Simon Scott has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry.
Between 2010 and 2016, he was chief financial officer of Lonmin, a London Stock Exchange listed platinum mining company, and was acting chief executive between 2012 and 2013. Prior to that, Mr Scott was chief financial officer of Aveng, a Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed construction company providing products and services to the mining industry globally. Mr Scott also held a variety of senior management positions in Anglo American Platinum including as acting chief financial officer. His early career was spent in various financial positions, including as chief financial officer of Southern Africa for JP Morgan Chase.
Mr Scott is a Chartered Accountant and holds degrees in Accounting and Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
