Gold miner DRDGold has appointed Henriette Hooijer as CFO designate and as an executive director of the company with effect from July 1.
Hooijer will succeed Riaan Davel, who has signalled his intention to step down from his executive role after the completion of the 2025 financial reporting season. Davel has been CFO since January 2015.
Davel will serve as an independent consultant to the office of the CFO for a year until the end of January 2027, to support the new CFO and provide professional assistance and guidance in the execution of Vision 2028, DRDGold said in a statement on Wednesday.
Hooijer, a chartered accountant (SA), joined Davel’s team at DRDGold in May 2016 as group financial SOX and compliance manager, after 11 years at KPMG. In July 2018, she was promoted to financial director of Far West Gold Recoveries and played an important part in the construction and commissioning of this project.
In March 2024, she was promoted to GM for group finance, forming part of the team responsible for the implementation of Vision 2028, in addition to her senior executive role in the financial and operational management of the group.
It is anticipated that she will assume the office of CFO from February 2026.
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