Mining and Metals
The mining industry is facing complex challenges, from commodity price volatility and scarcity of high-grade resources to shifting regulations and increasing investor and community expectations. However, the industry is poised for growth, particularly given the pivotal role it plays in energy transition and decarbonisation. To create value today and in the long-term, companies need to minimise exposure to operational risk, drive operational excellence across the value chain, deliver on net zero and decarbonisation commitments, deploy capital effectively and strengthen their social license to operate through a more proactive and strategic approach to stakeholder engagement and value co-creation.
We partner with the largest mining and metals companies across the globe drawing on our owner-operator legacy and deep expertise across a spectrum of commodities. We help our clients protect people and the environment, improve productivity, achieve cost leadership and transform operations across the entire supply chain.
With unparalleled hands-on experience in driving improvements through people development, cultural transformation and deep industry knowledge in the mining sector, we work side by side with your teams to establish an engaging way of working that fosters safe, productive and cost-effective operations and ensures sustained performance in the long-term.
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Meet the team
Explore the backgrounds and specialities of the experts who’ll be working with you.
Helder Santos
Global Industry Director: Mining and Metals
Helder brings over 20+ years of experience in value creation. He has worked and supported executive and management teams globally across a broad range of industries such as Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Mining & Metals, Agri-Business and Manufacturing.
Jaco Pieterse
EMEA Director: Mining & Metals
Jaco Pieterse is an expert in the mineral processing and smelting environment. He is a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
Andrew Wilson
Asia-Pacific Director: Mining & Metals
Andrew is a mechanical engineer who has worked with power generation, transmission and distribution clients, as well as water utilities, and gas transmission and distribution. He specialises in process safety management and operational excellence.
Marcelo Fortes
Latin America Director: Mining & Metals
Marcelo brings over 30 years of consulting experience, with various leadership roles, such as key account lead, portfolio lead and industry lead. Marcelo has a reputation for creating high-performance teams and has a history of selling and delivering large transformational programs to clients in different industries.
Juliana Tarazona
South-East Asia Director: Mining & Metals
Juliana brings 18 years of experience across consulting & the mining sector, having worked for or advised some of the largest mining companies in the world. Seasoned in both operational and corporate roles, Juliana brings strategic clarity to cross-functional & group-wide complex business challenges by translating a vision into executable plans with tangible outcomes.
Helder brings over 20+ years of experience in value creation. He has worked and supported executive and management teams globally across a broad range of industries such as Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Mining & Metals, Agri-Business and Manufacturing.
Jaco Pieterse is an expert in the mineral processing and smelting environment. He is a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
Andrew is a mechanical engineer who has worked with power generation, transmission and distribution clients, as well as water utilities, and gas transmission and distribution. He specialises in process safety management and operational excellence.
Marcelo brings over 30 years of consulting experience, with various leadership roles, such as key account lead, portfolio lead and industry lead. Marcelo has a reputation for creating high-performance teams and has a history of selling and delivering large transformational programs to clients in different industries.
Juliana brings 18 years of experience across consulting & the mining sector, having worked for or advised some of the largest mining companies in the world. Seasoned in both operational and corporate roles, Juliana brings strategic clarity to cross-functional & group-wide complex business challenges by translating a vision into executable plans with tangible outcomes.
Iain Mulvey
Africa Director: Mining & Metals
Iain has extensive project management experience in optimisation programs over 30+ years within the Mining & Metals industry in Africa including capital, opex and line responsibilities. He is passionate about people, safety, asset management, operational excellence and collaboration with client teams to achieve their strategic objectives.
Dharmendra Singh
India Principal: Mining & Metals
Dharmendra brings over 23 years of industry experience. He has led business teams in strategic pursuits, including designing and implementing large transformation engagements across various industries including Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Construction and Manufacturing.
