Waheed Sulaiman
Head of Special Projects @ MENAR
About
Transformation-focused CEO and capital allocation executive with 25 years of experience across mining, industrial operations, infrastructure development, corporate strategy, and large-scale project execution. Former CEO of a JSE-listed mining company where I led multi-fold revenue growth, business transformation, capital raising, and portfolio expansion. Extensive experience in M&A, restructuring, and growth strategy across listed and privately held companies in multiple jurisdictions. Strong multinational corporate development and entrepreneurial backgrounds combined with hands-on executive leadership across mining and industrial businesses. I focus on: Business transformation and turnaround execution Capital allocation and value creation Scaling and repositioning underperforming assets Building diversified, sustainable growth platforms
South Africa
Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
Mining & Metals
CEOs, Director level, Non-Executive Director, Executive Team, Department Supervision, Strategic Project Management, High Profile Projects, Overseeing Projects, Strategy, Business Strategy, Mining, Business Development, New Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Manufacturing, Product Development, Sales Management, Trading, African Markets, Fundraising
Experience
Head of Special Projects
MENAR
Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
Leading strategic development of mining, energy, logistics, and infrastructure projects, including acquisitions, greenfield development, and operationalisation of strategic assets.
Managing Director Minova Africa
Minova
South Africa
Led African industrial operations across manufacturing and commercial functions. Delivered restructuring, growth strategy, and operational performance improvement across multiple sites.
Managing Director
Octagon Minerals
Africa
Mining Consultant and Advisor
Luminas (Pty) Ltd
South Africa
Provided advisory services to companies wishing to optimise operations and develop mineral tenements.
Group Chief Executive Officer
Wescoal Holdings
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Led full transformation and corporatisation of Wescoal, tripling market capitalisation and growing revenue from USD60m to USD250m+. Raised capital for acquisition-led expansion and repositioned business into a diversified mining platform.
Executive Director - Commercial and Strategy
Wescoal Holdings
City of Johannesburg
Senior Manager: Commercial
BHP
City of Johannesburg
Led M&A, joint ventures, and portfolio optimisation.
Manager: Commercial
BHP
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Led M&A, joint ventures, and portfolio optimisation across multiple commodities.
Manager: BHP Billiton Strategy and Business Development
BHP
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Led M&A, joint ventures, and portfolio optimisation across multiple commodities.
Senior Engineer: Projects Division
BHP
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Technology development and commercialisation centre. Evaluated and commissioned processing plants in Turkey, Chile and Australia.
Production Engineer, Project Engineer
Dow
Kempton Park, South Africa
Production engineering work focussing on operational excellence.
Education
University of Cape Town
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
Business Administration and Management, General
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