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John Slaven

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Chief Executive Officer at Jetti Resources
📍 Boulder, Colorado, United States

John Slaven is the CEO of Jetti Resources, leveraging over 35 years of global experience in the metals and mining industry with firms like Vedanta, Alcoa, and BHP. His expertise, backed by a Harvard MBA and an Engineering BSc, spans the full value chain from exploration to marketing, focusing on driving strategic and commercial value.

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, John possesses a deep international background, having worked and lived in most regions of the world throughout his extensive career. This global exposure gives him a broad perspective on international business and diverse cultures.

He is pioneering a breakthrough technology that produces 99. 99% pure copper from previously untreatable, low-grade ores with significantly reduced water usage and no tailings.

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Experience
37 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Mining Technology
As CEO of Jetti, he is championing a breakthrough copper leaching technology to unlock stranded resources, a topic he is very vocal about in recent posts and interviews.
Sustainable Mining
As former CEO of Vedanta Aluminium, he led the company to a #1 global sustainability ranking and was Vice-Chairman of the International Aluminium Institute, focusing on ESG.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Chief Executive Officer
Jetti Resources
10-2023 - 9-2024
Chief Executive Officer
Vedanta Limited - Aluminium Business
2-2023 - 10-2023
Career transition
Career Break
11-2019 - 1-2023
EVP & Chief Operations Officer
Alcoa
2-2019 - 10-2019
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Alcoa
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Jetti Resources appoints John Slaven as CEO. Featured in Jetti Resources (Press Release)
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Education
1990 - 1992
MBA
Harvard Business School
1980 - 1983
BSc. Eng
University of Cape Town
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