Chief Operating Officer – Vedanta Zinc International
MBA (Project Management)
Master of Maintenance and Asset Management – CQU
Diploma in Metalliferous Mining (Surface and Underground)
Unrestricted Quarry Manager (WA) No: 1071
Graduate Australian Institute of Company directors (GAICD)
INSEAD – M&A’s and Corporate Strategy
Jacques van Tonder was appointed at VZI in April 2024. As VZI COO, Jacques leads VZI’s business growth strategy and provide necessary stewardship towards delivering volumes, cost, growth projects, reserves and early monetization targets, whilst maintaining the highest levels of Safety, Sustainability and Governance standards.
Before joining VZI, Jacques has accumulated over 25 years of rich and diverse mining experience. His profile includes experience in technical, operational, management, and executive leadership roles at other mining houses including Rio Tinto, where he spent the majority of his career, and more recently at Oyu Tolgoi.