Werner Duvenhage

MD Rio Tinto Iron Titanium – Africa Operations

Werner joined Rio Tinto in 2013 as the Managing Director for Rossing Uranium Limited in Namibia and in 2018 he was appointed as Managing Director of Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa. In 2023 he took on an expanded role within the Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium business unit, as Managing Director, RTIT Africa Operations, that includes the management of the Mutamba project, a mineral sands resource in Mozambique. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Werner had a career that started in the South African mining industry and transitioned through the fishing industry in Namibia before returning once again to mining. Werner has worked for large corporates and junior mining companies including Johannesburg Consolidated Investments (JCI), Bidvest and Paladin Energy.