A metallurgist with 21 years’ experience in the gold mining industry, he has a BSc Eng as well as a BCom degree. He joined Randgold Resources in 2005 and in 2006 was appointed operations manager responsible for the mining, planning, processing, maintenance and engineering functions at Loulo.

Tania is a chartered accountant with ten years’ experience in finance including eight years in the mining industry. Is responsible for financial reporting in the group as well as internal control procedures.

An electrical engineer by training, he has spent 40 years in the gold and platinum mining industries in Africa. Was employed on the construction of both the Morila and Loulo mines for Randgold Resources and is currently involved in the development of the Tongon project.

Starting as a learner official at Rand Mines, he gained 19 years’ operational and management experience before rejoining Randgold Resources in 2008, where he is responsible for all metallurgical activities at the operating mines as well as the projects.

Qualified as an attorney in 1984. He has overseen the administrative obligations of Randgold Resources since its incorporation and assumed secretarial responsibility when it listed on the London Stock Exchange in July 1997. He is a director of Seven Bridges Trading and other group subsidiaries.

Geologist with over 15 years’ experience, mainly in West Africa, having previously worked for Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Ashanti. Joined Randgold Resources in 2000 and was appointed group exploration manager in 2004.

Has a masters degree in human resources management and 26 years’ experience in human resources and organisational development. Joined Randgold in 1992 as group training and development manager, and headed the group human resources function from 1996. He is a director of Morila SA, Somilo SA and Seven Bridges Trading.

Amadou has a degree in civil engineering as well as several management and project management qualifications. He was appointed mine foreman and superintendent at Syama mine by BHP and served as mine manager from 1997. In 2001, he was promoted to construction manager for the Randgold Resources group in Mali and to Loulo general manager in 2004.

Group corporate finance manager A chartered accountant, he was appointed corporate finance manager in 2001. Prior to that, served as financial manager of the Syama mine and as financial manager of the Morila project. He is a director of Seven Bridges Trading.

Joined Randgold Resources in 2008, bringing with him 20 years of human resources experience of which the last 13 years were spent exclusively dealing with the West African gold mining industry. Philip has been involved in establishing various gold mining projects in Mali. He holds a postgraduate diploma in management practice from the University of Cape Town.

Qualified as a chartered secretary and has 35 years’ experience in the mining industry including finance, capital projects, administration and supply chain management. Appointed as commercial manager for the Randgold Group in 1993, financial director of Somisy SA in 2000 and group financial and commercial manager in 2002, responsible for group accounting, supply chain management plus the risk management and insurance portfolio. Currently serves on the boards of Morila SA, Somilo SA and Kankou Moussa SARL.

A geologist with 14 years’ experience in the gold mining industry, he joined Randgold Resources in 1996. Rod has been involved in the exploration, evaluation and production phases of the Morila, Loulo and Tongon deposits and was appointed Somilo resource manager in 2005. He is now responsible for all project development and evaluation.

Has been the construction manager for six gold and copper plants in five countries around the world, as well as for the China Harbour development in Tanjing. Established the reconstruction agency for the Indonesian government in the wake of the 2004 tsunami.

A professor of company law at the University of Mali, Mahamadou was instrumental in writing the Malian labour legislation. He is the resident executive manager in Mali and is responsible for government liaison and legal counsel for the Francophone region.

Has a masters degree in economics from the National School of Administration of Bamako as well as several management, accounting and financial qualifications. Qualified as an auditor in 1992 before joining BHP Mali in 1995. Appointed material manager in 1998 and management accountant in 2001 at the Syama mine. Following the sale of Somisy SA in 2004 was appointed Randgold Resources Mali financial controller.

Responsible for the successful construction and commissioning of Randgold Resources’ Morila and Loulo mines and currently leads the team developing the new Tongon mine in Côte d’Ivoire. As well as heading the capital projects function within Randgold Resources, he continues to provide operational oversight at Morila and Loulo.

Has a masters degree in chemical engineering and geochemistry and was part of the team that set up Mali’s first research laboratory for the mining and petroleum industries in 1985. As country manager for BHP Minerals, oversaw that company’s exploration programmes in West Africa. Joined Morila in 2000 and was promoted to operations manager in 2004 and to general manager in 2007.

A member of the Randgold Resources team since its inception who assumed management of the cartography department in 1995, Lois is responsible for the coordination of the group’s communication and investor relations programmes as well as for the management of its South African subsidiary, Seven Bridges. Lois holds a diploma in land surveying: cadastral and topographical.