Mahashane Anneline Myakayaka is a senior in-house legal counsel with broad experience across governance, commercial advisory, enterprise risk and global regulatory strategy. She currently serves as Global Legal Counsel at Sandvik Mining, supporting a complex multinational business operating in more than 150 markets.

Over the past three years, she has transitioned into a more senior global role focused on strategic and cross-functional initiatives at scale. Her mandate spans commercial contracting, legal frameworks, subsidiary governance, digital regulation, AI and data governance, regulatory implementation and executive decision support. She advises leadership on high-value transactions, cross-border risk exposure and governance design.

Mahashane has recently led group-wide AI and data governance initiatives and now serves as the legal lead responsible for implementing structured governance frameworks across Sandvik Mining divisions. She operates at the intersection of global governance, digital transformation and enterprise risk. Her work covers cross-jurisdictional governance matters, entity life cycle and board structures, digital regulatory implementation, and the commercial positioning of digital and supply terms. She leads regulatory readiness and reporting to Steering Committees, and designs governance procedures, training and practical tools to embed standards across the organisation. Her leadership and contributions are recognised for developing practical, commercially grounded approaches to managing regulatory complexity while supporting digital advancement and sustainable growth.

Mahashane holds an LLB and LLM, as well as an MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is an alumna of Harvard Business School’s General Management Program and a South Africa Harvard Fellow.

Beyond her corporate responsibilities, she is the Founder of the African Lawyers Alliance, an Africa-wide platform dedicated to mentoring and developing young legal professionals. The initiative focuses on governance capability, leadership development and cross-border collaboration within the African legal profession, contributing to stronger institutional capacity across the continent.