University Council - Minister of Education Appointment | Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town | 2006 - present

Environmental Principal | De Beers Group Limited
Johannesburg / Cape Town | 2003 - present

Council and Senate member - Minister of Education appointment | Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town, South Africa | 2006 - 2011

Environmental Coordinator | De Beers Marine
Cape Town | 1996 - 2002

Scientist | University of Cape Town
Cape Town | 1987 - 1995

Brief professional history
2012

Patti Wickens worked at UCT as a researcher on various projects with corporate, government, Worldwide Fund for Nature and United Nations funding.

Currently Patti leads the environmental management function for the De Beers Family of Companies. She coordinates the Environmental Peer Group – the environmental leadership team for the Family of Companies and collaboratively develops policy and strategy, standards for environmental performance, and establishes mutually beneficial partnerships with NGOs and links with key organisations to stay abreast with developments and to benchmark performance. She provides assurance to the De Beers Board ECOHS Committee on environmental risks and performance.

Patti has published over sixty scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and articles in environmental or scientific magazines and has presented papers at numerous international conferences.

Patti is the current chair of the South African Mining and Biodiversity Forum (a forum of NGOs, government, mining companies and the Chamber of Mines).

St Mary's DSG (1979)

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business

Completed 2004

Sustainability

Stellenbosch University Business School

Completed 1998

Management Development

University of Cape Town

Completed 1989

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Cape Town

Completed 1985

Master of Science

University of Cape Town

Completed 1983

Bachelor of Science Honours

University of Cape Town

Completed 1982

Bachelor of Science

Various natural science magazines | Various

Marine biological articles

Marine biological books | Various

Various marine biological articles

Various international scientific peer-reviewed journals | Various

Marine biological scientific papers

International Association of Impact Assessors

Member, 2004 - present

Institute of Directors

Member, 2005 - present