Kleantha Pillay

Kleantha Pillay has a diverse and extensive work experience. Kleantha is currently an Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Sibanye-Stillwater since April 2022. Prior to this role, they were a Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at the same company from June 2020 to April 2022. Kleantha also held the position of Vice President of Marketing from May 2019 to June 2020 at Sibanye-Stillwater. Before joining Sibanye-Stillwater, Kleantha worked at Anglo American as the Head of Market Development for Precious Metals from March 2012 to April 2018. At Anglo American, they were responsible for identifying, managing, and commercializing opportunities in the platinum group metals market. Additionally, Kleantha has prior experience at Sasol as the Chief Executive Support Manager from July 2008 to March 2012. In this role, they led cross-functional teams and collaborated with diverse business units to develop and implement the financial communication strategy. Lastly, Kleantha worked at McKinsey & Company as an Engagement Manager, leading teams of consultants and client members to identify and solve business problems using McKinsey's global knowledge base from 2002 to 2008.

Kleantha Pillay holds a MBA degree from the University of Cambridge, which they obtained in 2005. In 2015, they completed the Anglo Management Programme at IESE Business School. Earlier in their education, they earned an M.Sc.Eng degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2001 and a B.Sc.Eng degree in Chemical Engineering from the same university in 1999. In 2017, they expanded their expertise by completing an Executive Education program in Digital Business Strategy at Columbia Business School.