Beyers Nel

Chief Executive Officer, Harmony Gold

Beyers Nel is Chief Executive Officer of Harmony Gold, in the role since January 2025.

Harmony Gold is a South African gold producer that has expanded into copper. Under Nel it has said it expects copper to make up about 40% of production within a decade.

In the job

  1. Harmony announced Nel as its next chief executive and created a new deputy CEO role for Floyd Masemula. Source

  2. Nel said Harmony expects copper to account for 40% of its production within the next decade. Source

Career before

  1. 2016-2022Chief Operating Officer, South African operations, Harmony
  2. 2023-2024Group Chief Operating Officer, Harmony

Education

Mining engineering degree, University of Pretoria; MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Sources

  1. harmony.co.za
  2. businessday.co.za
  3. miningmx.com
  4. engineeringnews.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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