Residence London Occupation Businessman Salary $5,396,659 Role Businessman Successor Ivan Glasenberg | Years active 1979–present Name Mick Davis Education Rhodes University | |
Full Name Michael Lawrence Davis Nationality British / South African | ||
Business giant Sir Mick Davis on success, challenges & advice | Movers & Shakers | J-TV
Sir Michael Lawrence "Mick" Davis (born 15 February 1958) is a South African/British businessman. He served as the chief executive (CEO) of Xstrata plc, an Anglo-Swiss multinational mining company, until its merger with Glencore in 2013. After leaving Xstrata, he formed the mining venture, X2 Resources.
Contents
- Business giant Sir Mick Davis on success challenges advice Movers Shakers J TV
- Masterclass Message from Sir Mick Davis
- Early life and education
- Career
- Charitable work
- Personal life
- References
Masterclass: Message from Sir Mick Davis
Early life and education
Mick Davis was born to a South African Jewish family on 15 February 1958. He was educated at Theodor Herzl School, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where he was a schoolfriend of Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore. He has a bachelor of commerce degree from Rhodes University and is a qualified accountant.
Career
Davis was a senior manager with the accountants Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co from 1980–1986. Davis was an executive director of the South African state-owned Eskom, one of the world’s largest electricity utilities, before joining Gencor Ltd in 1994. He served as executive chairman of Ingwe Coal Corporation Ltd from 1995, until appointed in July 1997 as chief financial Officer and an executive director of Billiton plc. He served as chief executive of Xstrata from 2001 but left in 2013, after the company was taken over by Glencore. He subsequently formed the mining venture, X2 Resources, with former colleagues including former Xstrata finance director Trevor Reid and executives Thras Moraitis, Andrew Latham and Ian Pearce.
Charitable work
He is chairman of the United Jewish Israel Appeal (UJIA), and a member of the Jewish Leadership Council. He is on the board of governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and a member of the world executive of Keren Hayesod – Israel United Appeal.
In 2009, Davis and his wife Barbara were appointed to the board of trustees for the Kew Foundation, which supports the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Personal life
His wife Barbara is a solicitor. They live in London with their three children, Sarah, Ronit and Eitan.
In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Bachelor 'for services to Holocaust Commemoration and Education', and therefore granted the title 'sir'.