Meet Our Board Members

The board of Clover Alloys represents the shareholders of the company and have a wide range of skills that contributes to the success of the company.

Chairman

Adam Richard Fleming

Adam was born in 1948 and educated at Eton College in the United Kingdom. He spent more than thirty years working in his family’s banking business, with roles in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore, before re-establishing the business in South Africa in 1991.

In 1995, Adam privately funded the development of a greenstone gold deposit originally discovered by Shell. The project evolved into Kalgold, which was subsequently acquired by Harmony. During this period, Adam served as Chairman, overseeing a transformative phase in which Harmony grew into one of the world’s largest gold mining companies.

Today, Adam continues to hold significant investments across the natural resources sector in Southern Africa and remains a passionate advocate for the mining industry. He is a firm believer in South Africa’s exceptional mineral wealth, and the critical role mining can play in driving economic growth, investment, and long-term prosperity.

CEO

Philip Kotze

Philip Kotze has more than 40 years of experience in the mining industry, having begun his career with Anglovaal Mining Corporation in 1981. Throughout his career, he has held senior operational and executive roles at leading mining companies, including AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony Gold, Anooraq Resources, Atlatsa Resources, and Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources.

He has served on the executive teams of listed mining companies since 1996, including as Chief Operating Officer of Harmony Gold and Chief Executive Officer of Atlatsa Resources and Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources.

Philip joined Clover Alloys (SA) (Pty) Ltd as Chief Executive Officer in 2014. Under his leadership, the company expanded its annual production capacity from 36,000 tonnes to 2.5 million tonnes, establishing Clover Alloys as a leading chrome recovery and processing business.

Qualifications:
Graduate Diploma in Mining Economics (Wits), National Higher Diploma in Metalliferous Mining (Wits), Diploma in Personnel and Labour Relations (UNISA), and Management Development Programme (Wits Business School).

Director

Hector Fleming

Hector Fleming is an investor and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of private equity and capital markets experience across Africa and other emerging markets.

He is Joint Chief Executive Officer of Imara Holdings Limited, a pan-African financial services group. Through Imara he sits on the board of Imara Asset Management Zimbabwe, Stockbrokers Zambia, Imara Capital Securities in Botswana and has helped set up, finance and steward a number of companies across Africa including Fleming Wulfsohn Africa, Clover Alloys SA Limited, Yellowstripe Resources, Cairn Resources, Zambezi Berry Company, The Johannesburg Land Company and Zambezi Ranching and Cropping Ltd.

Earlier in his career, Hector was a director of GoldMoney Inc (XAU:TO) and held executive roles within Standard Chartered Bank’s private equity business in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Director

Greg Greyvensteyn

Greg has more than 25 years of experience in the international trade of metals and minerals. He began his career with a JSE-listed trading house, where he progressed to Senior Trader and was responsible for developing and managing key strategic relationships.

In 2015, Greg became a founding shareholder of Stratore (Pty) Ltd and has served as its Chief Executive Officer and Director, leading the company’s growth into a respected South African commodity trading business with investments in mining projects and strong trade finance partnerships.

He brings extensive expertise in the international marketing and trade of chrome, manganese ore, iron ore, and coal from Southern Africa, as well as tin, tantalum, and tungsten sourced across the African continent.

Director

Simon Jamieson

Simon Jamieson began his career at a U.S.-based venture capital firm before joining the investment division of Robert Fleming, where he specialised in private equity investments across both direct corporate opportunities and private equity funds. His experience spans the United States and the United Kingdom and includes investments in a number of unlisted African companies.

He currently chairs the Investment Committee of a U.S.-based family office, serves as a director of a London-listed investment company, and advises an Africa-focused private equity fund.

Director

Roger Koevort

Roger served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Johannesburg Land Company Limited (JLC) for more than 18 years. Under his leadership, JLC grew into one of the largest commercial property owners and managers in Johannesburg’s inner city, playing a key role in the revitalisation of the Central Business District. Roger was instrumental in executing the Fleming family’s vision of transforming Johannesburg’s CBD into a thriving commercial hub, where many blue-chip corporate clients were tenants. Additionally, a student accommodation business was established as a joint venture between Johannesburg Land and Roger’s family. All property assets have now been sold.  

CEO

Philip Kotze

Philip started his career in 1981 with Anglovaal Mining Corporation.  During his career he worked for a number of companies including Anglogold Ashanti, Kalahari Goldridge Mining Co Ltd , Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd, Deloitte and Anooraq Resources Corporation.  He has accumulated significant operational experience over the last 40 years on a number of different mines and has distinguished himself as an expert in finding innovative solutions for complex problems.

Philip served on the executive level of listed mining companies since 1996.  He operated as Chief Operating Officer for Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd and in 2008 Philip joined Atlatsa Resources Corporation, a public company, listed on TSX-Venture Exchange, Amex and the JSE, in the role as President and Chief Executive Officer, a position he held until March 2011.  Thereafter, Philip took up the position as Chief Executive Officer of Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Company in 2011 with the objective to take the company into production.  The company was subsequently acquired by Sibanye Gold at the end of March 2014.

