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GFI - Gold Fields - Vishnu Pillay to head up Gold Fields operations
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Media Release
Gold Fields Limited
(Reg. No. 1968/004880/06)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Share Code: GFI
ISIN Code: ZAE000018123
MEDIA RELEASE
Vishnu Pillay to head up Gold Fields operations in South Africa
Johannesburg, 4 April 2008. Gold Fields Limited ("Gold Fields") (NYSE, JSE,
DIFX: GFI) today announced that, further to the executive management changes
announced on Monday, 30 March 2008, Vishnu Pillay has been promoted to
Executive Vice President and Head of South African Operations, to replace
Terence Goodlace who was promoted to Chief Operating Officer for the Group,
and will join the Gold Fields Executive Committee.
Vishnu, who takes up his new position on 1 May 2008, was previously Vice
President and Head of Operations of the Driefontein Gold Mine.
Terence Goodlace said:
"Vishnu`s appointment will ensure continuity at our South African operations.
He is well respected and, apart from a brief period outside Gold Fields with
the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as Executive
Director: CSIR Mining Technology and Group Executive: Institutional Planning
and Operations for the CSIR, has been with Gold Fields for 22 years."
To fill the position vacated by Vishnu, Peter Turner, currently Vice President
and Head of Operations of Kloof Gold Mine will move to Driefontein Gold Mine
in the same position. To fill Peter`s position at Kloof Gold Mine, Rodney
Hart, currently, Senior Manager: Operations at that mine, will be promoted to
the position of Vice President and Head of Operations of Kloof Gold Mine.
These appointments are also effective from 1 May 2008.
In another move, Stuart Allan, has assumed responsibility for the South Deep
Gold Mine as the Vice President and Head of Operations.
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About Gold Fields
Gold Fields Limited is one of the world`s largest unhedged producers of gold
with attributable production of more than four million ounces per annum from
eight operating mines in South Africa, Ghana and Australia.
A ninth mine; the Cerro Corona Gold/Copper mine in Peru; is expected to
commence production by mid 2008 at an initial rate of approximately 400,000
gold equivalent ounces per annum.
Directors: A J Wright (Chairman), I D Cockerill+ (Chief Executive Officer), K
Ansah#, N J Holland+ (Chief Financial Officer), J G Hopwood, G Marcus, J M
McMahon+, D N Murray, D M J Ncube, R L Pennant-Rea+, P J Ryan, C I von
Christierson
+British, #Ghanaian
Corporate Secretary: C Farrel
The company has total attributable ore reserves of 92 million ounces and
mineral resources of 252 million ounces.
Gold Fields employs some 53,000 permanent employees across its operations and
is listed on the JSE Limited South Africa (primary listing), the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX).
All of Gold Fields` operations are ISO14001 certified. For more information
please visit the Gold Fields website at www.goldfields.co.za.
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