Exxaro’s new Chief ExecuFILE: Ben Magara, CEO of Lonmin PLC, speaks at the 20th Annual Investing in Africa Mining Indaba on 4 February 2014, at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town. Picture: RODGER BOSCH/AFP

Exxaro Resources , a South African coal miner, said it has appointed veteran mining executive Ben Magara as its new CEO following the departure of Nombasa Tsengwa.

Exxaro Resources announces the appointment of Ben Magara, former CEO of Lonmin, as its new chief executive officer, effective April 1.

A qualified mining engineer, he is a mining veteran with over 35 years of industry experience in soft and hard rock mining at underground and open pit operations

EXXARO Resources said on Thursday it had appointed the former Lonmin boss Ben Magara as its new CEO, effective April 1. Magara, currently a non-executive director at Exxaro, succeeds interim CEO Riaan Koppeschaar,

Tawanda Karombo Exxaro Resources, which appointed Ben Magara as new CEO effective next month, said on Thursday that improvements on the rail and port logistics front have been slow, with the company’s financial performance for year to the end of December 2024 affected by lower domestic offtake of coal despite growth in exports.

Exxaro has appointed seasoned mining executive Ben Magara as its new CEO, replacing Nombasa Tsengwa, who resigned under a cloud in February. Magara will take over as CEO on 1 April 2025 and will be supported by Finance Director Riaan Koppeschaar, who has served as interim CEO.

Exxaro Resources appointed Ben Magara as chief executive officer, a month after the previous leader of the South African coal miner resigned.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Exxaro Resources, a South African coal miner, said it has appointed veteran mining executive Ben Magara as its new CEO following the departure of Nombasa Tsengwa. Magara, a former CEO of platinum miner Lonmin and a former executive at Anglo American,