Johan Odendaal

Managing Director, Southern Palladium

Johan Odendaal is Managing Director of Southern Palladium, in the role since May 2021.

Southern Palladium is an ASX and JSE listed developer of the Bengwenyama PGM project in the Bushveld Complex. It was granted the mining right for Bengwenyama in August 2026.

In the job

  1. Odendaal was named CEO of the year (explorer and developer) at the Mine, Wine & Dine awards. Source

  2. Southern Palladium was granted the mining right for the Bengwenyama project. Source

Career before

  1. 2005Co-founder, Minxcon
  2. Head of mining research, a South African brokerage
  3. Vice President, Merrill Lynch

Education

B.Sc. in Geology; B.Sc. (Hons) in Mineral Economics; M.Sc. in Mining Engineering

Sources

  1. southernpalladium.com
  2. miningweekly.com
  3. miningweekly.com

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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