The Kumba Board has appointed Mpumi Zikalala as CEO. Mpumi, currently Managing Director of De Beers Managed Operations, succeeds Themba Mkhwanazi who has been appointed CEO of Anglo American's global Bulk Commodities business following the decision of Seamus French to leave the group after 14 years. Both appointments will take effect on 1 January 2022. Mpumi Zikalala was appointed Managing Director of De Beers Managed Operations in 2019, with responsibility for De Beers operations in South Africa and Canada.