Management Team

Alan Davies
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Alan has extensive experience in running and leading mining businesses, most notably Rio Tinto as Chief Executive, Energy & Minerals in 2016 and Chief Executive, Diamonds & Minerals from 2012 to 2016. Alan has held management positions in Australia, London and the United States for Rio Tinto's Iron Ore and Energy businesses and has run and managed operations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North and South America. He was also previously chief financial officer of Rio Tinto's iron ore business. Alan was a non-executive director of Rolls Royce Holdings plc, the British aerospace engineering leader and is currently a non-executive director of Ioneer Limited, an emerging lithium-boron producer. Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and has degrees in law and business.

Alan became the Chief Executive Officer of Moxico and joined its board of directors in March 2017.

Paul Thomson
Chief Financial Officer and Director

Paul has over 25 years of experience in the natural resources and mining industry as a financial adviser and chief financial officer of public and private mining companies. Paul is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and a Member of the Corporate Finance Faculty of ICAEW. His former roles include chief financial officer of Golden Star Resources until its takeover by Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Company, Berkeley Energia and Aureus Mining. Prior to that, Paul was responsible for project financing, development and mergers and acquisitions activities within the M&A group at Kazakhmys, and was at EY. Paul was also previously a director of the World Gold Council.

Paul was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Moxico in February 2022 and joined its board of directors in April 2022.  

Narjess Naouar
General Counsel and Company Secretary

Narjess has 15 years of experience as in-house legal counsel in the mining industry. Between March 2020 and January 2022, Narjess was General Counsel of Golden Star Resources until its takeover by Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Company. Prior to Golden Star, she held roles establishing and managing the legal function of several publicly listed mineral exploration and development companies with assets and operations across the African continent, including Mano River Resources, Afferro Mining, Aureus Mining and GB Minerals. Narjess is a dual qualified English and French corporate lawyer. 

Narjess joined Moxico as General Counsel and Company Secretary in May 2022. 

Deon Garbers
Head of Development

Deon Garbers has 30 years of experience in the mining industry in operations, operations improvement, project management and business development areas. His fields of expertise are in improvement of greenfield projects and brownfield operations, mergers and acquisitions and start-up of old/new mining operations for mining companies and private equity funds. Deon’s previous roles include consulting for Trafigura’s mining business development in Africa, Chief Operating Officer of Kamoto Copper Company and Senior Vice President, Operations of Swakop Uranium, a subsidiary of Taurus Minerals Limited. He holds an MBA and a degree in Metallurgical Engineering.

Deon joined Moxico as Head of Development in June 2021.

Theo Silver
Managing Director, Zambia

Theo has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry in open pit drilling, open pit production, site safety, modelling and project management in Namibia, South Africa and Zambia. He was previously Country Director responsible for Namibian operations at Basil Read Mining Namibia Pty Ltd, Area Manager at MCC Group, Mine Manager at Golden Falls Mining and Site Manager at Fixtrade Drilling and Blasting.

Theo joined Moxico as Managing Director, Mimbula Minerals Limited in September 2018 and was appointed as Managing Director, Zambia, in November 2022.