business executive with many years’ experience in international commodity trading and processing.
Mandi Glad
Executive Director: Operations
A co–owner of Rutendo Mining, Mandi has more than 15 years’ entrepreneurial experience in establishing and running businesses ranging from coal marketing to IT.
Senior management
Hilton Papenfus
General Manager: Operations
Hilton has 27 years’ experience in the mining industry including opencast, underground and contract mining. He also has experience with specialised mining techniques. He has worked in senior operational positions for Anglo Coal, Eyesizwe, Exxaro and more recently, junior mining companies. He has started numerous mining projects from greenfields and developed them to steady-state operations. Hilton graduated with a national Higher Diploma in Coal Mining at Witwatersrand Technikon (now University of Johannesburg) and is also a holder of the Mine Managers’ Certificate of Competency – coal, and is a member of the Commission of Examiners for the Mine Managers’ Certificate of Competency. Hilton was the General Manager for Continental Coal Limited at the Vlakvarkfontein mine prior to joining Keaton Energy.
Isak Nkosi
Mine Manager: Vanggatfontein
Isak has 16 years’ of mining experience, all spent in the South African coal sector at Glisa coal mine, part of Exarro’s NBC Coal operation in Mpumalanga. Holder of a Government Certificate of Competency and National Diploma in Coal Mining from Witwatersrand Technikon (now part of the University of Johannesburg), he joined Glisa as a security officer, rising to the position of Manager: Mining.
Xolani Khanyezi
Mine Manager: Vaalkrantz
Xolani obtained both his qualifications: a National Diploma in Mining and the National Higher Diploma in Mining from Witwatersrand Technikon (now part of the University of Johannesburg). His career began in 2003, as the Shift Overseer for Exxaro at their Arnot Coal Mine. He was then promoted within the company to his former position of Acting Underground Manager in 2009. He is currently a registered member of both the South African Colliery Managers’ Association (SACMA) and the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Xolani is also a holder of a Government Certificate of Competency.
