Leadership Structure
Corporate Structure
Board of Directors
Daniel Kali
Independent Non-executive Chairperson
Appointed: 28 February 2012
Bachelor's Degree in International Relations
Directorships: Namdeb Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd; DebMarine Namibia (Pty) Ltd; Namibia Diamond Trading Company (Pty) Ltd; Namdeb Properties (Pty) Ltd and Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology.
Dr Elijah Ngurare
Independent Non-executive Deputy Chairperson
Appointed: 28 February 2012
BSc (Hons) - USA, LLM – Scotland United Kingdom, PhD – Republic of Ireland
Directorships: Namdeb Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd, Africa Online (Pty) Ltd, MultiChoice Namibia, Kalahari Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Namibia Water Corporation Ltd.
Kaunapawa Ndilula
Independent Non-executive Director
Appointed: 28 February 2012
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Master's Degree of Development Finance (Massachusetts)
and a Master's in Business Administration (Stellenbosch).
Directorships: Namdeb Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd, BFS, Nam-mic Holdings, Kuleni Preservation Fund and Trustee of the Nampro Fund.
Patrick Lowery
Independent Non-executive Director
Appointed:9 April 2013
NHD Extractive Mining from Wits University.
Directorships: Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd, Namdeb Holdings (Pty) Ltd, DBCM Holdings (Pty) Ltd, De Beers Consolidated Mines (Pty) Ltd, DebMarine Namibia (Pty) Ltd (Chairman), Debswana Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd.
Bruce Cleaver
Independent Non-executive Alternate Director
Appointed:28 February 2012
BSc (Applied Maths), LLB from the University of Cape Town, LLM from Cambridge.
Directorships: Namdeb Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd, Member on the boards of De Beers s.a. and De Beers UK Limited.
Vicky Do Cabo
Independent Non-executive Alternate Director
Appointed:1 July 2006
Masters Degree in Geology, University of Finland; PhD Candidate with University of Exeter, UK.
Directorships: Namdeb Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd, Trustee of Petrofund
Benedik Roos 
Independent Non-executive Alternate Director
Appointed:28 February 2012
Bachelor Degree in Accounting from the University of Namibia (UNAM).
Benedik is the Credit Manager at First National Bank of Namibia ((FNB) and has extensive experience in the field of finance.
Directorships:Namdeb Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd.
High Level Organogram
Meet Our Leadership Team
Chief Executive Officer's Office
Inge K Zaamwani-Kamwi
Chief Executive Officer
Riaan Burger
General Manager
Markus Lubbe
Chief Financial Officer
Corporate Finance and Legal Team
Markus Lubbe
Chief Financial Officer
Libertha Kapere
Company Secretary
Group Financial Accountant
General Management Team’s Office
Riaan Burger
General Manager
Jurgen Jacob
Head: Mineral Resources and Environmental Management
Gert Muller
Mine Manager – Southern Coastal Mines
Kakia Kakia
Mine Manager: Orange River Mines
Tony Bessinger
Mine Manager: Northern Coastal Mines
Paul Lombard
Head: Strategic Projects
Jauques Jansen
Head: Finance
Peter Shout
Head: Safety, CBI and Risk Management
Wolfie Teichert
Head: Town Management and Engineering Services
Ophelia Netta
Head: Human Resources
Pauline Thomas
Brand Manager
Namdeb Executive Management Committee (NEMCO)
Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi
Chief Executive Officer
Markus Lubbe
Chief Financial Officer
Riaan Burger
General Manager
Libertha Kapere
Company Secretary
Ophelia Netta
Head: Human Resources
Pauline Thomas
Brand Manager
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