Matthew Daley was appointed South32 deputy chief executive in 2026. Mr Daley is an executive in the mining and metals industry with more than 20 years’ experience spanning underground and open cut mining, smelting, refining, projects and commodity trading. He has held leadership roles around the world in operations, regional management, and as a corporate executive across a range of commodities and disciplines.
Prior to joining South32, Mr Daley was technical and operations director at Anglo American plc and a member of the executive leadership team. His previous roles include group head of mining at Anglo American, executive general manager for Glencore’s Canadian copper division, project head at Minera Alumbrera for the Agua Rica Project in Argentina, trader for Xstrata based in Dubai, and mine manager for Xstrata at the Mount Isa Copper Mine in Queensland.
