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| Senior management team and board of directors |
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| Sir Sam Jonah |
| Executive Chairman |
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| Sam Jonah KBE OSG
was educated in Ghana
and thereafter at the
Camborne School of
Mines in Cornwall and Imperial College
of Science & Technology, London. |
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| He was appointed president of AngloGold
Ashanti Ltd in 2004, following the merger of
AngloGold Ltd and Ashanti Goldfields Co
Ltd. Prior to this he was CEO of Ashanti,
which became the first African company to be
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In
December 2004, CNN/Time Magazine named
him as one of 25 “Business Influentials” who
set the global standards for management, ethics,
marketing and innovation. |
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| John Barton-Bridges |
| Chief Executive Officer: Jonah Capital |
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| John has more than 25 years of professional experience in mining, infrastructure, finance, and private equity. |
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He was previously Vice President at AIG Investments, one of the world’s largest asset managers, where he focused on Alternative Investments , particularly emerging market private equity. Prior to this he spent 10 years with International Finance Corporation, the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group and the largest multilateral source of equity and loan financing for private sector projects in emerging markets.
Prior to IFC he spent 12 years as an engineer with SRK, and other firms, working in the mining sector in Africa, Canada and the USA. John holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Cape Town, an M.Sc. from the University of London, Imperial College of Science & Technology (DIC), and an MBA from INSEAD, France.
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| Mike Wuth |
| Chief Executive: Jonah Mining |
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| Previously the Head of
Strategic Equity and
Equity Investments
(Mining and Minerals) at
Standard Bank, Mike’s extensive experience
in the financial field is combined with many
years spent as an exploration and research
geologist and mining analyst. |
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For 11 years he headed up mining research at
Rice Rinaldi Turner and Co, later moving to the
resources sector at ABN Amro Securities SA. He
has held the position of MD at both Standard
Equities (Research) and Andisa Securities.
Mike holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc in Economic
Geology from the University of Witwatersrand. |
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| Richard Jonah |
| Director |
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| Prior to Jonah Capital,
Richard worked
with NM Rothschild in
London and Washington
DC and subsequent to that Goldman Sachs
in New York. Richard has gained valuable
experience in the investment banking
divisions of both firms. |
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Richard has travelled extensively in Africa and
has developed an invaluable network across
many fields and industries.
Richard Jonah currently serves on the board of
directors of Jonah Capital, Sentula Mining and at
various times, served on; the Strategy Committee,
Investment Committee, and Audit Committees
of various companies including Sentula Mining,
Shanta Gold, and Metropolitan Insurance.
He holds a BA in Economics from Haverford
College Philadelphia and has taken many
recognized courses. |
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| Fidel Jonah |
| Director of Jonah Capital |
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| Fidel Jonah is currently a
Director of Jonah Capital,
African Facilitation
Services, Abalengani
Structured Financial Products, Iron Mineral
Beneficiation Services and the PA Group. |
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| His diverse career includes working with
Deloitte & Touchẻ Consulting in Ghana,
Balfour Williamson & Sons (UK) as
International Buyer and Citland LLC, an
American mining supplies company as the
Regional Representative for West Africa. Fidel
attended Greenwich University in the UK where
he received a Bachelors degree in Economics.
He then went on to receive an MBA from City
University Business School in London. |
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| David Brouze |
| Director of Jonah Capital |
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| David Brouze completed
his B Com and B Acc
at the University of
the Witwatersrand. He
completed his articles between 1987
and 1988. In 1997 he became involved
in Handbags International and was responsible for the creation and listing of
The House of Busby on the JSE. David
then went on to form Furnex Capital
Ltd which was listed on the JSE as a
financial buying group for the furniture
industry. In 2001 this business was
acquired by Massmart Holdings. In 2004,
David acquired a majority shareholding
in Austro Group that distributes
woodworking machinery. In 2007 he
successfully listed Austro on the JSE,
becoming executive chairman. |
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| Timothy Thackwray |
| Standard Bank representative |
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| Timothy Thackwray has been a part of a
team of five senior bankers who focus on
investment banking client coverage since
July 2006. Prior to that he worked in the
corporate finance division for 13 years. |
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| He was appointed the Head of Department
in 1999 and was responsible for the day to
day management of the Corporate Finance
Division which houses, inter alia, Standard
Bank’s mergers and acquisitions, IPO,
privatisation and black economic empowerment advisory expertise. He is also a member of the
Executive Committeee of Standard Corporate
and Investment Banking Division. Prior to
Standard Bank, Timothy gained 4 years auditing
and consulting experience at KPMG. Timothy
holds a BCom degree and a graduate diploma
In Accounting from the University of Cape
Town. Additionally, he is a recognised CA in
South Africa and has a Master of Commerce
from the University of the Witwatersrand
(Thesis: Structures for Black Economic
Empowerment in South Africa). |
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| Simba Makoni |
| Non-Executive Director |
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| Simba Makoni, originally from Zimbabwe,
has wide experience in business and general
management, especially in development
policy formulation and strategic planning,
as well as international diplomacy, regional
and international trade and investment.
He is currently the Managing Director of
Makonsult (PVT) Ltd. |
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| Previously he held a number of ministerial
positions in Zimbabwe and worked in various
countries across Africa. Simba speaks several
African and international languages and holds
a BSc (Hons), Chemistry and Zoology from
Leeds University, UK and a PhD, Medicinal
Chemistry, Leicester Polytechnic, UK. |
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| Martin Kingston |
| Non-Executive Director |
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| Martin Kingston has been the Deputy
Executive Chairman of NM Rothschild
& Sons since January 2007. From July
December 2006, he was the Executive
Chairman of Longcross Capital, and prior
to that he was the Executive Chairman
as well as Head of Global Banking at
Deutsche Bank (South Africa). |
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| Martin has 24 years experience in investment
banking with Deutsche Bank and previously
with Morgan Grenfell. He has extensive
experience in Africa, Latin America, the former
Soviet Union, Middle East and the UK. Martin
is currently a member of the transformation
committees at Anglo American, Xstrata,
Rothschild and Kagiso. He is also a board
member of Financial Sector Charter Council
and of The Banking Association. Additionally,
he is the Chairman of International Bankers
Association and Chairperson of BESO’s Social
Impact Projects Programme South Africa
(SIPPSA) 2000. Martin has a BA (Hons) and
ACA (Chartered Accountant) from Durham
University in the UK. |
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| Valentine Chitalu |
| Non-Executive Director |
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| Valentine Chitalu is an entrepreneur with a
private equity, economics and accounting
background. He graduated with an M.Phil
in Development Economics from Kings
College, University of Cambridge in 1987. |
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Valentine Chitalu is a member of the Chartered
Association of Certified Accountants
(ACCA) in the United Kingdom. He was until
December 2003, a Regional Director at CDC/
Actis. Prior to joining CDC/Actis, Valentine
Chitalu was in charge of the privatization
programme in Zambia and previously worked
for KPMG in the United Kingdom Valentine
was previously Chief Executive Officer at
the Zambia Privatisation Agency where he
was responsible for the divestiture of over
240 enterprises. Valentine holds several board
positions in Zambia, South Africa and the
United Kingdom and is Chairman of Zambian
Breweries, Stanbic Bank Limited and Afgri
Corporation Limited.
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