DRDGOLD's CEO is Niel Pretorius, appointed in Jan 2009, has a tenure of 17.33 years. total yearly compensation is ZAR22.36M, comprised of 39.5% salary and 60.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth €2.48M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.6 years and 8.2 years respectively.
Key information
Niel Pretorius
Chief executive officer
R22.4m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
39.54%
CEO tenure
17.3yrs
CEO ownership
0.1%
Management average tenure
6.6yrs
Board average tenure
8.2yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Niel Pretorius's remuneration changed compared to DRDGOLD's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
R3b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
R3b
Jun 30 2025
R22m
R9m
R2b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
R2b
Dec 31 2024
n/a
n/a
R2b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
R2b
Jun 30 2024
R20m
R8m
R1b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
R1b
Dec 31 2023
n/a
n/a
R1b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
R1b
Jun 30 2023
R23m
R8m
R1b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
R1b
Dec 31 2022
n/a
n/a
R1b
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
R1b
Jun 30 2022
R22m
R8m
R1b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
R1b
Dec 31 2021
n/a
n/a
R986m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
R1b
Jun 30 2021
R38m
R7m
R1b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
R1b
Dec 31 2020
n/a
n/a
R1b
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
R943m
Jun 30 2020
R19m
R7m
R635m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
R546m
Dec 31 2019
n/a
n/a
R458m
Sep 30 2019
n/a
n/a
R268m
Jun 30 2019
R13m
R6m
R79m
Compensation vs Market: Niel's total compensation ($USD1.34M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.17M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Niel's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Niel Pretorius (58 yo)
17.3yrs
Tenure
R22,363,000
Compensation
Mr. Daniel Johannes Pretorius, also known as Niel, B.Proc., LLB, LLM, serves as Chief Executive Officer at DRDGOLD Ltd. since January 1, 2009. Mr. Pretorius served as the Chief Executive Officer of Ergo Mi...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Daniel Pretorius
CEO & Executive Director
17.3yrs
R22.36m
0.12% € 2.5m
Wilhelm Schoeman
Chief Operating Officer
11.8yrs
R12.91m
0.0029% € 62.1k
Henriette Hooijer
CFO & Executive Director
less than a year
no data
0.019% € 402.3k
Shalin Naidoo
Chief Information & Technology Officer
5.5yrs
no data
no data
Refiloe Vengeni
Legal Counsel
3.5yrs
no data
no data
Kevin Kruger
Head of Technical Services
7.8yrs
no data
no data
Henry Gouws
Head of Operations
14.6yrs
no data
0.00035% € 7.5k
Kgomotso Mbanyele
Company Secretary
2.6yrs
no data
no data
6.6yrs
Average Tenure
49.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: DUB1's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Daniel Pretorius
CEO & Executive Director
17.8yrs
R22.36m
0.12% € 2.5m
Henriette Hooijer
CFO & Executive Director
less than a year
no data
0.019% € 402.3k
Timothy Cumming
Non-Executive Chairman
5.8yrs
R1.80m
no data
Edmund Jeneker
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
18.5yrs
R1.03m
no data
Thulo Moletsane
Chairman of ERGO Mining Operations (Proprietary) Limited
no data
no data
no data
Johan Holtzhausen
Independent Non-Executive Director
12.1yrs
R917.00k
no data
Kuby Lebina
Independent Non-Executive Director
7yrs
R1.01m
no data
Thoko Victoria Buyiswa Mnyango
Independent Non-Executive Director
9.4yrs
R856.00k
no data
Charmel Flemming
Independent Non-Executive Director
5.8yrs
R893.00k
no data
8.2yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: DUB1's board of directors are considered experienced (8.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/15 09:30
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/15 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/06/30
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Analyst Sources
DRDGOLD Limited is covered by 13 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.