EDITORIAL: Amplats bucks trend by picking Natascha Viljoen
Appointment breaks the mould as metallurgical engineer becomes the first woman to lead platinum miner
24 February 2020 - 05:10
Full marks to the board of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) for picking Natascha Viljoen, an industry veteran with nearly 30 years’ experience, to take over from Chris Griffith, who is stepping down as CEO of the subsidiary of global mining giant Anglo American.
Viljoen’s appointment breaks the mould as she becomes the first woman to lead Amplats, which traces its roots to the discovery of the world’s largest platinum reserves in the Bushveld complex, North West, in the 1920s...
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