# Dr Stanley Segula Director Strategy and Business Development; incoming Chief Executive Officer effective 1 November 2026 ## Career chronology - **As stated in 2026 company roster: Zimplats Holdings / Zimbabwe Platinum Mines** — Director Strategy and Business Development; incoming Chief Executive Officer effective 1 November 2026. [2026 integrated annual report]() (PDF physical p.25, management executive biographies) ## Business failures and setbacks ### Bimha ground failure and redevelopment [segula-bimha] 2014–2024 · issuer reported · medium materiality The issuer reported Bimha’s precautionary closure in 2014 due to unsafe ground and a US$22.9 million write-off for inaccessible/damaged infrastructure in FY2015. The 2026 report says the mine later reached design capacity and its upgrade was completed in June 2024. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. CEO or operating-company COO responsibilities overlapped the closure; no source attributes the geological failure to the person. **Relevance:** Shows both a substantial operational setback and later recovery. [2014 integrated annual report]() (note 36, ground conditions and safe withdrawal); [2015 integrated annual report]() (note 24, US$22.9m write-off); [2026 integrated annual report]() (physical p.4, corporate history and Bimha recovery) ## Industrial safety ### Mupfuti fatality and subsequent safety record [segula-safety] 2024–FY2026 · issuer reported · high materiality A Zimplats employee died in an underground vehicle accident at Mupfuti on 22 June 2024. The company reported 13 lost-time injuries in FY2025, reducing to four with no fatalities in FY2026; final independent investigation findings were not located. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The person’s relevant group or operating management role overlapped the period; sources do not establish personal fault. **Relevance:** Relevant to oversight of high-risk mining work. [2024 integrated annual report]() (Chairman’s letter and CEO safety report, Mupfuti accident); [2026 integrated annual report]() (physical p.12, FY2026 safety indicators) ## Governance and interests ### Incoming chief executive appointment [segula-transition] 2015 and 2026 · issuer reported · high materiality The 30 October announcement appoints Segula CEO effective 1 November 2026. It states he had been managing director of the operating subsidiary since May 2015; the 2026 and 2023 annual reports instead state November 2015. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. The appointment is explicit; the earlier start-month conflict remains unresolved. **Relevance:** Relevant to continuity and leadership succession. [CEO/director retirement and appointment]() (p.1, appointment and previous roles); [2026 integrated annual report]() (physical p.25, Segula biography); [2023 integrated annual report]() (printed p.52, executive biography) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to current responsibilities [segula-fit] Before and during Zimplats role · analyst inference · medium materiality The issuer reports engineering training and previous roles as operating-company COO and managing director, followed by strategy director from July 2026. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Career and qualifications are issuer-reported; the relevance judgment is an inference, not independent confirmation. **Relevance:** Shows experience pertinent to the assigned leadership role. [2026 integrated annual report]() (PDF physical p.25, management executive biographies) ## Evidence gaps - Separate person-specific topic searches, primary regulator and court records, complete prior-employer histories and independent credential verification remain incomplete. - The FY2026 annual report management, safety, financial and complaints pages were visually inspected; other cited pages were not all visually inspected. - The 2024 fatal accident’s final independent investigation and any regulatory outcome were not located. - The issuer’s 30 October CEO announcement states May 2015 for the subsidiary managing-director start; earlier and 2026 annual biographies state November 2015.