GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Africa-wide
Haydn Hillestad is a well-known and well-respected legal professional, who acts as Head of Legal for Africa for Perth-based mining and metals company South32.
Based in South Africa, he is responsible for the oversight of the company’s considerable mining operations in the country and across southern Africa.
He is renowned for his intelligence and diverse base of legal expertise, with one market insider explaining: “He covers a broad cross section of legal disciplines; he is a GC who has a handle in competition, but also on corporate, commercial and tax as well.”
Additional commentators describe him as “very knowledgeable, business oriented, creative and resourceful.”