Darias Jonker

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Vice President of Government & International Relations: US, LATAM and Africa at Anglo American

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

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Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Unexpressive

Process Oriented

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

7-2025
Vice President of Government & International Relations: US, LATAM and Africa at Anglo American
1-2024 - 6-2025
Head of Government & International Relations, Americas at Anglo American
6-2021 - 12-2023
Africa scenarios and energy transition principal at Anglo American
9-2016 - 5-2021
Director, Southern Africa at Eurasia Group
4-2015 - 8-2016
Founder at Jonker Advisory

Education

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) from Stellenbosch University
1-2023 - 9-2023
Leadership Programme from GameChangers

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Insights For Selling To Darias

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Darias is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Darias

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Darias move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Darias take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Darias

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