Gold Fields

Integrated
Annual Report

2018

 
 
 

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Our Board of Directors

During 2018, we had Board and Board committee attendance of 93%, which is reflective of our high levels of commitment and engagement. For our full Board and Board committee attendance during the year, as well as detailed curricula vitae (CVs) of our directors, see the full Corporate governance section in the Annual Financial Report.

Cheryl Carolus

Chairperson

Cheryl Carolus (60)

  • Deputy Chairperson
    BA Law; Bachelor of Education, University of the Western Cape; Honorary Doctorate in Law, University of Cape Town
    Appointed to the Board:
    Director 2009, Chairperson 2013


Richard Menell

Deputy Chairperson

Richard Menell (63)

  • Deputy Chairperson
    MA (Natural Sciences Geology), Cambridge; MSc (Mineral Exploration and Management), Stanford University, California
    Appointed to the Board:
    2008, Deputy Chairperson 2015, Lead Independent Director 2017

Terence Goodlace

Independent non-executive director

Terence Goodlace (59)

  • Independent non-executive director
    MBA (Business Administration), University of Wales; BCom, University of South Africa; NHDip (Metalliferous Mining), Witwatersrand Technikon; MDP, University of Cape Town
    Appointed to the Board:
    2016

Phuti Mahanyele-Dabengwa

Independent non-executive director

Phuti Mahanyele-
Dabengwa (48)

  • Independent non-executive director
    Executive Development Programme, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, US; MA Business Administration, De Montford University, Leicester, UK; BA Economics, The State University of New Jersey, US
    Appointed to the Board:
    2018

Paul Schmidt

Chief Finance Officer

Paul Schmidt (51)

  • Chief Finance Officer
    BCom; University of the Witwatersrand; BCompt (Hons), University of South Africa; CA(SA)
    Appointed to the Board:
    2009

Carmen Letton

Independent non-executive director

Carmen Letton (53)

  • Independent non-executive director
    PhD (Mineral Economics, University of Queensland; Bachelor Mining Engineering, WASM Appointed to the Board:
    2017

Steven Reid

Independent non-executive director

Steven Reid (63)

  • Independent non-executive director
    BSc (Mineral Engineering), South Australian Institute of Technology; MBA, Trium Global Executive, ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors
    Appointed to the Board:
    2016

Alhassan Andani

Independent non-executive director

Alhassan Andani (57)

  • Independent non-executive director
    BSc (Agriculture), University of Ghana; MA (Banking and Finance), Finafrica Institute in Italy
    Appointed to the Board:
    2016

Peter Bacchus

Independent non-executive director

Peter Bacchus (50)

  • Independent non-executive director
    MA (Economics), Cambridge University
    Appointed to the Board:
    2016

Nick Holland

Chief Executive Officer

Nick Holland (60)

  • Chief Executive Officer
    BCom; BAcc, University of the Witwatersrand; CA(SA)
    Appointed to the Board:
    Executive director, 1998 CEO, 2008

Yunus Suleman

Independent non-executive director

Yunus Suleman (61)

  • Independent non-executive director
    BCom, University of KwaZulu-Natal; BCompt (Hons), University of South Africa; CA(SA)
    Appointed to the Board:
    2016

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