Mr Baxter was appointed CEO of the Minerals Council in 2015. He has 28 years of high-level advocacy and strategy experience in the business and mining sectors. He was involved in the first mineral policy discussions with the ANC in 1992 and has participated (and often led) discussions on all aspects of mining, economic, investment, transformation and tax policy with government.  He previously chaired BUSA’s Econpol and Growth Task Team. He has played a key leadership role in rejuvenating the brand of the Minerals Council and brings material leadership, governance, strategy, investment and transformation skills to the table. He is a member of the Minerals Council Board, the BUSA Board, the TEBA Trust Board and he chairs the World Platinum Investment Council. He is vice-Chairman of the international Associations Working Group and vice-Chairman of the Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa (MIASA). He was recently awarded the SAIMM Brigadier Stokes platinum medal for his contribution to the South African mining sector.

Anton Berlin is the Marketing Director for Norilsk Nickel group of companies – a diversified mining and metallurgical company, the world’s largest producer of refined nickel and palladium and a leading producer of platinum, cobalt, copper and rhodium. The company also produces gold, silver, iridium, selenium, ruthenium and tellurium. Anton has held this position since 2003, covering all products and markets globally. He has global responsibility for the research of commodity markets, macroeconomic analysis and global market development for nickel, cobalt and PGMs. He is a regular speaker at public and corporate meetings. Before moving to his current position, Anton was part of the Precious Metals Division of Norilsk Nickel from 1999 until 2003. In this role, he was engaged in researching the precious metal market.

Anton served as a board member for Norilsk Nickel Europe Limited - the European sales arms of Norilsk Nickel group of companies - from 2003 until 2014. He has been a board member of the Nickel Institute since 2005 and was Chairman of the Nickel Institute in 2017-2019. This organisation is the global association of the world's primary nickel producers, representing about 85% of global annual nickel production outside China with the mission to promote and support the use of nickel in appropriate applications. Anton graduated from Moscow State Aircraft Technology University in 1996. He was employed as a Head of Laboratory by the same university until 1999 was and a Senior Lecturer until 2003.

Henk de Hoop holds an MSc in Mining Engineering from the University of Delft, Netherlands, and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He started his career as a Graduate Mining Engineer at Goldfields of South Africa, followed by 2 years at Sasol as an Explosives Engineer. He spent the next 12 years as a Mining Analyst working for several broking firms, covering gold, diamond, coal, diversified, platinum and junior mining stocks. He was rated the top platinum analyst by the Financial Mail from 2005-2007. He joined Rand Merchant Bank in 2008, and is responsible for business development for the bank’s Resources industry clients, covering equity, debt, debt capital markets, M&A, global markets and corporate banking. 

Matthias Dohrn is Senior Vice President, Precious & Base Metal Services (CCM), a position he has held since July 2017. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing global precious metals procurement, sales, refining and trading, and leading catalysts’ global refining, salts and solutions business. He previously served as Vice President, Controlling & Governance, Procurement (FP/C) in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Matthias joined BASF in 2004 and has held various roles of increasing responsibility across BASF’s finance and procurement organizations in both Germany and South Africa. Some of his many contributions include leading the supply sustainability concept to minimize BASF’s risk, the benchmarking project for Fit for Profitable Growth (FFPG) in procurement and playing an integral role in the integration of Engelhard into BASF. He graduated with a PhD in Finance and Economics from the University of Hanover (Germany).

After lecturing tax law and company law, Sandra qualified as an attorney, focusing on mergers and acquisitions. In the boutique firms in which she practiced, she advised clients across the full spectrum of transaction requirements, including due diligence, drafting and negotiating agreements, preparing and defending regulatory applications and managing post-implementation issues. She transitioned from law into Corporate Finance at Standard Bank, becoming the Head: Mining & Metals, and focusing on complex transactions incorporating multiple investment banking products, including advisory, equity capital markets, debt capital markets and lending. Sandra joined EY in 2020 as a Partner and the Lead for M&A Advisory in Africa, where she advises clients in a range of industries on transaction.

Mandi joined Kagiso Asset Management in October 2013 as an Associate Analyst, and was promoted to Investment Analyst in June 2016, with responsibilities for covering the metals and mining sector, she also co-ordinates ESG integration in the investment team. In October 2018, Mandi was promoted to Portfolio Manager.
She started her career in asset management as a Junior Fixed Income Analyst with Atlantic Asset Management in 2012.

