Job Title: CFO
Company: Tharisa
Michael Jones has been the CFO of Tharisa Plc since May 2012 and is responsible for the overall financial operation and financial reporting management. He has more than seven years senior financial management experience in the mining exploration and development sphere. In addition, he has 18 years experience in investment banking, focusing on mergers. Michael has worked at BoE Investment Bank Ltd and UAL Merchant Bank Ltd as a Manager. After which he worked at NM Rothchild & Sons Ltd as Director. He was CFO at Kameni Ltd before moving to Tharisa Plc. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of SAICA with a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Work
2012 – Present Chief Financial officer, Tharisa PLc
2008 – 2012 Chief Finance Officer, Kameni Ltd
2000 – 2008 Director – Corporate Finance, NM Rothschild & Sons (Pty) Ltd
1995 – 2000 General Manager, Corporate Finance, BoE Investment Bank Ltd
1990 – 1996 General Manager, Corporate Finance, UAL Merchant Bank Ltd
Education
1981 – 1996 B. Acc, University of KwaZulu-Natal
1976 – 1980 Matric, Alexander High School
About Tharisa Plc: Tharisa Plc, an investment holding company, engages in the mining, processing, beneficiation, marketing, sale, and logistics of platinum group metals (PGM) and chrome concentrates in China, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: PGM, Chrome, and Agency and Trading. The company’s PGM basket includes platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, and gold. It operates the Tharisa mine that covers an area of approximately 5 475 hectares located on the south-western limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. The company also offers chemical and foundry grade chrome concentrates, as well as metallurgical grade chrome concentrate for stainless steel and ferrochrome producers, as well as commodity traders. Tharisa plc was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Paphos, Cyprus.
