Executive Management
David Mamphitha
Mr David ‘Dave’ Mamphitha joined the Mine Health and Safety Council as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in April 2022. He holds qualifications in Metallurgy, Mining and Commerce, as well as an MBA from GIBS (UP). He is a member of The Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA) and SAIMM
Some of his many professional strengths lie in managing strategic partnerships with key stakeholders in government (local, provincial and national) as well as the private sector. He is a result- driven professional with good communication and interpersonal skills across all levels of the organisation. He is fluent in a number of South African official languages inclusive of; English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Tshivenda and Setswana.
“I am honoured to be part of the MHSC family, affording me the opportunity, as the CEO to direct and oversee the MHSC's overall strategic direction, to engage and collaborate with various key stakeholders, and most importantly, to positively impact the SA mining industry through fulfilling the MHSC’s mandate, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that ‘every mine worker returns from work unharmed every day.’ Zero Harm is acievable in our lifetime.”
Fatheela Brovko
Fatheela Brovko – Chief Research Operations Officer
Her responsibilities as the Chief Research Operations Officer (CROO) encompasses the leadership and management of the occupational health and safety research and programme management portfolios of the Organisation, including technology and knowledge transfer and the administration of council committees.
Over the past 17 years, Fatheela has enjoyed a progressively diverse career in the mining industry across the mine value chain, in particular mineral extraction. The first 8 years included a career with Anglo American where she served as a Senior Geophysicist.
She successfully secured, managed and participated in various mining and exploration related projects in both green-fields and brown-fields exploration and across various commodities that added significant value to ore body delineation, mine expansion, risk mitigation and in-mine safety.
Following her industry experience, she was drawn to a career in Mining Research Development and Innovation because of the opportunity to learn and work across the mining value chain and to respond to challenging research questions that have the potential to create a lasting impact through the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) work undertaken. At the CSIR she lead mining RDI for various stakeholders with a focus on the modernisation of the industry towards improved safety, reduced costs and improved productivity.
Her qualifications include postgraduate qualifications in Geophysics, Industrial Mathematics and Mineral Economics and undergraduate qualifications in Computational and Applied Mathematics from the University of Leeds and the University of Witwatersrand.
Deon Naidoo
Deon Naidoo is a qualified Chartered Accountant CA(SA) and holds a BCom Honours Degree and a BCompt Degree.
He brings with him an impressive 30 years of work experience across both the public and private sectors. His professional experience includes 10 years at the Auditor-General of South Africa, 10 years within public entities including Ithala and the KZN Sharks Board, and 10 years’ experience within the private sector.
Deon is passionate about sport, mentorship, and working with people. He is known as a collaborative team player who values building strong relationships and contributing positively to organisational success.
