Memberships: Audit and risk committee, Remuneration committee, and Social, ethics and sustainability committee
Dr Lindiwe Mthimunye is a Sibanye-Stillwater independent non-executive director and was appointed on 26 August 2025. Lindiwe is a seasoned Chartered Accountant with over 24 years of experience spanning the oil & gas, property investment and management, and investment banking sectors. Her career reflects a strong commitment to strategic leadership, financial discipline and governance excellence.
Lindiwe also serves on other significant boards, including Metrofile Holdings Ltd, as an Independent Non-Executive Chairman from 2025 (resigned), Blue Label Telecoms Ltd., as an Independent Non-Executive Director from 2022, and Sabvest Capital Ltd as a Non-Executive Director.
Lindiwe began her career in 1999 at Rand Merchant Bank, specialising in structured and project finance. She contributed to landmark infrastructure deals, including the award-winning financing of the Albert Luthuli Hospital, and was recognised by ABSIP for excellence in the field. In 2006, she founded Palau Structured Solutions, advising on transactions in infrastructure public-private partnerships and B-BBEE acquisitions, and later led financial operations at Bakoro Property Group, achieving successful portfolio exits. From 2013, she served as Group CFO at PetroSA, driving strategic initiatives such as cost optimisation, IFRS transition, and capital raising. Since 2016, Lindiwe has been active in the energy sector. In 2024, she completed her doctoral studies focused on ESG integration and its investment implications for South Africa’s coal industry.
