Charles Symons

Charles Symons joined the mining industry on 14 February 1977 and transferred to Crown Gold Recoveries Proprietary Limited in January 1986. He joined DRDGOLD as General Manager in 1995 and was appointed Executive Officer: Surface Operations on 1 January 2008 before he became Executive Officer: Operations on 11 May 2010.
On 1 October 2011, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer. Following restructuring of senior management in July 2014, Charles Symons assumed the role of Chairman of the Oversight Committee: Ergo Mining Operations Proprietary Limited. Charles’ fixed term contract concluded on 31 July 2016, but he is still continuing in a non-executive   oversight role.