Ian Murray is a qualified chartered accountant with over 25 years of corporate experience in the public-listed resources sector across various mining jurisdictions in Australia, Africa, Asia Pacific, and North America.
Between 1997 and 2005, he held positions including chief financial officer and chief executive officer with DRDGOLD. Mr Murray oversaw DRDGOLD's major acquisitions, restructures and stock exchange listings, which grew the company from a small, lease-bound South African miner into a globally listed multi-mine gold company producing more than 1 million ounces of gold per annum at its peak. During this time, Mr Murray also served on the board of South African gold refinery Rand Refinery and the internet-based commodity investment platform GoldMoney.com.
Prior to that, he qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG, worked in management consulting with PwC, worked in the South African Revenue Service, and assisted in establishing one of South Africa's most successful biotechnology companies.
Mr Murray has been the recipient of many awards during his leadership of Gold Road including the Gavin Thomas award for leadership, the Diggers and Dealers Deal Of The Year award in 2017, the Best Emerging Company award in 2011, as well as the CEO Of The Year award from CEO Magazine.
