Our leadership team brings decades of experience across mining, metallurgy, finance, trading, and industrial operations. From building global mining companies to pioneering plasma arc smelting technology, this is the team driving PGMP's next chapter.
Leadership
Neal Froneman is a globally recognized mining executive and industry visionary with nearly four decades of experience leading large-scale, international resource companies. He currently serves as Chairman of PGM Processing, LLC, where he oversees strategic growth initiatives and supports the company's expansion in sustainable, U.S.-domiciled critical minerals production.
Mr. Froneman is best known as the Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Sibanye-Stillwater, where he led a decade-long transformation of the company from a regional gold producer into one of the world's largest diversified precious metals groups. Under his leadership, Sibanye-Stillwater built a global portfolio spanning precious, energy, and green metals, positioning the company as a major participant in the evolving critical minerals landscape.
Throughout his career, Mr. Froneman has held senior executive roles with several of the industry's most prominent organizations, including Gold Fields Limited, Harmony Gold, and JCI Limited. He was also the primary architect behind Uranium One, which became one of the largest uranium entities globally during his tenure.
In addition to his role at PGMP, Mr. Froneman serves as Chairman of the World Gold Council and remains active in global governance initiatives, including his service on the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Foundation Board of Governors and his leadership in the Business Against Crime initiative in South Africa
chAIRMAN
Neal Froneman
Justin Froneman is a metals, mining, and circular economy expert with a career defined by large-scale value creation across capital markets and industrial operations. A chartered accountant (South Africa) and former top-rated global mining analyst, he brings a rare combination of C-suite operating experience and deep capital markets expertise to his role as President of PGM Processing, LLC.
Mr. Froneman's operational track record includes architecting $4 billion in transformational acquisitions at JSE and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater, where he served as Regional CFO across the Americas and Platinum divisions. In that capacity, he played a central role in the company's transformation into the world's largest PGM producer, turning loss-making operations into billion-dollar profit generators, crystallizing synergies, and implementing precious metals balance sheet hedging programs. As Global Head of Recycling at Sibanye-Stillwater, he developed and executed a multi-continent circular economy strategy that increased recycling EBITDA by 50% and securing material working capital benefits through strategic customer contracts.
Subsequent to his roles at Sibanye-Stillwater, he was the CEO Designate of Techemet, the world's largest private precious metals recycler. While at Techemet, Mr. Froneman unlocked working capital efficiencies and streamlined global operations.
Before transitioning to operating roles, Mr. Froneman was a top-rated precious metals analyst at Macquarie, Credit Suisse, and Standard Bank, where he completed over $1 billion in IPOs and capital raises, advised boards on strategy and M&A, primarily in the PGM space. His market credibility earned consistent #1 rankings in Financial Mail surveys and a 2013 nomination for Global Mining Analyst of the Year.
Today, through his investment holding company (Sumsare Resources LLC), Mr. Froneman invests in and advises companies across primary and secondary metals, urban mining, and critical minerals. In addition to his role as President and equity owner of PGM Processing, he serves as a board member of REEcycle (a rare-earth oxide manufacturer), portfolio manager at Visio (South Africa), and strategic advisor to Lifezone-Glencore's critical mineral recycling project.
president
Justin Froneman, CA (SA)
As an attorney with a Master of Laws in Taxation and a CPA by training, John A. Bachelor III spent the first decade of his career practicing corporate law with a focus in finance, securities, and taxation. Since 2010, in addition to practicing accounting and law, Mr. Bachelor has developed a successful CFO/CEO consulting company focusing on project finance, strategic growth, policy development, corporate compliance, and succession planning. He has led companies across manufacturing, construction, transportation, security, non-profits, logistics, and precious metals.
Mr. Bachelor currently serves as the CEO of PGM Processing, LLC, which operates a boutique smelter specializing in the recovery of precious metals from spent catalyst material. He brings wide experience in complex financial management and strategic operations, with a proven track record for understanding business needs and navigating today's business environments.
Chief Executive Officer
John A. Bachelor III, CPA, JD, LL.M.
Edgar Smith is a respected professional in the PGM market industry with decades of experience working with industry leaders such as BASF, Alcoa, Johnson Matthey, and Toyota Tsusho America, where he most recently served as the General Manager for Nonferrous Trading and Recycling. Prior to this, Edgar was responsible for product innovation, new market development, and managing a global commercial mining supply chain network. He earned his MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of British Columbia.
Chief COMMERCIAL Officer
eDGAR smITH
Cayman McNair is a results-driven operations and finance leader with over six years of experience in the platinum group metals processing industry. As Chief of Staff at PGM Processing, LLC, he serves as a critical link between executive leadership and frontline operations, ensuring strategic initiatives are translated into disciplined, measurable execution across all functional areas of the organization. Since joining PGMP in 2020, Mr. McNair has progressed through increasingly senior roles, including Financial Controller, Director of Human Resources, Director of Special Projects, and Vice President of Compliance, providing him with a comprehensive operational perspective across the company. His contributions have spanned financial management and forecasting, building HR infrastructure, implementing new technologies and operational systems, and developing enterprise-wide compliance and risk management programs. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Chief OF STAFF
