Finance professionals in Mining
Mine-level CFO posts sit beside equipment-maker finance in this mining group: four people hold or held CFO titles tied to a named operation (Iron Ore Company of Canada, Reko Diq, Copper Americas, Tshipi e Ntle), and four work or worked in finance at Komatsu Mining, Epiroc and FLSmidth. Talk to them when a mine budget has to absorb commodity swings or a capital request for new equipment needs a hard look.
Professionals to explore
Alec Harris
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance · Komatsu Mining
Alec Harris has worked in Komatsu's finance function since 2013: Director of Finance at Komatsu Mining since 2024, Controller at Komatsu Mining from 2018 to 2024, and Operations Accounting Manager (2016–2018) and Senior Accountant (2013–2016) at Komatsu North America. Harris calls the business a global mining OEM, which makes this a good call on controllership and finance strategy at a mining equipment manufacturer.
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Alice Tharenos
LinkedInExperience: Former CFO - Iron Ore Company of Canada · Rio Tinto
Currently CFO Crucible US Operations at Korea Zinc (since 2026) and CFO Nyrstar US Operations at Trafigura (since 2025), Alice Tharenos was CFO - Iron Ore Company of Canada at Rio Tinto from 2023 to 2025. Peabody Energy roles include Vice President Investor Relations & Communications (2021–2022) and Vice President - Finance - US Mines (2020–2021). Tharenos can compare site-level CFO work across Rio Tinto, Trafigura and Korea Zinc operations.
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Angus Henderson
LinkedInExperience: CFO - Reko Diq Mining Company · Barrick Mining Corporation
Angus Henderson has been CFO - Reko Diq Mining Company at Barrick Mining Corporation since 2025. At MMG Limited the roles were General Manager - Integration (Khoemacau, Botswana) in 2024–2025, General Manager - Group Finance (2022–2024), Divisional CFO (Australia) (2018–2022) and Head of Finance & Commercial (APAC) (2015–2018). The integration role and divisional CFO post make Henderson a fit for questions on integrating a new operation into group finance.
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Bruce Burmeister
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance. Head of FP&A, Mining · FLSmidth
Bruce Burmeister is Director of Finance. Head of FP&A, Mining at FLSmidth (since 2025), having held Head of FP&A, Mining there from 2022 to 2025, Senior Finance Business Partner (2021–2022) and Senior Financial Controller (2017–2020). A stint as Senior Finance Business Partner at DFDS (2020–2021) sits between the FLSmidth roles. Burmeister fits questions on forecasting the mining segment of an industrial machinery maker.
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Carel Malan - CA (SA)
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Financial Officer · Tshipi e Ntle Manganese Mining
Carel Malan - CA (SA) was Chief Financial Officer at Tshipi e Ntle Manganese Mining in 2014–2015 and again from 2016 to 2022, and Finance Lead (CFO) at Glencore Mutanda in 2022. Malan has been Commercial (Finance)Director at Ore & Metal since 2023 and was a Non Executive Director at Gemfields Group (2019–2024). Commercial negotiations in mining are a stated focus, relevant to commercial terms and cost control at a single mine.
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Claudia Ledesma
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Business Area Controller - Equipment & Service · Epiroc
At Epiroc, Claudia Ledesma has been Vice President Business Area Controller - Equipment & Service since 2025, after Vice President Finance and Controlling - Surface Division at Epiroc Australia Pty Ltd (2021–2025). Other roles were Financial Controller at Deltrust Inc (2011–2021) and Global Business Intelligence Mgr at Atlas Copco (2006–2011). Ledesma describes work in the machinery and mining industry with a focus on data analytics, useful for controlling an equipment and service business line.
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Daniel Buehl
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Financial Planning and Analysis · Komatsu Mining
Daniel Buehl was Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Komatsu Mining from 2011 to 2020, Operations Controller at Joy Global Inc. (2005–2011) and Financial Accounting Manager at P&H Mining Equipment (1994–2005), with audit roles at Deloitte from 1988 to 1994. Corporate FP&A and budgeting and forecasting are the stated specialties, a fit for questions on long-range planning at Komatsu Mining.
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Hardus Engelbrecht
LinkedInExperience: VP Controller · Endeavour Mining
VP Controller at Endeavour Mining since 2022, Hardus Engelbrecht was VP Finance at Golden Star Resources Ltd. (2019–2022) and, at Acacia Mining plc, Director Financial planning and capital allocation (2014–2018) and Group Treasurer (2013–2014). Listed-company reporting and consolidations under IFRS and US GAAP are part of the stated background, so Engelbrecht suits questions on capital allocation and group reporting at a listed mining group.
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Paul Giesbers CPA
LinkedInExperience: Former Financial Controller - Technical & Sustainability · Anglo American
Paul Giesbers CPA was Financial Controller - Technical & Sustainability at Anglo American from 2019 to 2023 and Finance Business Partner in the same area (2016–2019). Divisional Finance Manager roles there covered Geosciences & Exploration (2013–2016), the Exploration Division (2008–2013) and AngloBase Metals (2004–2008). Cost optimisation and mining and exploration are named strengths, so Giesbers fits questions on budgeting exploration spend.
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Rob Russell-Smith
LinkedInExperience: General Manager Finance (CFO Copper Americas) · Rio Tinto
Senior Vice President Finance at Lithium Americas Corp. since 2025, Rob Russell-Smith held these Rio Tinto finance roles: General Manager Finance (CFO Copper Americas) in 2024–2025, General Manager Finance (CFO Kennecott Utah Copper) from 2021 to 2023, and Turquoise Hill Resources Financial Controller (2017–2021). Stated expertise covers FP&A, treasury and valuations, which suits questions on copper operation finance and project valuation.
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Choose the right perspective
For the economics of a single operation, start with Alice Tharenos, Angus Henderson, Rob Russell-Smith or Carel Malan, whose CFO titles each name a mine or business. For planning and reporting inside the companies that build mining machinery, Daniel Buehl, Alec Harris, Claudia Ledesma and Bruce Burmeister are closer to the question; Hardus Engelbrecht and Paul Giesbers CPA cover group controllership at Endeavour Mining and Anglo American.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set a mine's operating budget when ore grade, throughput and commodity price can all move against plan in the same quarter?
- 02When a site asks for a new haul fleet or plant expansion, which assumptions in the capital case do you test hardest?
- 03How do mining equipment makers forecast demand and margin when their customers' capital budgets follow commodity cycles?
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