Barend Petersen

Mr. Barend Petersen, B Compt (Hons) CA (SA) served as an Acting Chief Executive Officer of De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. since April 2010. Mr. Petersen is a chartered accountant with broad international business experience in mining, finance, auditing, the oil industry, energy, government relations, business turnarounds, corporate recovery, consulting and corporate governance. In a decade, he has a wide involvement in De Beers Consolidates Mines, and in De Beers Family of Companies. He has a broad international business experience in mining, finance, auditing, oil industry, energy, government relations, business turnarounds, corporate recovery, consulting and corporate governance.

He serves as the Chairman of Sizwe Business Recoveries, which he founded in 1997. He has been Chairman of the Board of Evraz Highveld Steel & Vanadium Ltd since August 19, 2014. He served as Executive Chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. since 2010. Mr. Petersen served as Executive Deputy Chairperson of SizweNtsaluba VSP. He has been a Director at De Beers Consolidated Mines since