Alan Waller

Chief Executive Officer, Richards Bay Coal Terminal

Alan Waller is Chief Executive Officer of Richards Bay Coal Terminal, in the role since July 2016.

Richards Bay Coal Terminal is a privately owned coal export terminal in KwaZulu-Natal with a design capacity of 91 million tons a year. Waller has been elected chairperson of the International Coal Export Terminal Operators Association.

In the job

  1. Richards Bay Coal Terminal reported 2024 exports above 52 million tons and a changeout of copper cable to aluminium conductor steel reinforced cable to counter theft. Source

  2. The terminal committed to rolling out automated stacker-reclaimers and an autonomous stockyard machine in phases to 2028 without retrenchments. Source

Career before

  1. General Manager finance, Richards Bay Coal Terminal

Sources

  1. engineeringnews.co.za
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za
  4. engineeringnews.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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