Jac Fourie
Chief Capital Projects Officer
Jac Fourie joined Albemarle in January 2019 as Vice President, Engineering and Project Execution. In this role, he is responsible for Albemarle’s engineering, project development, and project execution activities across major projects and sustaining capital. In June 2021, he was appointed Chief Capital Projects Officer.
Prior to joining Albemarle, Fourie served as Senior Vice President of Capital Projects for Barrick Gold Corporation, where he was responsible for projects in the U.S., Chile, Argentina and Saudi Arabia.
Previously, Fourie spent 16 years with BHP Billiton where he held various leadership roles in projects, operations, marketing and business development. As VP Projects - Iron Ore, he oversaw a portfolio of major capital projects and sustaining capital projects in Western Australia. As Head of Group Business Management Systems, he was responsible for implementing a large SAP system project for BHP Billiton, while based in Singapore. Prior to this, he was Asset President of BHP Billiton’s New Mexico Coal business.
Fourie earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and was recognized as the Ford Scholar for best academic performance. He graduated with honors from University of Pretoria with a bachelor’s degree in both chemical engineering and mathematics.