S.Africa's Harmony Gold appoints insider Nel as CEO
Nov 14 (Reuters) -South Africa's Harmony Gold HARJ.J on Thursday named Beyers Nel as its chief executive officer with effect from Jan. 1 2025.
Nel, who is currently the Johannesburg-based miner's group chief operating officer, will replace CEO Peter Steenkamp, who retires at the end of this year.
Mining engineer Nel has been at Harmony since 2003, holding various positions.
Harmony has also appointed Floyd Masemula as deputy group
chief executive officer, also with effect from Jan. 1 2025.
Harmony, the largest gold producer in South Africa by output, also has assets in Papua New Guinea and Australia, including two copper projects in both countries, as it diversifies into the key decarbonisation metal.
Reporting by Nelson Banya and Felix Njini
Editing by Tomasz Janowski
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