Chamwe Kaira
Deep Yellow Limited has confirmed that Greg Field will begin his role as managing director and chief executive officer on 2 February.
The confirmation follows an announcement made on 2 December 2025 on Field’s appointment.
Deep Yellow executive Chris Salisbury said the board was pleased that Field would start earlier than first expected.
Salisbury said the board looks forward to Field’s leadership as the company approaches key decisions on the Tumas Project in Namibia and other developments across its portfolio.
He thanked Craig Barnes for serving as acting chief executive during the transition and said Barnes will return to his role as chief financial officer once Field takes office.
Field’s appointment followed a search process linked to the company’s leadership transition plan.
The board said it focused on candidates with strong execution skills, experience in capital projects, and familiarity with the regions where Deep Yellow operates.
Field is a qualified mining engineer.
He previously served as managing director, project development, at Rio Tinto.
He brings 29 years of experience in the resources sector, covering operations, project studies, and brownfield and greenfield project delivery.
At Rio Tinto, Field worked on major projects across diamonds, copper, aluminium, and lithium.
These included the US$7 billion Oyu Tolgoi underground project, the US$400 million Rincon direct lithium extraction plant in Argentina, and the US$1.3 billion AP60 aluminium smelter in Quebec.
Field began his career in South Africa and is familiar with Namibia. His experience includes roles in Western Australia, including remote operations with Argyle Diamonds, as well as work in South Africa, Australia, Mongolia, the United States, Canada and Argentina.
Commenting on his appointment, Field said he was honoured to join Deep Yellow at a key time for the company and the uranium sector.
He said uranium has an important role in the global shift to clean energy and that Deep Yellow is positioned to contribute.
Field said he was encouraged by progress at Tumas. He said with execution-ready projects at Tumas in Namibia and Mulga Rock in Western Australia, the company is positioned to benefit from improving market conditions.
He said his immediate focus will be on advancing work at Tumas.
Deep Yellow is pursuing a dual-pillar growth strategy aimed at building a diversified uranium producer with output of more than 10 million pounds per year.
Its portfolio includes the Tumas project in Namibia and the Mulga Rock project in Western Australia, supported by exploration assets at Alligator River in Australia’s Northern Territory and Omahola in Namibia, alongside a selective mergers and acquisitions strategy.
