Dr Tommie van der Walt has over 20 years of experience in mining industry leadership, and delivering large-scale projects in Africa.
Prior to becoming the chief operating officer of Ionic Rare Earths in June 2023, Dr van der Walt was the general manager of projects and studies Africa with specialist resources private equity group EMR Capital, where he was leading the Lubambe Copper Project in Zambia. He was also Newmont Mining's regional project director for Africa where he delivered the US$2 billion Ahafo mega-project in Ghana.
Dr van der Walt holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pretoria, a Masters in Business Management from the University of Cape Town, and a PhD in Business Administration from the Potchefstroom Business School at the University of North West, South Africa.
