Niël Pretorius

Chief Executive Officer, DRDGOLD

Niël Pretorius is Chief Executive Officer of DRDGOLD, in the role since January 2009.

DRDGold is a gold producer that retreats tailings on the Witwatersrand through Ergo and Far West Gold Recoveries. For the year to June 2026 it reported headline earnings up 89% to R4.3 billion and declared a final dividend of 120 cents a share.

In the job

  1. Reported a 83% rise in operating profit to R6.5 billion for the year to June 2026 while investing R3.5 billion in expansion projects and staying debt-free. Source

  2. Declared a final dividend of 120 cents a share, and credited a first full year of operation of the solar plant with lowering power costs at Ergo. Source

Career before

  1. 2003-2004Legal advisor, DRDGold
  2. 2004-2005Group Legal Counsel, DRDGold
  3. 2005-2006General Manager: Corporate Services, DRDGold
  4. 2006-2008CEO, Ergo Mining Operations
  5. 2008CEO-designate, DRDGold

Education

BProc, LLB, LLM

Sources

  1. drdgold.com
  2. miningmx.com
  3. ewn.co.za
  4. engineeringnews.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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