Altona Rare Earths plc (formerly Altona Energy) has appointed Audrey Mothupi as a board non-executive director.
Ms Mothupi is chief executive of South African-based SystemicLogic Group, a global financial innovation, data and technology disruptor, specialising in emergent business models.
Prior to joining SystemicLogic, she was head of inclusive banking at Standard Bank Group, where her division in 2013 was awarded the BAI-Finacle Global Banking Innovation Award for innovation in societal and community impact.
Ms Mothupi is also an independent non-executive director on the boards of Pick ‘n’ Pay, Life Healthcare Group and Arden Capital, all in South Africa.
She is the chairwoman of Roedean School (SA) and was chairwoman of Orange Babies of South Africa.
Ms Mothupi has also sat on the boards of Nordic Female Business Angel Network and the Numeric Board of South Africa.
She is a Fellow of the African Leadership initiative, a member of the International Women’s Forum (IWF) and has been named one of Africa’s 1,000 most powerful women.
Ms Mothupi began in her post with Altona on 8 March 2021.