Chief Executive Officer of KoBold Metals Africa
Mfikeyi is a seasoned mining professional with over 17 years of experience in industry. She worked on one of Zambia & Africa’s largest copper mines, First Quantum’s Kansanshi Copper-Gold mine in mining operations and the global internal audit division covering Australia, Finland, Mauritania and Panama’s operations. She was also the Country Manager and Director of one of Zambia’s largest mining and construction equipment supply and services companies, Barloworld Equipment, supplying Caterpillar products to various industries. Her portfolio covered First Quantum’s Kansanshi and Sentinel Mines, Barrick’s Lumwana Mine, Mopani Copper Mines, and Gemfields’ Kagem mine, the world’s largest emerald mine.
Mfikeyi has an MBA from Lagos Business School at Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. She also received an M.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Camborne School of Mines at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. She holds a Masters of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and a BSc in Civil Engineering both from Old Dominion University in the US.