Who We Are
Why We Do It
Creating lasting value through great partnerships is what motives us
We are passionate about advancing value addition in Africa
We are excited about using technology to maximize value from mined resources
We love acting locally and excelling globally
The Team
Ruli Diseko
Chief Executive Officer
BCom, PDBA, MBA (UCT)
Ruli has over 12 years of experience in commodities, mining and metals. He was the Head of the CEOs office at Lonmin Plc, prior to which he held senior management positions in both Investor Relations and Marketing. Ruli is a director of ChromTech Holdings (Pty) Ltd and was previously on the board of the State Diamond Trader.
Danie Smit
Chief Operations Officer
B. Eng & M. Eng, Pr. Eng
(Chemical Engineering)
Danie was previously GM of SMP Operations and before that process manager at Lonmin’s Base Metals Refinery prior to which he was the production manager of the concentrator plant at Nkomati Nickel. As GM of SMP he was responsible for four metallurgical plants.
Elizabeth Knight
Financial Manager
CA(SA)
Elizabeth started her corporate career as an article clerk with Ernst & Young, working predominantly with clients in the mining & metals and construction sectors. Now with 8 years post-article experience, she has gained exposure to valuable financial insight. Her prior experience includes time as a Senior Financial Officer at Nedbank Ltd and Financial Manager at BRBF Construction.
Sizwe Mngomezulu
Associate
BSc. Eng. (Mining Engineering), PDM
Sizwe started his corporate career as an Associate Consultant with Ernst & Young Advisory in the Performance Improvement service line. At EY he worked with clients in mining and metals, manufacturing, retail, government and public sector. Previously, he was a Mining Engineering Learner Official trainee at Anglo American Platinum.
Jacolien Wyethe
Technical Advisor
B. Eng (Chemical Engineering)
Jacolien has over 20 years of experience in the metallurgical industry, 13 of which were at Mintek working on hydrometallurgical processes for base and precious metals. She held process management positions at Tenova-Bateman, prior to which she was the operations manager at Exxaro’s Zincor plant.