South32 Chief Executive Officer, Graham Kerr, announced that Mike Fraser, South32 Chief Operating Officer with accountability for operations in Africa and Colombia, has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities. Noel Pillay, currently Vice President Operations at Worsley Alumina, will be appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer, alongside Jason Economidis, who remains Chief Operating Officer with accountability for operations in Australia. Pillay will shortly return to South Africa to assume his accountabilities following a handover period with Fraser.