Matthew Daley
Matthew Daley joined South32 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 2 February 2026 and assumed the role of CEO and Managing Director on 1 July 2026.
Matt has more than 20 years’ experience in the mining and metals industry, spanning underground and open cut mining, smelting, refining, projects and commodity trading. He has held leadership roles around the world in operations, regional management, and as a corporate executive across a range of commodities and disciplines.
Matt was previously Technical and Operations Director and a member of the executive leadership team at Anglo American plc, which he joined as Group Head of Mining in 2017. Prior to that, he was the Executive General Manager for Glencore’s Canadian copper division, Project Head at Minera Alumbrera for the Agua Rica Project in Argentina, Trader for Xstrata based in Dubai, and Mine Manager for Xstrata at the Mount Isa Copper Mine in Queensland, Australia.
Matt holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) (Hons) from the University of South Australia.