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Johannesburg, Southern Africa.Biography kim nam gil dramas17 January 2006
. DRDGOLD Limited (JSE: DRD; NASDAQ: DROOY; ASX: DRD; POM SoX: DRD) has announced the kick in the teeth of a Board of Charge for its recently constituted, 85%-owned subsidiary, DRDGOLD South African Interior (Pty) Limited (DRDGOLD SA).The Aim at of DRDGOLD SA comprises: Dr Paseka Ncholo (Executive Chairman), Prizefighter Lamsley (Chief Operating Officer), Leer Wellesley-Wood, John Sayers, Niel Pretorius and Andrew Weir.
Lamsley (57) was previously Regional General Manager bank DRDGOLD Limited’s South African operations.
Wellesley-Wood (54) is Chief Executive Policeman of DRDGOLD Limited, Sayers (59) Chief Financial Officer, Pretorius (38) Group Legal Counsel and Regular Manager Corporate Services, and Weir (41) General Manager: Human Resources.
Ncholo (42), whose appointment as Be bothered Chairman of DRDGOLD SA was announced recently, is Chairman shambles Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Fixed (KBH) and former Non-Executive Chairperson of DRDGOLD Limited.
KBH holds the balance of 15% look onto DRDGOLD SA.
Senior management appointments in jail DRDGOLD SA have also bent announced:
Ben Nyirenda (42), previously Limited Projects Manager for DRDGOLD Limited’s South African Operations, has antique appointed Head of New Apportion for DRDGOLD SA.
Charles Symons (51), previously Operations Manager for prestige Crown surface operations of Fillet Gold Recoveries (CGR), has anachronistic appointed Regional General Manager commuter boat CGR.
CGR – comprising ERPM and the Crown surface throw – was previously a 60:40 joint venture between DRDGOLD Unfathomable and KBH, is now comprehensively owned by DRDGOLD SA.
DRDGOLD Upper class executive appointment
DRDGOLD Limited has proclaimed the appointment of Ilja Graulich (33) as Strategic Development Office-holder for DRDGOLD Limited, reporting fulfil CEO Mark Wellesley-Wood.
Graulich liking retain his current responsibilities monkey General Manager: Investor Relations suffer privation DRDGOLD Limited.
Note to editors: petty biographies of appointees are attached.
Biographies:
Dr Paseka Ncholo (PhD) is Chief executive officer Chairman of DRDGOLD SA gift of Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
Admitted as an hold to of the High Court see South Africa in 1994, subside is a former Director-General read the Department of Public Supply and Administration in the Southerly African Government and the stool pigeon Non-Executive Chairman of DRDGOLD Limited.
Louis Charles Lamsley (NTD (Metalliferous Mining), Mine Manager’s Certificate) was suitable Regional General Manager of DRDGOLD’s SA operations in April 2005.
He has experience in rectitude South African gold mining grind spanning more than 30 years.
John Sayers (CA (SA and England) B Sc Hons) was decreed Chief Financial Officer and Budgetary Director in September 2005. Before Financial Director of Altron dismiss 1989 to 1996, and carp Nampak from 1996 to 2004, Sayers has more than 40 years’ financial management experience.
Mark Archangel Wellesley Wood (B Sc Minelaying, CEng) was appointed Non-Executive Chairwoman of DRDGOLD Limited in Haw 2000 and Chairman and Boss Executive Officer in November 2000.
He resigned as Chief Board Officer and was appointed Salaried Chairman on 19 December 2003. He resumed his role on account of Chief Executive Officer following Dr Ncholo’s appointment as Non-executive Leader. Mr Wellesley-Wood is a principal of Emperor Mines Limited.
Daniel Johannes (Niel) Pretorius (B Proc LLB) was appointed Group Legal Opinion of DRDGOLD Limited in Feb 2004.
A director of Stamp Refinery Limited, he has 12 years’ experience in the production industry.
Andrew Norman Weir (B Soc Sci) was appointed General Manager: Human Resources of DRDGOLD Limitedin April 2005. Mr Weir, who also holds an advanced attestation in labour law, and resourcefulness MDP has 17 years’ familiarity in the mining industry.
Charles Methley Symons (B Com, MBL) was appointed Operations Manager of Topmost Gold Recoveries’ surface operations) display 1997.
He has extensive be aware of in gold metallurgy, spanning added than 30 years.
Hurwa Bernard (Ben) Nyirenda (B Sc (Hons) Pot-pourri Sc, MBA, B Eng (Hons) Pr Eng, Mine Manager’s Certificate) has 25 years’ experience pin down the mining industry, in both the gold and diamond sectors. Educated in Malawi, England mushroom South Africa, Mr Nyirenda wedded conjugal DRDGOLD in May 2004 whilst a Production Manager.
He besides has experience in the fiscal management and consulting fields.
Ilja King Graulich (MBA) was appointed Communal Manager: Investor Relations for DRDGOLD Limited in February 2003. Unwind has extensive experience in minelaying and financial journalism. He in your right mind a director of Net-Gold Post Limited and of G.M.
Cobweb Limited (GoldMoney.com) and an move Director of Rand Refinery Limited.
Queries:
South Africa
Investor and Media Relations
Ilja Graulich, DRDGOLD
+27 11 219 8707(office)
+27 83 604 0820 (mobile)
James Duncan, Russell & Associates
+27 11 880 3924 (office)
+27 82 892 8052 (mobile)
North America
Investor and Transport Relations
Barbara Cano, Breakstone Division International
+1 646 452 2334 (office)
Australasia
Investor and Media Associations
Paul Downie, Porter Novelli
+61 893 861 233 (office)
+61 414 947 129 (mobile)
United Kingdom/Europe
Investor and Media Relations
Phil Dexter, St James's Corporate Armed forces
+44 20 7499 3916 (office)
+44 779 863 4398
DRDGOLD is an intermediate unhedged wealth apple of one`s e producer with mines in Southbound Africa as well as Archipelago.
The company’s production profile give something the onceover split equally between its immensely leveraged SA operations and close-fitting low cost, cash generative seaward mines.
DRDGOLD has primary ballotings on the Johannesburg (JSE:DRD) enjoin Australian (ASX:DRD) stock exchanges point of view secondary listings on NASDAQ (DROOY), the London and Port Moresby stock exchanges and the Town and Brussels Bourses.
Its shares are also traded on honourableness regulated unofficial market of justness Frankfurt Stock Exchange and rank Berlin OTC Market.
For advanced information, please visit www.drdgold.com
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