In July 2018, Kevin co-founded AP Ventures. AP Ventures is an independent venture capital fund investing in companies whose innovation is made possible by the unique properties of Platinum Group Metals. AP Ventures is proud to have three world class institutions as committed investors, namely; Anglo American Platinum, the Public Investment Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation.
Prior to this, Kevin was with Anglo American for 10 years where he held senior positions in Finance and Corporate Finance and has extensive experience across Europe, South Africa and the USA.
Kevin is a UCT alumni and South African qualified Chartered Accountant. He lives in South West London with his wife and daughter.

Stephen Forrest, one of the PGM industry’s foremost authorities, known universally for his value-chain-spanning expertise, has spent a career working with a portfolio of major commodity companies and clients, in more recent years becoming the analytical link between producer and end-user, processor and investor, as part of SFA (Oxford), the leading PGM consultancy he set up in 2001.

Stephen’s industry track record is significant, not least for the many facets it encompasses, having worked as a Commodities Strategist, Fund Manager and Operations Manager, risen to the highest levels of mining management, conducted trade finance and capital-raising exercises in the Eastern Bloc and Western world, and accomplished Top Rating as a Mining Analyst covering platinum-group metals, base metal and coal markets. Through this multifaceted history, he has built up an exclusive network of contacts that transcends individual industrial sectors and value chain linkages, placing him in a unique position to provide crosscommodity expertise to a trusting client base.

Leveraging off this vast relationship set, in 2001 he founded SFA (Oxford), an independent consultancy covering a broad spectrum of mining-, minerals- and commodity-related issues, including macroeconomic analysis, supply and demand scenarios, in-depth cost analysis, derivative research and price forecasting. He has since led SFA towards becoming the industry standard in commodity research, managing the mapping of the entire PGM value chain, assisting company clients in more than $5 billion in strategic transactions, and offering otherwise unobtainable insights into the PGM and other commodity industries.

Neal Froneman was appointed executive director and CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater on 1 January 2013. Over the past five years he has led the transformation of Sibanye-Stillwater from a 1.5Moz South African-based gold producer into a leading precious metals miner with an international operating footprint ranking among the world’s top three PGM producers. His career spans more than 30 years during which time he worked at Gold Fields of South Africa Limited, Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) and JCI Limited. In April 2003, Neal was appointed CEO of Aflease Gold Limited (Aflease Gold), which, through a series of reverse take-overs, became Gold One International Limited (Gold One) in May 2009. He was primarily responsible for the creation of Uranium One Incorporated (Uranium One) from the Aflease Gold uranium assets. During this period, he was CEO of Aflease Gold and Uranium One until his resignation from Uranium One in February 2008. He held the CEO position at Gold One until his appointment at Sibanye-Stillwater. In May 2016, he was elected to serve as a Vice President of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa (now the Minerals Council South Africa).

R. Michael Jones brings over 25 years of experience as a professional geological engineer and has been involved with the raising of over $1 billion for exploration, mining development and production. In addition to co-founding Platinum Group Metals Ltd., Michael was a founder of Glimmer Resources Inc. and was responsible for the discovery of the Glimmer Gold mine, now Blackfox, in Ontario. During a six-year tenure as President of Cathedral Gold Corp., Mr. Jones ran a producing gold mining company and was involved in the review of a feasibility study and financing for the $1 billion Diavik Mine project during two years as Vice President with Aber Resources. Michael was a co-founder and director of West Timmins Mining that was purchased by producing company Lake Shore Gold Corp. in 2009 and was a co-founder and former director until 2012 of MAG Silver Corp. He is a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of West Kirkland Mining Inc. and a director of Nextraction Energy Corp. Michael served on the Securities Policy Advisory Committee of the British Columbia Securities Commission for six years and holds a B.A.Sc. in geological engineering from the University of Toronto.

Simon Kendall is a Portfolio Manager at Prudential Investment Managers. He has 20 years’ financial industry experience and joined Prudential in 2012 as a Portfolio Manager and Analyst in the resources sector. The mining and resource fund he manages won Raging Bull Awards in 2013 and 2014, and he also manages institutional mandates for resources and general equities. Prior to Prudential, he held financial analyst positions at UBS, RMB Morgan Stanley, CLSA and Standard Bank and technical positions at Billiton/Gencor and Anglo American. Simon’s qualifications include: BSc. Engineering, BCom Economics, Masters in Business Leadership and CFA.

