Marie-Chantal Kaninda

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Marie-Chantal Kaninda is the President of Glencore DRC and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), a joint venture between Gécamines and Glencore in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She has over 25 years of professional experience in the mining sector, having held key leadership roles in major international groups such as Ashanti Goldfields, AngloGold Ashanti, De Beers Group, and Rio Tinto. Ms Kaninda is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, particularly focusing on women's access to education and greater inclusion in the mining sector. She founded the MCKM Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education for girls in the DRC, and mentors several young women entrepreneurs in the region. In addition to her role at Glencore, Ms Kaninda serves on several boards of directors, including as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Standard Bank DRC. She has also been recognized as one of the most influential women by Forbes Africa for three consecutive years. Ms Kaninda holds a degree in economics from the University of Liège in Belgium.