MMETLA MASIRE

Having stood as the Chief Executive Officer of WUC for over four years, Masire has gained an illustrious array of experience throughout his career. Initially studying as an electrical and electronics engineer in Wales in the 1980s, he proceeded to work in the diamond mining industry for a quarter century, working in various countries for a range of companies in a

multitude of different leadership positions. One of these businesses was Orapa Mine, and it was here that Masire’s association with the water industry came to fruition. He explains: “Water supply was a big challenge and a big risk to this particular mine, so we spent a lot of time, energy and money in providing alternative water supply, water conservation and water recycling options.

This became a way of life at Orapa Mine, and boreholes and wellfield management became critical and strategic for the mining of diamonds. “My exposure and experience in water recycling conservation and extraction at Orapa Mine proved to be useful and made it easier for me to understand and better appreciate some of WUC’s challenges, hence my appointment in 2015.”