Richard Cox assumed the role as Chief Operating Officer: SA operations in January 2026. Richard was appointed as the Chief Regional Officer: SA region on 1 July 2025, previously having the role of Sibanye-Stillwater’s Executive Vice President: SA Processing operations. Earlier, on 1 February 2021, he was promoted to head of SA gold operations from Senior Vice President: Strategy Advisor, the first role Richard held upon joining the Group in November 2020.
Richard has 30 years’ experience in the mining industry with extensive experience in both the gold and PGM mining sectors. His previous roles include Senior General Manager of the Mogalakwena PGM Complex at Anglo American Platinum, Manager Mining of the Anglo American and Northern Dynasty Minerals joint venture Pebble Limited Partnership Project Team, and General Manager and senior leadership positions at AngloGold Ashanti’s Mali and South African operations.
He holds a BSc in Mining from the University of the Witwatersrand, an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science, and has completed the Stanford Executive Programme (SEP) at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
