Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Ben Magara

CEO Exxaro Resources

Ben is a seasoned mining industry leader with over 35 years of extensive operational management and business executive leadership experience in leading global mining companies including at Anglo American. He is the former Chief Executive of Lonmin Plc. During his tenure at Lonmin, he restructured and returned the company to profitability and subsequently consolidated its assets with Sibanye-Stillwater, creating the world’s largest PGMs producer. Ben was appointed CEO of Exxaro Resources Limited in April 2025. As a visionary, focused and strategic leader who exhibits participatory leadership, Ben is a perfect fit to lead Exxaro as it diversifies to include coal, minerals of the future and energy solutions and powering possibilities in Africa and beyond.
 


2026 Agenda Sessions

Voices of progress – Exxaro

Positioning Exxaro to be a diversified natural resources champion in Africa and beyond

Mining’s most influential CEOs take the stage to share bold business strategies. These sessions offer a candid look at leadership decisions shaping the future, and progress, of mining.

Monday 09 February 16:00 - 16:20 Table Mountain Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)

Add to calendar 02/09/2026 16:00 02/09/2026 16:20 Voices of progress – Exxaro

Positioning Exxaro to be a diversified natural resources champion in Africa and beyond

Mining’s most influential CEOs take the stage to share bold business strategies. These sessions offer a candid look at leadership decisions shaping the future, and progress, of mining.

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall) Africa/Johannesburg