Riaan Burger

Riaan Burger became Chief Executive Officer of Namdeb Diamond Corporation in 2017 and was appointed to the De Beers Group Executive Committee in October 2022.

Prior to becoming CEO of Namdeb, Riaan held a number of different leadership and key strategic project roles within Namdeb, having joined the company in 1995 as a Section Engineer.

Before joining Namdeb, Riaan worked in the aviation industry for Air Namibia.

Riaan is a Mechanical Engineer by training and also holds an MBA from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.