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Deshnee Naidoo

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Chief Executive Officer - Vedanta Resources Plc at Vedanta Group
📍 Canada

Deshnee Naidoo is the CEO of Vedanta Resources Plc, bringing a multi-decade career in the mining sector across diverse commodities and geographies. A chemical engineer from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, she possesses deep expertise in process engineering, corporate finance, and strategic planning with firms like Anglo American and Vale.

She is a passionate advocate for diversity in her field, celebrating the International Day of Women in Mining and reflecting on her own journey. A family-oriented individual, she shared a heartfelt moment when her daughters created a collage to celebrate her career, a memory she cherishes.

Unique fact: She was the class representative for her entire four-year engineering degree cycle from 1994 to 1997.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer - Vedanta Resources Plc
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Canada
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Priorities

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Energy Transition
Actively speaks on India's energy transition, emphasizing Vedanta's pivotal role through its portfolio of metals like aluminium, zinc, silver, and copper.
Women in Mining
Passionately reflects on her personal journey as a woman in the mining industry and is a vocal supporter of advancing female leadership in the sector.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chief Executive Officer - Vedanta Resources Plc
Vedanta Group
4-2024 - 1-2025
On break
N/A
1-2023 - 4-2024
Chief Executive Officer - Vale Base Metals
Vale Base Metals
1-2022 - 12-2022
Executive Vice President - Base Metals
Vale
1-2021 - 1-2022
Director - Finance and Business Development (Base Metals)
Vale
In the press

Media appearances

Vedanta Group CEO, Ms. Deshnee Naidoo in conversation with Ritu .... Featured in YouTube
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Watch Ms. Deshnee Naidoo LIVE at the Financial Times' Webinar on India's Energy Security. Featured in Vedanta Group Ambassadors
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Education
1994 - 1997
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2004 - 2004
Certificate Programme in Finance and Accounting (CPFA)
University of the Witwatersrand
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