David Hugh Brown

David was appointed as CEO of MC Mining Limited (previously Coal of Africa) effective from February 2014. He was previously the non-executive chairman from August 2012 and then the executive chairman.

He is also currently a non-executive director of the Northam Platinum Limited board, as well as chairman of the Investment Committee and member of the Audit and Risk Committee. David has served as a member of the Accenture South Africa advisory board since 2012 .He is a former non-executive director of Edcon Holdings Limited as well as the former chairman of the Edcon audit and risk Committee. He is the former CEO of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) and was chairman of Impala Platinum Limited and Zimplats Holdings Limited, the two major operating subsidiaries within the Implats Group.

David was CEO from 2006 to 2012 and before that he served as chief financial officer from 1999. Prior to that, David worked in the Information Technology sector for four years and for the Exxon Mobil Corporation in Europe for five years. He served his articles with EY. David was appointed to the Vodacom Group Board in January 2012.