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GFI - Gold Fields Limited - Appointment Of Two New Directors
Gold Fields Limited
(Registration Number 1968/004880/06)
("Gold Fields " or "the Company")
JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai Share Code: GFI
NYX Code: GFLB, and SWX Code: GOLI
ISIN: ZAE000018123
APPOINTMENT OF TWO NEW DIRECTORS
In terms of Section 3.59 (a) of the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited
("JSE"), the Board of Gold Fields is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms
Cheryl Carolus and Mr Roberto Danino as independent Non-Executive Directors of
the Company, with effect from Tuesday, 10 March 2009.
Ms Cheryl Carolus was Deputy Secretary General of the African National Congress
from 1994 to 1997 and from 1997 to 1998 acting Secretary General. In 1998, she
became South Africa`s High Commissioner to London. Between 2001 and 2004, she
was the Chief Executive Officer of SA Tourism (SATOUR). She is currently the
chairperson of the South African National Parks (SANPARKS). She is also
executive chairperson of Peotona Holdings, an investment company that deals with
business development.
Mr Roberto Danino serves on various corporate and non-profit boards, both in
Peru and USA, including Gold Fields La Cima in Peru. Mr Danino is a Peruvian
lawyer who has practiced for over 30 years as a Partner of leading law firms in
Lima and Washington DC. He has ample experience throughout Latin America, as
well as in the USA and the UK. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. He has served as Prime Minister of
Peru and Ambassador to United States. He has been Senior Vice President and
General Counsel of the World Bank, as well as Secretary General of the
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. He was also the
founding General Counsel of the Inter-American Investment Corporation in
Washington, D.C., the private sector affiliate of the Inter-American Development
Bank.
The Board welcomes them to the Gold Fields Group and looks forward to their
valuable contribution.
11 March 2009
Sponsor
JP Morgan Equities Limited
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