Marie-Chantal Kaninda

Marie-Chantal KANINDA joined Glencore DRC six years ago as Executive Director and Head of Corporate Affairs. Since July 2022, she chairs the Board of Directors of Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), and since January 2023, she holds the position of President of Glencore DRC. With nearly 30 years of experience in the mining sector, acquired in large international groups such as Ashanti, Goldfields, AngloGold Ashanti, the De Beers Group where she managed administration, communications, and external relations in Central Africa, as well as community relations in Africa—and Rio Tinto, as Director of External Relations for Africa. Marie-Chantal Kaninda holds a degree in Economics from the University of Liège (Belgium). She also made history by becoming the first African woman to chair the World Diamond Council.