Richard Collocott holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at Namakwa Diamonds.

Richard was formally Managing Director of Norilsk Nickel’s International Production Assets, with management responsibility for Norilsk Nickel’s businesses in Africa and Australia.

Prior to this he held the position of Chief Executive Officer for Metal Trade Overseas AG, the Swiss based metal trader in the Norilsk Nickel Group, and held executive management positions within the Sales and Marketing division of Norilsk Nickel’s head office in Moscow.

Richard Collocott is a fully-qualified Chartered Accountant and has broad experience in and allied to the commodity sector.