Philip Tobias: South African executive leading Patrice Motsepe’s billion-dollar group
In recent years, Tobias has established himself as a renowned mining engineer with extensive industry expertise.
In recent years, Tobias has established himself as a renowned mining engineer with extensive industry expertise.
Motsepe boasts a net worth of $2.2 billion, making him the richest Black billionaire in Southern Africa.
Despite this recent decline in his net worth, Motsepe retains his status as the wealthiest Black individual in Southern Africa.
Through African Rainbow Energy, Motsepe owns an indirect 40-percent stake in SOLA Group.
Motsepe, South Africa’s richest black person, owns a 27-percent stake in African Rainbow Capital Investments.
Motsepe expressed concerns about the soaring prices of these essential metal assets in the context of the clean energy transition.
Motsepe, who founded ARM in 1997 as South Africa’s first Black-owned mining firm, presently owns a 40.37-percent stake in the company.
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is a South Africa-based diversified mining group led by influential billionaire Patrice Motsepe,
Motsepe’s company expects to report 2023 fiscal year headline earnings of between $441 million and $495 million compared to $606 million in the 2022 financial year.
Motsepe acknowledged governments’ legitimate reservations about safeguarding their sovereignty while fostering economic growth.
Motsepe serves as the inaugural chairperson of the BRICS Business Charter in South Africa.
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The decline in Motsepe’s net worth can be attributed to the downturn in the market value of his 39.7-percent stake in African Rainbow Minerals.
The $1.1-billion market value wipeout also impacted Motsepe’s net worth, bringing it below $2.4 billion earlier this year.
Motsepe’s substantial stake of 89,092,411 ordinary shares in ARM constitutes most of his current $2.6-billion fortune.
With this latest acquisition, ARC reinforces its commitment to building a greener future.