Board and Executive Leadership

Mr Nene holds a B Comm (Hons) UWC, Certificate in Economics (UNISA) and a Certificate in Macro and Microeconomics (University of London). He is a former Minister of Finance of South Africa and previously also served as Deputy Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Public Investment Corporation, the largest institutional investor in South Africa.

During his years in public office he represented South Africa at a number of multilateral institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Prior to this he held senior positions in financial services at Metropolitan Life. He is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Arise BV (Dutch based investment company with a focus on Africa) and a Non-executive Chairman of Thebe Investment Corporation & and a director of Access Bank Plc. He also served as Interim Director and Head of Wits Business School as well as Honorary Adjunct Professor: Wits Business School.

Mr Mosehla is a CA (SA) and completed his articles with KPMG. Khomotso worked at African Merchant Bank Limited for five years where he gained a broad range of experience, including management buy-out, leveraged buy-out and capital restructuring/raising transactions. In 2003, he established Mvelaphanda Corporate Finance for the development of Mvelaphanda’s mining and non-mining interests.

Mr. Mosehla served as a director on the boards of several companies, including Mvelaphanda Resources Limited. He is currently the CFO of The Housing Development Agency. Mr Mosehla is currently a Non-executive Director of Northam Platinum Limited as well as Zambezi Platinum Limited.

Mr Mifflin obtained his BSc. (Hons) in Mining Engineering from Staffordshire University and has a Master's Degree in Business Administration. He has over 30 years' experience specifically in the coal mining arena.

His experience spans across various organisations such as British Coal Corporation, Xstrata and more recently GVK Resources. Mr Mifflin has an in depth knowledge of coal operation, both thermal and hard coking coal as well as in project development.

Mr Chee Sin, a chartered accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and an accredited tax practitioner with the Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals, has more than 17 years of extensive experience in international and local corporate taxation.

In 2004, Mr Chee Sin co-founded Pinnacle Tax Services Pte Ltd (Pinnacle Tax). Prior to joining Pinnacle Tax he held the position of Director of Corporate Tax with KPMG and has coordinated various advisory projects, including cross-border fund structures, corporate restructurings, treasury and mergers and acquisitions.

Mr Zhen holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Sichuan University and is currently Marketing and Public Relations Executive for Pan African Mining Pvt. Ltd. He worked as Managing Director of Real Gain Investment Pvt. Ltd between 2012 and 2015 and was responsible for infrastructure and construction market development, as well as overseas market investments. Mr Zhen has previously served as Construction Manager for CRI – Eagle Investments (Pty) Ltd and Eagle Canyon Investments (Pty) Ltd.

Mr Senosi is a qualified mining engineer (University of the Witwatersrand) with over 25 years’ experience in mining and project execution. Mathews gained experience at Anglo Coal before successfully pursuing personal business interests in mining, engineering and consulting as well as civil and construction projects, and was a key contributor in the successful execution of numerous coal mining projects. Mr Senosi has extensive experience in opencast and underground coal mining and is the CEO of the Overlooked Mining Group which produces over 7.5 million tonnes per annum of thermal coal for the export and domestic markets.

Mr Hoskin is a qualified Mining Engineer and holds a Master of Applied Science (Mining Geomechanics) as well as a master’s degree in Business Administration. During his 38 years working as a professional engineer, Mr Hoskin has been exposed to resource evaluation and project delivery and has managed mining operations as well as the construction of metallurgical and thermal coal mines and ports.

Mr Hoskin has developed numerous mining projects in Australia, driving them up the value-curve from exploration to feasibility stage and ultimately, construction of the coal mine. He has extensive mine management experience and has also optimised established mines, ensuring improved returns for stakeholders.

Ms He has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Sichuan University and over 20 years’ experience at senior management level. Her broad commercial experience includes, amongst others, the financing, development and execution of large construction and mining projects.

Ms He is the Managing Director (and ultimate beneficial owner, along with her spouse) of Dendocept (Pty) Ltd, a 7.1% shareholder (28,265,593 shares) in the Company and holds a further 2.2% (8,664,674 shares) in her personal capacity. Ms He joins the Board as a shareholder nominee of the Dendocept Consortium, which collectively holds 95,357,454 shares (23.9% of MC Mining’s issued share capital).

Mr Gomwe is a Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe), holding a B Acc (UZ) and MBL (UNISA), with over 30 years’ experience in the metals and mining industries. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Plc's global thermal coal business which included oversight over the manganese joint venture with BHP. He was Executive Director of Anglo American South Africa until August 2012 and his roles included Head of Group Business Development: Africa, Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer of Anglo American South Africa. Mr Gomwe also served as the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive of Anglo American Zimbabwe Limited as well as a number of Anglo American operating boards and executive committees including Kumba Iron Ore, Anglo American Platinum, Highveld Steel and Vanadium and Mondi South Africa. Prior to joining Anglo American in 1999, Godfrey held many Leadership positions and directorships in listed and unlisted companies.