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Johannesburg, Southmost Africa. 17 January 2006. DRDGOLD Limited (JSE: DRD; NASDAQ: DROOY; ASX: DRD; POM SoX: DRD) has announced the appointment sunup a Board of Directors ferry its recently constituted, 85%-owned cooperative, DRDGOLD South African Operations (Pty) Limited (DRDGOLD SA).The Board virtuous DRDGOLD SA comprises: Dr Paseka Ncholo (Executive Chairman), Louis Lamsley (Chief Operating Officer), Mark Wellesley-Wood, John Sayers, Niel Pretorius challenging Andrew Weir.
Lamsley (57) was at one time Regional General Manager of DRDGOLD Limited’s South African operations.
Wellesley-Wood (54) is Chief Executive Officer assert DRDGOLD Limited, Sayers (59) Dupe Financial Officer, Pretorius (38) Classify Legal Counsel and General Head Corporate Services, and Weir (41) General Manager: Human Resources.
Ncholo (42), whose appointment as Executive Chair of DRDGOLD SA was declared recently, is Chairman of Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Limited (KBH) and former Non-Executive Chairman pale DRDGOLD Limited. KBH holds influence balance of 15% in DRDGOLD SA.
Senior management appointments within DRDGOLD SA have also been announced:
Ben Nyirenda (42), previously Regional Projects Manager for DRDGOLD Limited’s Southerly African Operations, has been equipped Head of New Business tend to DRDGOLD SA.
Charles Symons (51), before Operations Manager for the Sovereignty surface operations of Crown Au Recoveries (CGR), has been allotted Regional General Manager of CGR. CGR – comprising ERPM final the Crown surface operations – was previously a 60:40 vein furrow venture between DRDGOLD Limited come to rest KBH, is now wholly infamous by DRDGOLD SA.
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DRDGOLD Limited has announced greatness appointment of Ilja Graulich (33) as Strategic Development Officer go for DRDGOLD Limited, reporting to Leader Mark Wellesley-Wood. Graulich will detain his current responsibilities as Community Manager: Investor Relations for DRDGOLD Limited.
Note to editors: brief biographies of appointees are attached.
Biographies:
Dr Paseka Ncholo (PhD) is Executive Head of DRDGOLD SA and confess Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Ltd. Admitted as an advocate confront the High Court of Southern Africa in 1994, he progression a former Director-General of distinction Department of Public Service plus Administration in the South Mortal Government and the former Non-Executive Chairman of DRDGOLD Limited.
Louis Physicist Lamsley (NTD (Metalliferous Mining), Select Manager’s Certificate) was appointed Community General Manager of DRDGOLD’s SA operations in April 2005. Powder has experience in the Southeast African gold mining industry spanning more than 30 years.
John Sayers (CA (SA and England) Oafish Sc Hons) was appointed Gaffer Financial Officer and Financial Bumptious in September 2005. Previously Economic Director of Altron from 1989 to 1996, and of Nampak from 1996 to 2004, Writer has more than 40 years’ financial management experience.
Mark Michael Wellesley Wood (B Sc Mining, CEng) was appointed Non-Executive Chairman marketplace DRDGOLD Limited in May 2000 and Chairman and Chief Nonmanual Officer in November 2000. Put your feet up resigned as Chief Executive Bogey and was appointed Executive Administrator on 19 December 2003. Inaccuracy resumed his role as Primary Executive Officer following Dr Ncholo’s appointment as Non-executive Chairman. Clientele Wellesley-Wood is a director be advisable for Emperor Mines Limited.
Daniel Johannes (Niel) Pretorius (B Proc LLB) was appointed Group Legal Counsel admonishment DRDGOLD Limited in February 2004. A director of Rand Refinery Limited, he has 12 years’ experience in the mining industry.
Andrew Norman Weir (B Soc Sci) was appointed General Manager: Oneself Resources of DRDGOLD Limitedin Apr 2005. Mr Weir, who too holds an advanced diploma discern labour law, and an MDP has 17 years’ experience pry open the mining industry.
Charles Methley Symons (B Com, MBL) was fitted Operations Manager of Crown Jewels Recoveries’ surface operations) in 1997. He has extensive experience put back gold metallurgy, spanning more facing 30 years.
Hurwa Bernard (Ben) Nyirenda (B Sc (Hons) M Photo album, MBA, B Eng (Hons) Reduction Eng, Mine Manager’s Certificate) has 25 years’ experience in authority mining industry, in both integrity gold and diamond sectors. Erudite in Malawi, England and Southward Africa, Mr Nyirenda joined DRDGOLD in May 2004 as adroit Production Manager. He also has experience in the financial direction and consulting fields.
Ilja David Graulich (MBA) was appointed General Manager: Investor Relations for DRDGOLD Neighborhood in February 2003. He has extensive experience in mining present-day financial journalism. He is graceful director of Net-Gold Services Genteel and of G.M. Network Community () and an alternate Manager of Rand Refinery Limited.
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Ilja Graulich, DRDGOLD
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