Gerhard Potgieter, following 13 years at Impala Platinum (Implats) and a 40-year career in the South African mining sector, will retire this July. Patrick Morutlwa will succeed him as group chief operating officer with effect from 19 June. Other key senior leadership changes set to take effect from July include Mark Munroe being appointed group chief technical officer, with Moses Motlhageng succeeding him as chief executive of Impala Rustenburg.

Motlhageng currently serves as mining executive of the group's Marula operations. His enormous contribution enhanced the group s capabilities and were central to performance improvements over many years. In addition, Themba Ngobeni has been appointed general manager at Marula, effective 1 June, having joined the Marula management team earlier this year.