Lawrence Rwodzi

Lawrence Rwodzi is an experienced geotechnical professional currently serving as Principal Advisor - Geotechnical at Rio Tinto since September 2020. Prior to this role, Lawrence held positions as Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Geotechnical Engineer at Northern Star Resources Limited from March 2019 to September 2020, and as Chief Rock Engineer at South Deep Mine, GoldFields from November 2015 to March 2019. Earlier experience includes work as a Geotechnical Engineer at WorleyParsons, Rock Engineer at Ezulwini Mining Company through Seismogen CC, and Mining/Geotechnical Engineer at SRK Consulting. Lawrence's educational background includes an MSc in Mining with a focus on Rock Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, as well as various certifications in Rock Engineering from the Chamber of Mines - South Africa.