Vedanta Resources has appointed Chris Griffith, a South African mining veteran, to lead its base metals unit, which includes the recently regained Zambian copper mines. Griffith previously served as the CEO of Gold Fields and played a significant role in restructuring Anglo American Platinum. He will be responsible for overseeing Vedanta's zinc mines in Namibia and South Africa, its iron ore business in Liberia, and processing businesses in the Middle East and India.