B Mawasha

Mr Mawasha is the Richards Bay Managing Director and Rio Tinto Country Head for South Africa. He joined Rio Tinto in July 2017. Prior to that, he was the Executive Head of Operations and Integration at Kumba Iron Ore (an Anglo American Company). He previously worked for the De Beers Group and AngloGold Ashanti in South Africa and Ghana in leadership, operational and technical roles.

Mr Mawasha serves on the board of Foskor and is passionate about education and the development of others. He is a member of the Wits Mining School Industry Advisory Council and the Sol Plaatje University Finance and Investment Committee. He is also on the board of Symphonia for South Africa, a national non-profit organization promoting quality education for children. In 2017, he was selected as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. Mr Mawasha was appointed to the Metair board and the audit and risk committee on 1 March 2018.