2026 Speakers

Ben is a seasoned mining industry leader with over 35 years of extensive operational management and business executive leadership experience in leading global mining companies including at Anglo American. He is the former Chief Executive of Lonmin Plc. During his tenure at Lonmin, he restructured and returned the company to profitability and subsequently consolidated its assets with Sibanye-Stillwater, creating the world’s largest PGMs producer. Ben was appointed CEO of Exxaro Resources Limited in April 2025. As a visionary, focused and strategic leader who exhibits participatory leadership, Ben is a perfect fit to lead Exxaro as it diversifies to include coal, minerals of the future and energy solutions and powering possibilities in Africa and beyond.