James Smith

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, DRA Global

James Smith is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of DRA Global, in the role since October 2022.

DRA Global is an engineering and project delivery group listed on the ASX and JSE. Smith was acting CEO from March 2022 and was appointed permanently in October 2022.

In the job

  1. DRA Global confirmed James Smith as CEO, effective immediately, after he had acted in the role since March 2022. Source

  2. DRA appointed Neal Froneman as senior strategic advisor. Source

Sources

  1. draglobal.com
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. draglobal.com
  4. miningmx.com

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