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DMC - DiamondCorp Plc - Senior Management Appointments
DiamondCorp plc
Registration Number: 05400982
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(SA Company Registration Number: 2007/031444/10)
ISIN: GB00B183ZC46
AIM share code: DCP
JSE share code: DMC
("DiamondCorp" or "the Company")
Senior Management Appointments
DiamondCorp plc (the "Company") (JSE: DMC, AIM: DCP) has strengthened its core
management team with two senior appointments.
Mr Steve West has been appointed to the position of Head of Business Development
and Mr Paul Sharples has been appointed to the position of Head of Mining. Both
positions will be based at the Company`s Lace Mine near Kroonstad in the Free
State province of South Africa.
Both appointees will be members of DiamondCorp`s Executive Committee ("ExCo")
and report to the Company`s CEO, Mr Paul Loudon.
Mr West is a mechanical engineer with more than 30 years experience in the
mining industry, predominantly in diamonds. He commenced his career with De
Beers Consolidated Mines in Kimberley and held a number of senior positions with
the Trans Hex Group Limited, including Group Marine Manager and Group Project
Manager. Prior to joining DiamondCorp, Mr West was mine manager of Gem Diamonds
Limited`s Cempaka diamond mine in Indonesia.
Mr Sharples is a chartered mining engineer with more than 30 years experience in
the mining industry. He commenced his career with Anglo American Corporation in
Welkom and has held senior operational and consulting positions for range of
mining companies and mineral consulting firms, including Gencor Billiton, Murray
& Roberts, Bateman Engineering and Mintek. He has been involved in the
development and management of significant underground and opencast gold and
diamond operations in South Africa, Brazil, DRC and Namibia. Mr Sharples is
currently General Manager of the Lace Diamond Mine.
DiamondCorp CEO, Paul Loudon said: "The appointments come ahead of the next
phase of growth for DiamondCorp. Having successfully commissioned Phase One at
the Lace Diamond Mine, the company is now accelerating Phase Two development of
the underground mine. At the same time, we are looking at a number of growth
opportunities through joint ventures and acquisitions. As members of
DiamondCorp`s ExCo, Steve and Paul will be key contributors to this growth
process."
8 April 2008
London
Sponsor:
Investec Bank Limited
For further information, please contact:
Paul Loudon
Managing Director & CEO, DiamondCorp plc
+44 20 7256 2651
Robert Smith/Tanis Crosby
Investec Bank Limited
+27 11 286 7662
Ivonne Cantu/Elizabeth Bowman
Cenkos Securities plc
+44 207 397 8924
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