Sibanye-Stillwater Appoints A New Chief Sustainability Officer
Sibanye-Stillwater Appoints A New Chief Sustainability Officer. Sibanye-Stillwater is pleased to advise that it has appointed Melanie Naidoo-Vermaak as Chief Sustainability Officer, effective 1 January 2024.
Melanie has over 20 years’ experience in sustainable development in both the private mining and public sectors in South Africa and globally. Melanie holds a Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) (Hons), a Master of Sciences (MSc) in Sustainable development and a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Before joining Sibanye-Stillwater, she worked at various leading international mining companies, including Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited, BHP Billiton Limited and Anglo American plc.
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO, Neal Froneman, commenting on the appointment said: ”As the Group has grown and evolved, we have continued to attract exceptional talent externally while retaining our top talent internally to ensure efficient delivery of our strategic priorities. Melanie’s appointment will further diversify and strengthen our senior leadership team. Sustainability/ESG is a strategic imperative for the Group and we look forward to Melanie making a positive contribution in our journey to be a Force for good.”
Sibanye-Stillwater is a multinational mining and metals processing group with a diverse portfolio of operations, projects and investments across five continents. The Group is also one of the foremost global recyclers of PGM autocatalysts and has interests in leading mine tailings retreatment operations.
Sibanye-Stillwater has established itself as one of the world’s largest primary producers of platinum, palladium, and rhodium and is a top tier gold producer. It also produces and refines iridium and ruthenium, nickel, chrome, copper and cobalt. The Group has recently begun to diversify its asset portfolio into battery metals mining and processing and increase its presence in the circular economy by growing its recycling and tailings reprocessing exposure globally.
