Ivanhoe Mines has announced the appointment of Marna Cloete as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in key appointments to strengthen the Executive Leadership Teams of Ivanhoe Mines and the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Marna, currently serving as President of Ivanhoe Mines, has been appointed President and CEO, a testament to her nearly two decades of experience in shaping the company into a leading diversified metals producer, according to Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland.
“I would like to offer my profound congratulations to Marna Cloete on her appointment as President & Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Mines.
“Marna’s success is the best example of our greatest asset – our culture. She has driven this company forward tirelessly and with great tenacity, while building around her a world-class team of decision-makers who are never wrapped up in bureaucracy.
She has created a mining company with a heart and compassion – building sustainable operations driving positive, lasting impact in the communities in which we operate.
“It has been a pleasure for me to have a front-row seat over 19 years and witness her growth and evolution from joining the company in a finance position, to becoming our Chief Financial Officer for over ten years and more recently an exceptional President of Ivanhoe Mines. Today she is deservingly recognized as one of the world’s foremost mining business leaders.
Marna Cloete, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ivanhoe Mines
“As we move forward, Marna will continue to drive Ivanhoe Mines into our next era of extraordinary growth. The best is yet to come!” said Robert at the BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference.
Marna commented: “It has been the journey of a lifetime being part of Ivanhoe Mines’ organic growth from a junior exploration company to one of the world’s most successful builders of mining projects and the largest producers of critical metals.
“When I joined Ivanhoe, there were fewer than one hundred employees in the entire organization, and I look today with enormous pride at a company with a full-time complement of over 7,500 dedicated people across our operations, and over 30,000 including contractors, and many thousands of lives more positively impacted by our activities.
“This company, more than anything, is built on exceptional individuals with shared values and a commitment to building a mining company with a fresh approach – including the hardware of exploration, mine building and operations, but also the software – our approach to nurturing talent, improving our communities and fostering positive and lasting relationships with our host governments.
“I am particularly proud at our company’s track record in identifying, developing and retaining exceptional talent – and the appointments we have announced today are evidence of that – including the richly deserved promotion of Annebel Oosthuizen to Managing Director of our flagship Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex.”
Other appointments
In other appointments, at the Kamoa Copper Joint Venture, Annebel Oosthuizen has been appointed as Managing Director, replacing Riaan Vermeulen.
Ms. Oosthuizen previously served as Chief Executive, Commercial and has been an instrumental executive in the joint venture for 10 years.
“Ivanhoe Mines would like to extend our gratitude to Riaan Vermeulen for his contributions in the rapid growth of Kamoa-Kakula and wish him well in his future endeavors,” said the company in a statement.
Tom van den Berg has also been appointed as Senior Executive, Operations for Kamoa Kakula bringing with him decades of experience in mining development and operations, previously with Sibanye-Stillwater.
He brings with him 36 years of mining and development experience across South Africa in numerous operational leadership and management roles.
Tom also has extensive underground and open-pit mining expertise and has experience developing strategic long-term operating partnerships and leading award-winning community and stakeholder engagement programs.
