Ian Cockerill

Ian has more than 45 years’ experience in the global natural resources industry. He has extensive operational, project and leadership expertise, having held executive roles at major international mining companies, including Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields and Anglo Coal, a subsidiary of Anglo American, and other Non-Executive positions.

Ian is currently a Non-Executive Director of BHP Group and is Senior Independent Director at Endeavour Mining. He also serves on the board of private company I-Pulse Inc; and Ian is a founding board member of an African wildlife charity called The Leadership for Conservation in Africa. He has previously held the positions of Chair of BlackRock World Mining Trust and Non-Executive Chair of Polymetal International.

Ian holds a BSc(Hons) degree in Geology from the University of London, an MSc in Mineral Production Management from the Royal School of Mines at Imperial College and participated in the Advanced Management Programme at Templeton College, Oxford.