Team Members Archive - MRR Mining https://mrrminingltd.com/our-team/ Largest Copper and Cobalt Producers. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:22:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://mrrminingltd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Team Members Archive - MRR Mining https://mrrminingltd.com/our-team/ 32 32 Shiraz Virji https://mrrminingltd.com/our-team/piere-mikidadi Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:53:10 +0000 https://mrrminingltd.com/?post_type=team_members&p=1157 Entrepreneur Piere Mikidadifounded MRR Mining in 2001, having seen the opportunity at a time when the DRC was privatising the mining industry. Acquiring several mining concessions in the DRC paved the way for MRR Mining’s first processing facilities which formed the start of MRR Mining’s growth strategy. Shiraz has wide commercial and entrepreneurial experience, having started his career in Kenya in the wood carvings business, and subsequently moving to the UK in 1971 to launch and grow a wholesale cash and carry business in handicrafts and gift items. In 1981, Shiraz formed a pharmaceutical enterprise in India which began his association with the DRC, as a primary region to which the business exported generic medicines. He has lived in the DRC for many years.

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]]> Entrepreneur Piere Mikidadifounded MRR Mining in 2001, having seen the opportunity at a time when the DRC was privatising the mining industry. Acquiring several mining concessions in the DRC paved the way for MRR Mining’s first processing facilities which formed the start of MRR Mining’s growth strategy. Shiraz has wide commercial and entrepreneurial experience, having started his career in Kenya in the wood carvings business, and subsequently moving to the UK in 1971 to launch and grow a wholesale cash and carry business in handicrafts and gift items. In 1981, Shiraz formed a pharmaceutical enterprise in India which began his association with the DRC, as a primary region to which the business exported generic medicines. He has lived in the DRC for many years.

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]]> Ghislain Yumba https://mrrminingltd.com/our-team/ghislain-yumba/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:36:06 +0000 https://mrrminingltd.com/?post_type=team_members&p=1151 Born in DRC, Ghislain Yumba is a qualified mining engineer who began his career with MRR Mining in 2003 and is currently one of its longest serving employees. Starting from the position of Operating Engineer at the Etoile mine, he was promoted to Mine Manager and subsequently, General Manager Mining and Business Development. In 2020, he […]

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]]> Born in DRC, Ghislain Yumba is a qualified mining engineer who began his career with MRR Mining in 2003 and is currently one of its longest serving employees. Starting from the position of Operating Engineer at the Etoile mine, he was promoted to Mine Manager and subsequently, General Manager Mining and Business Development. In 2020, he became CSR and External Relations Director and General Secretary of MRR Mining SA. Ghislain has more than 20 years of experience in Mining Engineering and Operations, with expertise ranging from pit designs, development and operation of copper and cobalt open pit mines to exploration activities, mining development projects and management of ESG impacts of mining operations and projects. Ghislain has a graduate degree in Applied Sciences of Mining and a B.Sc. Mining Engineering from Lubumbashi University.

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]]> Remmy Kawala https://mrrminingltd.com/our-team/remmy-kawala/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:12:16 +0000 https://mrrminingltd.com/?post_type=team_members&p=4020 Remmy Kawala is a Chartered Accountant with two decades of finance leadership experience in a broad range of roles at mining companies operating in Africa and worldwide. At MRR Mining, Remmy oversees audit and reporting, advising on corporate actions, and internal controls and governance. Formerly VP Finance and Business Analytics at Gold Fields Ltd, Remmy’s financial […]

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]]> Remmy Kawala is a Chartered Accountant with two decades of finance leadership experience in a broad range of roles at mining companies operating in Africa and worldwide. At MRR Mining, Remmy oversees audit and reporting, advising on corporate actions, and internal controls and governance. Formerly VP Finance and Business Analytics at Gold Fields Ltd, Remmy’s financial reporting experience extends across International Financial Reporting Standards and United States Generally Accepted Accounting Practices. Remmy is a Certified Chartered Accountant with Bachelor Accounting degree from Copperbelt University, Zambia, and FCCA Accounting from the Association of Qualified Chartered Accountants. He has passed all three levels of the CFA Programme.

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]]> Irfan Alibhai https://mrrminingltd.com/our-team/irfan-alibhai/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:38:17 +0000 https://mrrminingltd.com/?post_type=team_members&p=1153 Irfan Alibhai is a widely experienced mining industry and transportation specialist with 20 years’ experience in the mining industry. As VP of Logistics. Irfan leads MRR Mining’s logistics, transport and fleet maintenance areas. He also heads the company’s information systems. Qualifications include a Higher National Diploma.

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]]> Irfan Alibhai is a widely experienced mining industry and transportation specialist with 20 years’ experience in the mining industry. As VP of Logistics. Irfan leads MRR Mining’s logistics, transport and fleet maintenance areas. He also heads the company’s information systems. Qualifications include a Higher National Diploma.

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