Sigurd Mareels, Ph.D.

Sigurd Mareels is one of the world’s foremost mining experts, with deep expertise in corporate strategy, operations, investment, and financing across major minerals and metals.

He joined McKinsey & Company in 1988, where he founded and led the firm’s global Mining Practice, advising leading mining companies and delivering projects in approximately 70 countries. He is currently Senior Partner Emeritus and Special Advisor to McKinsey.

Since retiring from McKinsey, Sigurd has held board and advisory positions in mining companies and pursued direct investments, including the development of gold and copper mining projects in Chile.

He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgy and an M.Sc. in Engineering from Ghent University, Belgium.