Rand Refinery: Dean Subramanian

Dean Subramanian has been the chief financial officer of Rand Refinery since August 2018.

Dean held the position of finance director in Aveng Steel, an Operating group of Aveng Limited, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. He worked for the Aveng group for 16 years and has also worked both in the construction and manufacturing divisions of Aveng. Prior to that, Dean held several positions in the banking, airline and property industry and was the group CFO for JHI with a property asset management company. 

Dean served his articles at EY in Johannesburg where he qualified as a chartered accountant; he was also seconded by EY to New York. He has been executive director at ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited since 1 August 2015, until July 2018. In August 2018 he became the chief financial officer of Rand Refinery.

Work
2018 - Present        CFO, Rand Refinery Ltd
2015 – 2018            CFO, ArcelorMittal South Africa
2016 – 2016            Acting CEO, ArcelorMittal South Africa
2010 – 2015            FD, Aveng Steel
2006 – 2010            CFO, JHI
                                Article Clerk, EY

Education
2002 – 2002            CA (SA) Accounting and Finance, SAICA
2000 – 2000            CTA Honours, Accounting and Finance, UNISA

About Rand Refinery: Established by the Chamber of Mines of South Africa in 1920, Rand Refinery is the largest integrated single-site precious metals refining and smelting complex in the world. 

Evolving from a local pure refiner of doré (a semi-pure alloy of gold and silver) to an internationally recognised and accredited global precious metals leader, they constantly pursue excellence and strive to maximise value across a wide range of value-added products and services.