Sarel Blaauw

Senior partner

I am a CEO, Executive Director & board level director specialising in business operational improvement and re-engineering, with over 30 years of international experience in the mining industry. I have worked with many businesses over my career providing strategy advice, business transformation program definition and delivery, performance enhancement solutions and corporate restructuring services for mines in over 20 countries across the world mostly in Europe and Africa. Over the last 20 years, I have developed a reputation as one of the leading specialists in this industry and a well-known advisor to boards and executive management. My deep knowledge and practical experience in the open-pit mining and mine operational management is unique in this field. As an expert in operational analysis and redesign, I have delivered business improvement services to open pit mining clients in PGM's, gold, copper, cobalt, phosphates, coal, fluorspar, manganese, iron ore, vanadium, diamonds and chrome. I provide leadership in scoping, defining, prioritising and planning various improvement initiatives and projects to realise operational visions and achieve the associated business benefits.