It is with enormous gratitude and affection that we note that Glen Mpufane of IndustriALL, one of IRMA’s founding Board Members, is leaving the IRMA Board. His fellow Board members and colleagues have taken this milestone as an opportunity to explain why he has been such an important part of IRMA’s creation and success.

Aimee Boulanger
Aimee Boulanger

Aimee Boulanger, IRMA Executive Director:

“As long as there has been IRMA, there has been Glen Mpufane at the leadership table, speaking for the rights for workers, and the people living closest to mining operations. Having worked in underground mines in South Africa, to serving the global labor movement, Glen’s career is unparalleled in the respect and trust he’s earned. Glen holds industry to fulfilling its opportunity to better serve people and the lands on which they rely, and he has held IRMA’s accountability to be a constructive lever to this end. We commit to carrying on his dedication — it’s now in our DNA.”

Jamie Bonham
Jamie Bonham

Jamie Bonham, NEI Investments and IRMA Board Chair:

“Glen has helped set the foundation upon which IRMA thrives today. His commitment to the ethos of collaboration and the integrity with which he engaged on tough issues is weaved into the fabric of IRMA and it has been a pleasure and an honour to learn from him. He is also a huge footy (“soccer”) fan and if that isn’t a sign of intelligence, I don’t know what is.”

Jim Wormington
Jim Wormington

Jim Wormington, Human Rights Watch:

“Glen’s quiet but incisive wisdom has been a huge asset to IRMA. He embodies the spirit of principled collaboration needed to solve problems while advancing rights, and it’s been a great pleasure getting to know him over the past few years.”

Johannes Danz
Johannes Danz

Johannes Danz, Mercedes-Benz Group:

“Glen has been nothing less than a calm rock on stormy days—consistently and constructively making the case for workers’ rights with utmost integrity. It has been an honor serving on the board with him.”

Sarah Makumbe
Sarah Makumbe

Sarah Makumbe, formerly of Anglo American:

“I worked with Glen on the IRMA board for three years and I learnt a lot from him. He is a partner who listens objectively to all views and can also challenge respectfully. I observed him engage in difficult conversations through multi-stakeholder partnerships like IRMA to ensure the best outcomes for the constituents he served, the amazing mining workforce. Glen is also very knowledgeable about various jurisdictions and was keen to extend his networks to aid collaboration. It was a real pleasure to work with Glen and wish him a restful next chapter.”