A mechanical engineer by training coupled with an accounting qualification, Neal Froneman, has over 25 years’ experience in the mining industry. Neal commenced his career with Libanon Gold Mine in the Carletonville area of the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa, rising quickly through the ranks to become Technical Manager of the Beatrix Mine. An opportunity to join Harmony lead to Neal becoming an integral member of the team implementing the “Harmony Way” upon which much of that company’s  success was built. A short stint as Technical Director at JCI Limited was followed by Neal taking up the position of Vice President and Head of Operations at Gold Fields Limited’s Kloof Division. In 2003 Neal became CEO of The Afrikander Leases, which was to eventually be spun out into Uranium One, one of the world’s largest uranium producers and Aflease Gold, which, since its reverse take-over of Australian listed BMA Gold is now known as Gold One, of which Neal is President and CEO. Neal is a registered professional engineer with both a manager and engineers government certificate of competency. Neal is married and has three children.