Patrick has over 8 years’ experience in equity research in the South African precious metals sector (since 2012) and has expanded his coverage over time to include diversified South African miners. He is a CFA charterholder, CA(SA) and has an honours degree in Business Science (Finance, CA) from the University of Cape Town. He is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Nico Muller holds a BSc Mining Engineering degree from the University of Pretoria and has a 28-year mining career across a range of commodities, including platinum. He has a proven track record as a successful operator and is a highly-rated leader and strategic thinker. Nico was appointed to the board of Implats as both Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director in April 2017. Prior to this he served as Executive Vice-President of Gold Fields’ South African operations (South Deep) for three years, where he fulfilled a pivotal role in re-energising and repositioning the mine for a sustainable future. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer at Royal Bafokeng Platinum, and in various other high-level positions at Anglovaal, African Rainbow Minerals, Avgold and De Beers.

Benny Oeyen is from Belgium but was born and grew up in Germany.  He has worked and lived in Belgium, the USA, Switzerland, Germany, China and now the UK.  He has a Masters’ Degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.  He has 28 years of global automotive experience.  He worked for Mazda Motors European HQ in Brussels as their European Product Manager. Benny was with DaimlerChrysler as a Senior Product Manager at their European HQ, as a Senior Manager, Product Strategy at their World HQ in Detroit, USA, and finally as Managing Director in Zurich, Switzerland.  He has also worked for Hyundai Kia as their Chief Marketing Officer for Europe in Frankfurt, Germany and at General Motors China as their Vice President, Product Strategy in Shanghai.  Since Nov 2017 he has been the Executive Head, Market Development for Anglo American in London.  

Steve Phiri is an admitted attorney to the High Court of South Africa. His qualifications include a B Juris degree, University of the North; LLB, Vista University; Diploma in Corporate Law, Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg) and an LLM degree from the University of Johannesburg. Steve was appointed CEO of RBPlat in April 2010. Prior to this appointment he was the CEO of Merafe Resources, a public company listed on the JSE, for a period of six years. He has served as a non-executive director on the Board of Impala Platinum Limited and brings to RBPlat a significant wealth of mining and business experience, gained over a period of more than 15 years. He has also served as a non-executive director on the boards of Zurich Insurance Company SA and the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator. In 2017, Mr. Phiri was elected as one of the Mineral Council South Africa’s three Vice presidents.

Trevor leads research and investor development for the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC). He joined from Anglo American Platinum where he was the Head of Market Intelligence and Market Relations. A precious metals specialist with over 30 years’ experience in the equity and metals market, Trevor moved into the platinum industry in 2000 following 17 years in gold mining, which saw him undertake roles in engineering, mineral economics and corporate finance. Trevor was Anglo American Platinum’s Head of Investor Relations until 2008 when he joined the platinum marketing team in London to focus on commodity research and market development.

Andries is PwC’s Africa Energy, Utilities and Resources leader and an experienced JSE accredited audit partner. He has been with the firm since 1997 and partner since 2007. He has experience in numerous stock exchange transactions, including IPOs, fund raisings, and reporting accountant work for acquisitions. He has a specific focus on mining clients across commodities and mining methods. Andries is the project leader for the firm’s SA Mine and Global Mine publications which gives him excellent insight into industry wide issues.  Although he has a specific focus on mining and construction clients, Andries also has a variety of cross industry exposure with previous involvements in retail, manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, banking and insurance clients. His core industries has given him the opportunity to work with cross border teams on a regular basis. 

Tim Schlick is Platinum Guild International (PGI)’s Chief Operating Officer, tasked with shaping the organization’s global strategy, operational effectiveness and helping its core markets unlock growth opportunities for platinum jewellery. He joined PGI in 2015 when the organisation moved its global headquarters to Hong Kong. Tim is a renowned business strategist and marketing expert and has been living in Shanghai and Hong Kong since 2010. He started his career as a management consultant and held various senior executive positions at global agency networks. Over the past 20 years he has advised more than 30 Fortune 500 companies on how to create growth through brands and products, working for clients from various industries such as Volkswagen, General Motors, Microsoft, Philips and Mars. He is a regular keynote speaker at events on topics such as market entry and growth strategies, marketing success in the digital age and consumer opportunities in Asia.

Natascha has served as Anglo American Platinum’s CEO since April 2020, also sitting on the Anglo American Platinum Board and the Group Management Committee of Anglo American plc. Prior to that, she spent five years as Group Head of Processing for Anglo American. Natascha is a seasoned senior executive, bringing 28 years of operational experience from across the mining industry, spanning many different countries, metals and minerals including, of course, the PGMs.

Viljoen's operational executive experience also includes six years at Lonmin, where her last post was Executive Vice President of Processing. Viljoen holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from North-West University, in South Africa, and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Cape Town.