Technical specialist appointed SAIMM president

The SAIMM is the professional home of the majority of mining engineers and metallurgists in Southern Africa. As incoming president, Dworzanowski will set the strategic direction for the institute for the 12 months of his term. This will mainly involve SAIMM conferences and publications, increasing membership, opening new branches in Southern Africa and greater cooperation globally with sister institutes.

Dworzanowski notes that his election as president is a proud moment and that he will be focused on adding value to the organisation during his tenure. "It is a great honour indeed. As the incoming president I will strive to further grow the membership and influence of the institute locally and in Southern Africa, as well as broaden the scope of cooperation globally with our sister Institutes."

Experienced engineer

Dworzanowski was born and educated in the United Kingdom and has BSc Honours in Mineral Processing from the University of Leeds. He has worked for various mining and mining related companies during his career, including Impala Platinum, Montan Chemicals, Joy Process Equipment, and Group 5 Projects. He has served in a variety of roles, including concentrator metallurgist, development metallurgist, applications engineer and process engineer.

Since 1990, Dworzanowski was an independent consulting metallurgist for numerous mining companies, covering project consulting and implementation together with plant audits in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. He joined Anglo American as a senior process engineer in 1999, and has held his current role, which focuses on magnetic separation research and consulting, since 2011.

In addition to his professional role within Anglo American, Dworzanowski is currently chairman of The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) Professional Advisory Committee for Metallurgy. He is also a registered professional engineer with ECSA and a fellow of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.