Board & management

Bill Nairn - Non-Executive Chairman

Bill Nairn
 
B.Sc Engineering (Mining) Wits, Pr Eng

Bill has more than 40 years experience in the mining industry. Bill has served on the boards of other mining companies including JCI Anglo Platinum Limited, Avmin Limited and Kumba Resources Limited. He was appointed Non-Executive Chairman on the MDM board in April 2008.

 

 

Martin Smith - Chief Executive Officer

Martin Smith

B Eng (Electrical), PR Eng and GCC

Martin was appointed as CEO of MDM Engineering in March 2010. Martin has 25 years experience in the engineering and construction business and has been involved in many large projects in the metal and mineral industry in Southern Africa. He started his career at Sasol as a bursary holder, joined the construction industry for 15 years before moving into the EPC(M) contracting environment. Martin’s previous two positions held were MD of the Grinaker-LTA Metals & Minerals division and MD of Bateman, Sub-Saharan Africa region. Martin is a Professional Engineer with a Government Competency Certificate (GCC). He has completed post graduate leadership training at UNISA  and at the University of Austin.

 

George Bennett - Executive Director

George Bennett
 
Member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

A founder of MDM Engineering in 2006 and MDM CEO until 2008, George has 20 years experience in the investment banking industry. Prior to starting MDM he was CEO of Shanta Gold Ltd..

 

 

Dominique De La Roche - Financial Director

Dominique De La Roche

 
CA(SA), HDIPTAX

Dominique is a Chartered Accountant and also has a higher diploma in Taxation. He joined MDM from Rockwell Diamonds Inc in 2008 and has more than 10 years experience in the mining industry.

 

 

Mark Summers - Non-Executive Director

Mark Summers
 
CA(SA)

A Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Management Accountant, Mark completed his articles at Coopers & Lybrand before joining Anglo American’ Corporate and International Finance Department.  He is currently the CFO of the Amari Holdings Group and the majority shareholder in MDM.

 

Senior Management - Manco

Dave Dodd - Chief Metallurgist

Dave Dodd
 
B.Sc. (Hons) Chemical Engineering
FSAIMM

Dave has over 35 years’ experience in extractive metallurgy including 30 years of process plant design and commissioning and feasibility study management. He has been with MDM since its inception in 1989.

 


Company structure

Company structure

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