Strategic Finance · Mining · Metals · Capital · Growth
Helping Boards, CEOs and investors in mining, metals and capital-intensive businesses unlock value through strategic finance, capital solutions and operational transformation.
Trusted Global Executive Leadership
David brings practical experience gained inside some of the world's largest mining, metals and industrial organisations.
He has held executive leadership positions across Africa, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.
David de Lange
CA(SA)
Years of financial leadership
Years in mining and metals
Countries worked in
Capital raised and structured
Executive Advisory Services
Six connected disciplines, engaged individually or as an integrated programme to support performance, capital and growth.
Fractional CFO support and strategic finance partnering to CEOs and Boards, covering budgeting, forecasting, business planning, capital allocation, cash management, and performance reporting.
Debt and equity raising, bank and lender negotiations, and supporting the credit rating process.
Disciplined transaction support from due diligence through acquisition integration and listing readiness.
Turnaround and finance transformation programmes that reduce cost and lift performance.
Board reporting, governance reviews and risk frameworks that Boards and investors expect.
Project evaluation, expansion support and critical minerals strategy across the resources value chain.
Why Jedadel?
Unlike many advisory firms, Jedadel provides advice grounded in decades of executive leadership. David is a chartered accountant with 37 years of industry experience, including 31 years in mining and metals, having held senior finance roles including CFO, Finance Director and VP Business Performance across publicly listed companies, private equity backed organisations and international mining groups.
His work spans across capital raising support, operational turnaround, governance improvement and strategic planning, repeatedly delivered at executive level and across continents.
Selected Achievements
Led fundraising of US$45 million in equity and US$110 million in senior and mezzanine debt for a mining development project.
Delivered a US$44 million year on year improvement in free cash flow through the turnaround of a distressed mining business.
Supported approval of a US$700 million mine expansion investment case.
Reduced cost per tonne railed by more than 33 percent through a rail and port operations turnaround.
Reduced month end close from 10 days to 4 through improved performance reporting and monitoring.
Involved with a newly created special purpose acquisition company through preparation for a LSE listing.
Led Board approved five year budget and business planning processes, strengthening balance sheets and supporting growth.
Designed and implemented a capital allocation process and controls that improved the allocation and prioritisation of funds.
Led the implementation of a performance management and monitoring system, including KPIs, dashboards and QBR's.
Career in Brief
Chief Financial Officer · Rwanda
VP, Business Performance · Saudi Arabia
Consulting and Advisory · United Kingdom
Chief Financial Officer · UAE · Guinea
CFO · United Kingdom
Finance Leadership · United Kingdom
Finance Leadership · Australia · United States
Finance Leadership · South Africa
Finance Leadership · South Africa · Zambia
In Their Words
“An exceptional step up from previous years. Professional, detailed, with good compliments from the Board and another large potential shareholder. The standard and level of reporting is exceptional, David has set a high standard.”
“This has been an outstanding success and has been a life saver for the business. This is the best cash forecasting process I have seen, and it has allowed us to remain cash positive despite particularly challenging times financially.”
“The progress that David has made in a year has been outstanding. The reporting, the cash management and business planning is at a level it has never been before.”
Let's start the conversation
Whether you are raising capital, planning a transaction or strengthening performance, Jedadel brings Executive level judgement to your most important decisions.