Jacques Breytenbach

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Tharisa plc, effective 1 Aug 2026 (CFO designate from 1 May 2026), succeeding the retiring Michael Jones. A seasoned mining-finance executive with over 25 years of experience across the diamond and PGM sectors: finance manager at Anglo American Platinum (now Valterra Platinum) 2001-2006; joined Petra Diamonds Limited in 2006 as group finance manager, becoming CFO in 2016 through 2024, when he departed for personal reasons.