Dr. Thabane Vincent Maphai (71)
Independent Non-executive Chairman of the Board
BA (Hons), BPhil (cum laude), MPhil, Catholic University of Leuven; PhD, University of Natal; Advanced Management Programme (Finance for Senior Executives), Harvard University
Memberships: Nominating and governance committee (Chairman); Safety and health committee; Remuneration committee; and Social, ethics and sustainability committee
Dr. Vincent Maphai was appointed a director of Sibanye-Stillwater on 1 June 2019, and became a non-executive Chairman of Sibanye-Stillwater, effective on 30 September 2019. He is also a non-executive director of Discovery Limited and chair of the Stadio Board. Previously, he was the Director of Corporate Affairs and Transformation at The South African Breweries Limited. In addition, he served as the southern African Chairperson of BHP Billiton (South African region). Dr. Maphai has accumulated over 20 years’ experience in the academic profession, and 17 years as a senior executive in the private sector. He has served on the boards of various companies as non-executive chairperson, including the South African Broadcasting Corporation and the Presidential Review Commission into the restructuring of the public sector. Dr. Maphai also held a two-year academic position at Williams College in Massachusetts.
