Kwape Mmela

Non-Executive Director at Gemfields Group

Kwape Mmela has more than 22 years’ of experience in both the public and private sectors. This includes working for the Constitutional Assembly during the drafting of the South Africa’s constitution post-Apartheid, and serving as a director of JSE-listed Platmin Limited (now Sedibelo Platinum Mines Limited) for almost ten years. He is a founder and chairman of his family investment entities- ShepherdTree Holdings Limited and Hlamogolo Capital Proprietary Limited.

Mr Mmela is a trained lawyer (LLB) at The University of the North in South Africa where he also completed a BProc. He also holds a MPhil in Business Research from Monarch Business School. Mr Mmela is a South African citizen.

Timeline

  • Non-Executive Director

    Current role