Meet our Executive Committee Members (Exco), a group of accomplished individuals responsible for overseeing our daily operations and implementing our strategic objectives with expertise and dedication in all their respective business focus areas.
Willy Mertens
Chief Executive Officer
Willy Mertens
Chief Executive Officer
- Registered Chartered Accountant with a Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Mining) – University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
- Certified Internal Auditor with Post Graduate Diplomas in Accounting, Auditing and Taxation.
- Senior Management Development Programme – University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- Worked for Namdeb in various internal audit positions since 2000.
- Joined Debmarine Namibia in 2006.
- He also serves on the boards of EBank (Deputy Chairperson and Chairperson of the Audit & Risk Committee), Namibian Institute of Mining Technology (NIMT) and Nored (Chairperson of the Audit & Risk Committee).
Maenge Shipiki-Kali
Chief Operating Officer
Maenge Shipiki-Kali
Chief Operating Officer
Godfrey Ngaisiue
Mineral Resources Manager
Godfrey Ngaisiue
Mineral Resources Manager
- Master of Science from University of Leeds, UK
- Master of Engineering Degree in Advanced Geostatistics from Paris School of Mines, France.
- Graduate Diploma in Engineering (GDE) for Option Mineral Resource from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
- Bachelor of Science Honours in Exploration Geophysics from University of Pretoria, South Africa.
- Bachelor of Science in Physics and Geography from University of Namibia.
- Joined Debmarine Namibia in 2003.
Stanford Isaacs
Global Information Management Manager
Stanford Isaacs
Global Information Management Manager
- Bachelor in Business Administration – University of South Africa.
- National Diploma in Data Matrix - University of Namibia.
- Executive Development Programme - University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa.
- He has worked in various information management (IM) technical and line management roles for Namdeb (2004) and Debmarine Namibia (2006).
Danie van Aswegen
Strategic Projects Manager
Danie van Aswegen
Strategic Projects Manager
- Masters Degree in Project Management - University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2008.
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering - the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- Executive Programme - London Business School, United Kingdom.
- GCC (Mines & Works – Mechanical).
- Joined Anglo American as a bursar in 1995.
- Worked for Anglo Gold Vaal River Operations, Anglo Technical Division and Anglo American Platinum.
- Joined Debmarine Namibia in 2013.
Elke Hanstein
Senior Human Resources Manager
Elke Hanstein
Senior Human Resources Manager
Elke joined Debmarine Namibia in 2013 as HR Manager for Human Resource and Organisational Development.
Jauque Jansen
Chief Financial Officer
Jauque Jansen
Chief Financial Officer
Jan Nel
Operations Manager
Jan Nel
Operations Manager
- Electrical Engineer by profession
- 7 years’ experience in diamond mining: seven years underground, five years in opencast mining and fifteen years in marine mining.
- Joined De Beers Group of Companies in 1986
