Makwiro Management

Zimbabwe is fortunate to have had a long history of mining, which includes some major mines producing Gold, Nickel, Copper and Chrome. As a result, MPM has been able to engage Zimbabwe citizens with the required skills and expertise for mining on the Great Dyke, and the operation of the Concentrator and Smelter. Reliance on expatriate skills has been kept to a minimum and has mainly deployed expatriates in the feasibility study, design, and construction phases of the Project.

As previously stated, any additional training that will be required, is to be provided by Implats. Implats will further assist MPM through its senior management reviewing the operations on a periodic basis. The management structure of the project company, MPM is already in place and active in their various areas of responsibility as follows:

Houston, Michael: MSc (Business Strategy)
Chief Executive Officer Officer
Mike was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Zimplats in April 2004.He remains Chief Executive Officer of Makwiro.Mike joined the group from the Anglo American Corporation Zimbabwe Limited group of companies where he was responsible for all their mining activities.  He has over 26 years’ senior and executive management experience in mining and timber operations including strategic direction, management of operations, implementation of new projects, joint venture and acquisition management.

Wheeler, Jonathan: 
Chief Operating Officer
Anton joined the company in April 2004 as Chief Operating Officer for Makwiro. Prior to this Anton worked at Impala Platinum in Rustenburg where he gained experience in shaft sinking, project management, general management and continuous improvement management.

Maseva-Shayawabaya, Patrick: BAcc (Hons) (UZ), CA (Z)
Chief Financial Officer
Patrick was appointed Chief Finance Officer of Zimplats on 1 April 2004 . He remains Chief Finance Officer of Makwiro.Patrick has had over 11 years experience in financial management at senior and executive levels, including responsibility for company secretarial and internal audit functions, capital project management, materials management and general administrative functions. He was most recently the Financial Director of a multinational sugar growing and processing company in Zimbabwe.

Frost, Stanley: City of Guilds (Electrical Engineering), Member of the Association of Mine Engineers
Project Director
Stan joined Makwiro in 2001 as Chief Engineer and was appointed Zimplats Project Director in October 2004. He is responsible for the company’s expansion programme.Stan Frost has had over 29 years engineering experience at mines and both smelting and concentrating plants. He was most recently Group Chief Engineer within the Anglo American Corporation Zimbabwe group of companies before joining Zimplats in August 2001.

Hutchings, Adrian: 
General Manager Mining
Adrian joined Makwiro in 2003 and is in charge of the company’s mining operations. Adrian has over thirty years mining experience in Zimbabwe . He has held several management positions within the Anglo American Corporation Zimbabwe Limited group.

Channon, Walter: MSc (Met) Eng. Witwatersrand, BSc (Met) Eng. Witwatersrand, MSAIMM, MIM, PrEng.
General Manager Processing
Wally joined Makwiro in 2001 and is in charge of the Makwiro smelting and concentrating operations.Wally Channon has over 26 years operational and executive experience in the metallurgical field, particularly with ferro-chrome and gold. He has held operational responsibility for large smelting and refinery plants in the nickel and ferrochrome industries, mostly within Zimbabwe.

Murehwa, Jackson: BSc (Agric Econs) (UZ), First Class Diploma (Agric) (Chibero), AIPM (Z).
Commercial Manager
Jack joined Makwiro in 2001 and is responsible for Makwiro’s commercial, security and materials management activities. Jack gained his initial tertiary education in the field of agriculture. In addition he has gained over 19 years experience in all aspects of the Human Resources field including HR development, Design and Implementation of large HR Management systems, Industrial Relations and pay administration. He has held executive posts in different industries within Zimbabwe.

Ndoro, Steven: BSc (Electrical Eng.) Hons (UZ), MSc (Information Systems Eng.) UMIST, MIEE
Engineering Manager
Steve joined Makwiro in 2003. He has over 14 years engineering experience gained at smelting and processing plants. His experience includes capital project management, and design and implementation of computerised planned maintenance systems. He was most recently Engineering Manager for a multinational sugar growing and processing company in Zimbabwe.

Mpinyuri, Violet: MBA
Senior Human Relations Manager
Violet joined Makwiro in 2002. She previosuly worked for an international banking organisation as the Regional People Development Manager covering six countries. She possesses over 20 years' experience as a Human Resources Management practictioner. Violet has an MBA from Nottingham Trent University (UK).