Bruce has over 23 years of experience in mining finance and administration. Bruce was appointed Financial Director of Petmin Group in 2009. Bruce joined the Petmin Group in 2005 as Financial Manager and CFO and has served on the Petmin Executive Committee since joining the Group. Bruce obtained a B.Com Degree from the University of Cape Town, a B.Com (Hons) (CTA) from the University of South Africa, and is qualified as a chartered accountant (Deloitte & Touche, 1997).
Prior to joining Petmin, Bruce's experience included five years in the development, management and marketing of coal and copper mines and smelters at Metorex Ltd (listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange at that time). From June 2002 to November 2004, Bruce was the CFO of AfriOre Ltd (listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange at that time) and COO of AfriOre Ltd's coal operations, which they then sold to Petmin in 2005.