Directors & executives

Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi

Chairman

BArch, University of Natal

Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi is the King of the Royal Bafokeng Nation and Chairman of the Supreme Council.

Niall Carroll

Chief Executive Officer

B Comm (Hons) CTA, University of Cape Town; Chartered Accountant (SA), Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute; Licentiate and Fellow, Trinity College London

Niall is a chartered accountant and completed his articles with Deloitte Haskins & Sells. During his 12 years with Deutsche Bank he was employed as an equity analyst, head of corporate finance, and SA Exco member with joint responsibility for the South African franchise.

Andrew Jackson

Executive Director – Investments

BSc Geology/Hydrology, University of Natal; BSc (Hons) Geology, University of Natal; Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute

Andrew is a qualified geologist and has held various senior positions at De Beers Consolidated Mines and Rex Mining. He was previously employed at Deutsche Bank as an equity researcher in the gold, platinum, diamonds and the diversified mining sectors.

Thabo Mokgatlha

Non-Executive Director

B Comm, University of the North West and B Compt / CTA (Hons), UNISA; Chartered Accountant (SA)

Thabo is a chartered accountant, having completed his articles with Coopers & Lybrand. He previously lectured at the University of the North West. Thabo is the Executive: Treasury & Business for RBN.

Steve Phiri

Non-Executive Director

B Juris, University of the North; LLB, Vista University; Diploma in Corporate Law, Rand Afrikaans University; LLM, University of Johannesburg

Steve is the Chief Executive Officer of Merafe Resources Limited. He has been admitted as an attorney to the High Court of South Africa and is a member of the Black Lawyers Association.

Tshidi Nyama

Non–Executive Director, board member

B Comm, University of the North; MBA, University of Bridgeport (USA)

Tshidi is a partner at Change Partners, where her focus is on executive coaching. She previously held various senior positions at Spoornet and Wesbank as well as a number of non-executive directorships.

Khumo Seopela

Executive Director: HR and Transformation

BSc (MED Hons (Psych), MSc (Clin Psych), Medunsa; BJourn, Rhodes University

Khumo has 12 years’ experience in the mining industry, where she has held senior positions in Lonmin, De Beers and Anglo Platinum.

Gillian Kettaneh

Executive: Corporate

BSc Economics, London School of Economics; Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School; Masters in Public Administration, John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Gillian is responsible for RBH’s legal and corporate affairs, governance and sustainable development. She has held various positions at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton (New York), The World Bank (Washington DC), The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (London), and the International Finance Corporation (Johannesburg).

Mpueleng Pooe

Executive: Public Affairs

B Proc, University of the North; Management Development Programme, Gordon Institute of Business Science; Certificate in Advanced Corporate and Securities Law, University of South Africa

Mpueleng is RBH’s public affairs executive. He has been admitted as an attorney to the High Court of South Africa and began his career as a lawyer with Bell Dewar & Hall where he was later appointed director. He joined AngloGold Limited in 1999 as Legal Counsel.

Pieter Rörich

Executive: Corporate Finance

B Comm (Accounting), University of Pretoria; B Compt (Honours), UNISA; Certificate in Theory of Accountancy, (UNISA). Chartered Accountant (SA)

Pieter is responsible for evaluating RBH’s investments and executing transactions. His association with RBH goes back to his days at Deutsche Bank, where he advised the Bafokeng on a number of mainly platinum-related transactions. Pieter’s expertise is in the fields of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He has also been previously employed at African Rainbow Minerals and at Gensec.

Lucas Ndala

Executive: Finance

Post Graduate Diploma in Management, University of Cape Town; B Com (Hons), University of Cape Town; Chartered Accountant (SA)

Lucas is a chartered accountant and completed his articles at Deloitte and Touché. He has previously worked at Barclays as a Corporate Credit Manager and at Mettle, where he was the Structured Finance Manager. Lucas is responsible for RBH group finance.