Derick has been Executive Vice President for Minerals since October 2015. Prior to this, he was Minerals Manager for SGS Chile. After joining SGS as Chief Chemist in 2002, Derick also held positions as Regional Minerals Business and Operations Manager in South Africa, as well as Vice President for Minerals Services in Africa. Before joining SGS, Derick worked for Rand Mines (now Randgold) where he started as a bursar student in 1990 and worked at two of their mine laboratories between 1992 and 1995. He spent five years at Mintek as Chief Chemist of their precious metals laboratory before joining SGS in 2002. Educated in South Africa, Derick has more than 20 years of experience in the minerals industry. He is a trained analytical chemist, receiving his qualification in Analytical Chemistry in 1992. He also holds a qualification in Business Management. During his career, he has worked in most of the countries in Africa and has spent the past 13 months in Chile overseeing the Minerals business for SGS Chile.

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