Job Title: CFO
Company: Metals Acquisition
Morné Engelbrecht is the chief financial officer of Metals Acquisition.
His previous CFO role was at Beach Energy from 2016 to 2021 before he became CEO of the company.
Morné has also held several leadership positions at Carbon Energy, including MD, CFO, and CEO.
He has also been a chief controller of LNG development at Interoil Corporation, which has since merged with Exxon, and a GM of finance at Lihir Gold, which has since merged with Newcrest.
Morné started his career in South Africa, as a manager at PwC for six years. After that, he became a financial controller at Harmony Gold, which took him overseas to the Southeast Asia region.
He has a BCom honours degree and a certificate in the theory of accounting from the University of Pretoria, as well as a diploma in accounting from the University of Johannesburg and an MBA from Terrapin.
Work
February 2024 - Present CFO, Metals Acquisition
2022 – 2024 Chief Executive Officer, Beach Energy
2021 – 2022 Acting Chief Executive Officer, Beach Energy
2016 – 2021 Chief Financial Officer, Beach Energy
2013 – 2016 Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Energy
2011 – 2013 Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary, Carbon Energy
2011 – 2011 Chief Controller: LNG Development, Interoil Corporation
2009 – 2010 General Manager: Finance, Lihir Gold
2006 – 2009 Financial Controller: South East Asia, Harmony Gold
2000 – 2006 Manager, PwC
Education
2011 – 2011 MBA, LNG, Terrapin
2001 – 2001 Diploma, Accounting, University of Johannesburg
1999 – 1999 BCom Honours, Accounting and Finance, University of Pretoria
1999 – 1999 Certificate in the Theory of Accounting, University of Pretoria
1996 – 1998 BCom, Accounting Science, University of Pretoria
About Company: Metals Acquisition Limited is a company focused on operating and acquiring metals and mining businesses in high-quality, stable jurisdictions that are critical in the electrification and decarbonization of the global economy.
