Mike, who was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director on 7 December 2009, is Chair of the Social and Ethics Committee. Mike served in operational, technical, managerial and executive capacities in the southern African mining industry for over 50 years. During this period, he gained experience in underground and surface mining and beneficiation in the coal, gold platinum, copper and antimony industries. He is a past president of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.