Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 20, 2004

BRADFORD MILLS – LONMIN PLC (LNMIY)

BRADFORD MILLS is Chief Executive of Lonmin Plc. He was appointed as a Director and Chief Executive in March 2004. Mr. Mills holds a first degree in Geology and a Master's degree in Minerals Economics from Stanford University. After working in exploration and business development for Magma Copper, he held a variety of senior roles for BHP following that company's acquisition of Magma. One of the architects of the merger of BHP and Billiton in 2001, he subsequently headed up strategy for the combined group before becoming head of BHP Billiton's base metals division, a business considerably larger than Lonmin. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a history and overview of Lonmin Plc?

Mr. Mills: The company is the world's third largest primary platinum

producer. It was formed in 1995 as a spinout from the old