Firestone Diamonds PLC Board Changes (5421X)
30 April 2019 - 6:01PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5421X
Firestone Diamonds PLC
30 April 2019
30 April 2019
Firestone Diamonds plc
("Firestone", the "Group" or the "Company")
Board Changes
Firestone Diamonds plc (AIM: FDI), is pleased to announce that
Ms Eileen Carr will be joining the Board as a Non-Executive
Director effective 1 May 2019. Ms Carr replaces Mr Paul Sobie who
the Board would like to thank for his considerable input since
being appointed in 2011, and the role he played in guiding the
company through a transformational period that included the
successful funding, development and now steady-state operation of
the company's flagship Liqhobong Diamond Mine in Lesotho.
Ms Eileen Carr - Non-Executive Director
Ms Carr is a Chartered Certified Accountant who has over 30
years' resources industry experience overseeing large scale mining
operations across the world including the Freda Rebecca gold mine
in Zimbabwe, the Ayanfuri gold mine in Ghana, the Kalsaka gold mine
in Burkina Faso and the Angovia gold mine in Ivory Coast. Ms Carr
began her career in the resources sector at Cluff Oil Holdings
followed by Marc Rich Holdings (now Glencore) where she held the
position of business manager. Since then, she has gone on to serve
as Finance Director or Non-Executive Director at several companies
in the resources sector, and was Chief Financial Officer at both
AIM listed Monterrico Metals plc and Alexander Mining plc.
Ms Carr is currently a Non-Executive Director of Sylvania
Platinum Limited and Bacanora Lithium plc, both of which are listed
on AIM. Ms Carr holds an MSc in Management from London University
and is a SLOAN fellow of the London Business School.
Lucio Genovese, Chairman, commented:
"I am very pleased to welcome Eileen to the Board of Firestone
Diamonds. She has extensive experience both in mining and finance
which we believe will be invaluable to the Company.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Paul for his
dedication and hard work over the past 8 years and wish him the
best in his future endeavours."
For more information please visit: www.firestonediamonds.com or
contact:
+44 (0)20 8741
Firestone Diamonds plc 7810
Paul Bosma
Grant Ferriman
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited
(Nomad and Broker)
Nick Stamp +44 (0)20 3037
Nicholas Harland 2000
+44 (0)20 7920
Tavistock (Public and Investor Relations) 3150
Jos Simson
Gareth Tredway
Annabel de Morgan
Background information on Firestone
Firestone is an international diamond mining company with
operations in Lesotho. Firestone commenced commercial production in
July 2017 at the Liqhobong Diamond Mine. Liqhobong is owned 75% by
Firestone and 25% by the Government of Lesotho. Lesotho is one of
Africa's significant new diamond producers, hosting Gem Diamonds'
Letšeng Mine, Firestone's Liqhobong Mine, Namakwa Diamonds' Kao
Mine and Lucapa's Mothae Mine.
Further regulatory disclosures
Other than as disclosed below, there are no further disclosures
to be made in accordance with AIM Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of
Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Name - Eileen Carr
Age - 62
Ms. Carr is, or has during the last five years been, a director
or partner of the following companies and partnerships:
Current Directorships/Partnerships:
Bacanora Lithium plc
Sylvania Platinum Ltd
Nobel Investments Ltd
Bunree Resource Management Ltd
Past Directorships/Partnerships held in the last 5 years:
Alexander Mining plc
Banro Resources Inc
BuenaVista Gold plc
European Goldfields plc
Cluff Gold plc
Cluff Mining plc
Cluff Resources plc
Gold Star Resources
Monterrico Metals plc
Ms Carr was a Non-Executive Director of Talvivaara Mining
Company Plc ("Talvivaara") from June 2007 until June 2014.
Talvivaara applied for corporate reorganisation proceedings
governed by the Finnish Restructuring of Enterprises Act (47/1993,
as amended) on 15 November 2013. On 2 June 2017, Talvivaara
announced that the District Court of Espoo had confirmed
Talvivaara's Restructuring Programme.
Ms Carr does not currently hold any shares in the Company.
There are no other disclosures to be made under Schedule Two
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules in respect of Ms Carr.
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