Philip joined Clover Alloys (SA) Pty Ltd in 2014 when he took over the reigns as Chief Executive Officer.  During his tenure at Clover Alloys he grew the production capacity of the company from 36 000 t/annum to 1.5 million t/annum.

Qualifications
GDE (Mining Economics) (Wits), NHD (Metalliferous Mining) (Wits),  DPLR (UNISA), MDP (Wits Business School)

Chairman

Adam Richard Fleming

Adam was born in 1948 and educated at Eton College in the UK. He worked for the family banking business in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore for over thirty years and reestablished the business in South Africa in 1991, while privately funding a new greenstone gold deposit discovered by Shell in 1995. Kalgold was subsequently acquired by Harmony and Adam became Chairman during a period that saw the Group become one of the largest gold mining operations in the world.

Adam retains significant investments in natural resources in the region and remains an outspoken champion of the tremendous opportunities for South Africa in the world of mining.

Director

Rodger Koevort

Roger served as Chief Executive Officer of Johannesburg Land Company Limited (JLC) (http://www.jhbland.com) up until March 2023. JLC was created by the Fleming Family who recognised opportunities following a period of decline, and the potential for the rejuvenation of the Central Business District (CBD) and inner-city life.

Roger and the JLC management team have been instrumental in bringing this vision to life. Together, they have created one of the largest landowners of downtown Johannesburg. JLC aims to be the partner of choice for leading South African institutions seeking quality buildings with credible management in Johannesburg.

JLC is proud to consider Standard Bank, Nedbank, Zurich Insurance, Vodacom, Anglo Platinum and other reputed organisations as valued clients.

Director

Hector Fleming

Hector Fleming is a founder of Fleming Wulfsohn Africa, an African investment company. He has more than fifteen years of private equity and capital market experience across Africa and other emerging markets.

Hector is a joint CEO of Imara Holdings Limited, a Pan African Financial Services Group and is a director of the The Johannesburg Land Company Limited, Clover Alloys SA Limited, Zambezi Ranching and Cropping Ltd and Yellowstripe Resources Limited.

In earlier years, Hector was a former director of GoldMoney Inc, and an executive of Standard Chartered Bank’s private equity group in London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Director

Harry Wulfsohn

Harry Wulfsohn is joint CEO of Imara Holdings Limited and founder of Fleming Wulfsohn Africa Limited whose main investment is Imara. Harry has an impressive 20 years’ financial services experience in Africa and the UK.

In 2014, he launched Fleming Wulfsohn Africa Limited to source, invest, and actively manage private equity and real estate opportunities in Central and Southern Africa. Having acquired control of Imara in 2017, all activity has migrated to the Imara Group.

Since the launch, the company has completed numerous transactions in Africa, including leveraged buyouts of listed and private companies, turnarounds, and the restructuring of financial services and waste processing businesses. The company has also invested growth capital into private companies. Harry is former director of the Stenham Group, a position he held for 15 years.

Furthermore, Harry led the transformation of Stenham from a multi-family office into an institutional fund manager. He held roles in London as Head of Business Development and COO of Asset Management in Johannesburg where he was responsible for trade finance. He was involved in the Wulfsohn family interests in various businesses across Central and Southern Africa over many years.

Harry is a qualified Chartered Accountant and worked at Arthur Andersen in London in the Corporate Financial Services and Turnaround division. He holds the Investment Management Certificate of the Institute of Investment Management and Research, London, and a BSc (Hons) from Manchester University.

Director

Simon Jamieson

Simon Jamieson ( 64 ) started his career at a U.S based Venture Capital firm. He then worked in the U.S. Office of Robert Fleming on the Investment side focusing on Private Equity. This entailed investing in both unlisted direct corporate investments and a broad range of Private Equity Managers. He subsequently returned to his native U.K. and continued with the same responsibilities. The portfolio included several African unlisted companies.

He currently Chairs the Investment Committee of a U.S based family office, is a Director of a London listed Investment Company and advises an African focused Private Equity Fund.

Director

Greg Greyvensteyn

Greg has been involved in the international trade of metals and minerals for the past 16 years.

Greg began his trading career under a JSE listed trading house where he grew into the role of senior trader, responsible for the development and maintenance of many strategic relationships.

In 2015 Greg was one of the key founding shareholders of Stratore (Pty) Ltd which has since grown into a well respected trading house within the South African commodity trading industry. Under his leadership as a Director and Chief Executive Officer for the past eight years, Stratore has developed interests and investments in various mining projects and operations throughout South Africa and has established significant trade finance lines within the South African banking sector.

Greg brings with him a wealth of specialised experience in the international trade of Chrome, Manganese Ore, Iron Ore and Coal sourced in South Africa and Zimbabwe. As well as inTin, Tantalum and Tungsten sourced from further within the African continent.