Bradley Van-Staden
Australia/New Zealand Manager: Mining & Metals
Bradley has over twenty-five years of experience in manufacturing , mining and the oil and gas industries. He comes from a maintenance and engineering background. As a dss+ Senior Manager has worked with clients in Australia, PNG, Mongolia and throughout Africa. Bradley has led significant change projects that have delivered improved safety performance, as well as sustainable culture change. This has been achieved by implementing robust systems, developing the capability of the Leaders and improving the engagement with the workforce to understand and remove barriers.
Michael Lu
China Director: Mining & Metals
Michael has over 25 years of experience helping companies in Chemicals, Energy and Utilities industries transform their operations to improve efficiency, innovation and sustainability.
Iain has extensive project management experience in optimisation programs over 30+ years within the Mining & Metals industry in Africa including capital, opex and line responsibilities. He is passionate about people, safety, asset management, operational excellence and collaboration with client teams to achieve their strategic objectives.
Dharmendra brings over 23 years of industry experience. He has led business teams in strategic pursuits, including designing and implementing large transformation engagements across various industries including Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Construction and Manufacturing.
Bradley has over twenty-five years of experience in manufacturing , mining and the oil and gas industries. He comes from a maintenance and engineering background. As a dss+ Senior Manager has worked with clients in Australia, PNG, Mongolia and throughout Africa. Bradley has led significant change projects that have delivered improved safety performance, as well as sustainable culture change. This has been achieved by implementing robust systems, developing the capability of the Leaders and improving the engagement with the workforce to understand and remove barriers.
Michael has over 25 years of experience helping companies in Chemicals, Energy and Utilities industries transform their operations to improve efficiency, innovation and sustainability.
Helder Santos
Global Industry Director: Mining and Metals
Helder brings over 20+ years of experience in value creation. He has worked and supported executive and management teams globally across a broad range of industries such as Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Mining & Metals, Agri-Business and Manufacturing.
Jaco Pieterse
EMEA Director: Mining & Metals
Jaco Pieterse is an expert in the mineral processing and smelting environment. He is a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
Andrew Wilson
Asia-Pacific Director: Mining & Metals
Andrew is a mechanical engineer who has worked with power generation, transmission and distribution clients, as well as water utilities, and gas transmission and distribution. He specialises in process safety management and operational excellence.
Marcelo Fortes
Latin America Director: Mining & Metals
Marcelo brings over 30 years of consulting experience, with various leadership roles, such as key account lead, portfolio lead and industry lead. Marcelo has a reputation for creating high-performance teams and has a history of selling and delivering large transformational programs to clients in different industries.
Juliana Tarazona
South-East Asia Director: Mining & Metals
Juliana brings 18 years of experience across consulting & the mining sector, having worked for or advised some of the largest mining companies in the world. Seasoned in both operational and corporate roles, Juliana brings strategic clarity to cross-functional & group-wide complex business challenges by translating a vision into executable plans with tangible outcomes.
Iain Mulvey
Africa Director: Mining & Metals
Iain has extensive project management experience in optimisation programs over 30+ years within the Mining & Metals industry in Africa including capital, opex and line responsibilities. He is passionate about people, safety, asset management, operational excellence and collaboration with client teams to achieve their strategic objectives.
Dharmendra Singh
India Principal: Mining & Metals
Dharmendra brings over 23 years of industry experience. He has led business teams in strategic pursuits, including designing and implementing large transformation engagements across various industries including Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Construction and Manufacturing.
Bradley Van-Staden
Australia/New Zealand Manager: Mining & Metals
Bradley has over twenty-five years of experience in manufacturing , mining and the oil and gas industries. He comes from a maintenance and engineering background. As a dss+ Senior Manager has worked with clients in Australia, PNG, Mongolia and throughout Africa. Bradley has led significant change projects that have delivered improved safety performance, as well as sustainable culture change. This has been achieved by implementing robust systems, developing the capability of the Leaders and improving the engagement with the workforce to understand and remove barriers.
Michael Lu
China Director: Mining & Metals
Michael has over 25 years of experience helping companies in Chemicals, Energy and Utilities industries transform their operations to improve efficiency, innovation and sustainability.