ACACIA MINING PLC Board Changes
29 August 2018 - 1:09AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMACA
28 August 2018
Acacia Mining plc
LSE: ACA
("Acacia" or the "Company")
Board Changes
Acacia announces that Mr Kelvin Dushnisky has tendered his resignation as a
non-executive director of Acacia, effective as at 31 August 2018, and from his
position as Chair of the Board. This is further to the announcements made on
23 July 2018 by Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") and by AngloGold Ashanti
Limited ("AngloGold Ashanti"), respectively, of Kelvin's impending departure
from Barrick as at the end of August 2018, and his impending appointments as
CEO and as an Executive Director of AngloGold Ashanti, to be effective 1
September 2018.
Further to Kelvin's resignation, the Board of Acacia has appointed Rachel
English, one of Acacia's existing Independent Non-Executive Directors, as
Interim Chair of the Board, with effect from 1 September 2018.
Ms English is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Acacia. Ms English is a
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Ms English has held senior
positions in BG Group and Royal Dutch Shell, with responsibilities spanning
finance, corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and business
development. She began her career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and subsequently
worked for the World Bank Group and European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development ("EBRD"), where she was involved in policy development and lending
operations. Ms English has held a number of non-executive positions over the
past 10 years. Currently, Ms English is also a Director of Helios Social
Enterprise, which she founded to develop renewable energy access projects in
rural sub-Saharan Africa. Ms English holds an MA in Politics, Philosophy &
Economics from Oxford University.
Following these changes, the Board of Acacia now comprises an Interim Chair
(prior to appointment, an Independent Non-Executive Director), one Executive
Director, three Independent Non-Executive Directors and one Barrick Nominee
Non-Executive Director. The Board will continue to consider opportunities for
additional Board appointments as part of its orderly succession planning
processes, and to ensure that it retains the appropriate balance and expertise
to meet Acacia's business objectives. An announcement on a permanent
appointment to the role of Chair of the Board will be made in due course.
Commenting on these changes Michael Kenyon, Senior Independent Director, said:
"On behalf of the Board and the Company, I would like to thank Kelvin for his
contribution to Acacia over the years and wish him the very best for his new
role at AngloGold Ashanti. We also welcome and support Rachel in her new role
as Interim Chair."
In turn, commenting on her appointment as Interim Chair, Rachel English said:
"It is a privilege to be accepting the position of Interim Chair of the Board
of Acacia. In this role I will continue to work with my fellow Directors to
seek to advance the Company in the interests of all of its stakeholders over
the long term."
ENQUIRIES
For further information, please visit our website: www.acaciamining.com or
contact:
Acacia Mining plc
+44 (0) 20 7129 7150
Sally Marshak, General Manager - Investor Relations & Communications
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+44 (0) 20 3757 4980
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