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Pan African Resources plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales under Companies Act 1985 with
registered number 3937466 on 25 February 2000)
Share code on AIM: PAF
Share code on JSE: PAN
ISIN: GB0004300496
(`Pan African` or the `company`)
CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pan African, the African focused precious metals producer, announces the
following changes to its board of directors (the `Board`):
- Keith Spencer takes the role of Chairman, following the resignation of
Cyril Ramaphosa
- Phuti Malabie, Shanduka`s Chief Executive Officer, is appointed as Deputy
Non Executive Chairman
- Busi Sitole appointed as Chief Financial Officer as Cobus Loots moves to
Non Executive Director
The Board has accepted Mr. Ramaphosa`s resignation as the non-executive chairman
of Pan African, with immediate effect. However, in his role as Executive
Chairman of Shanduka Group, Pan African`s largest shareholder, Mr. Ramaphosa`s
counsel and support remains available to the Board.
In accordance with the Board`s succession plan, the Board is pleased to announce
that Keith Spencer, currently serving as the deputy non-executive Chairman of
Pan African, will take up the role of independent non-executive Chairman of the
Board, effective immediately.
Phuti Malabie, currently serving as a non-executive director on the Board, will
succeed Keith Spencer as the deputy non-executive Chairman of the Board, with
immediate effect. Phuti Malabie is the Chief Executive Officer of the Shanduka
Group.
Busi Sitole has been appointed as the full time Chief Financial Officer (`CFO`)
of Pan African, with immediate effect. Busi Sitole will succeed Cobus Loots, who
has elected to step down from the position of CFO of Pan African due to work
commitments at the Shanduka Group. The Board has accepted Cobus. Loots`
resignation, and is pleased to advise that he will remain on the Board as a non-
executive director.
Busi Sitole is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) who has worked as the
Finance Executive for Pan African for the past eight months. She joined the
Shanduka Group in 2007, where she was responsible for sourcing, executing and
monitoring private equity investments, which also involved capital raisings.
Ms. Sitole was previously employed as a Financial Manager at Rand Merchant
Bank`s Treasury Agency Business, and prior to that as a New Treasury Products
Marketer at Absa Capital. She completed her three years of articles as a Trainee
Accountant and was thereafter employed as a Finance Manager in Standard Bank`s
Structured Finance division.
She completed her BCom at the University of Cape Town and her Bcom Honours
Degree at the University of Natal.
Commenting on the Board changes, Cyril Ramaphosa commented: "During my time as
Chairman of Pan African, the business has made great headway in achieving its
objectives both in its gold production and more recently in its move into
platinum production. I have great confidence in the board at Pan African and we
at Shanduka look forward to a strong and continuing relationship with them."
Jan Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Pan African commented: "The Board
expresses its sincere appreciation to Cyril Ramaphosa for his input and
contribution to Pan African`s success. We also thank Cobus Loots for his
valuable contribution to the business over the past two and a half years, and we
look forward to his continued involvement in his new role as a non-executive
director. Finally, we also take this opportunity to welcome Busi Sitole to the
Board, and to congratulate Keith Spencer and Phuti Malabie in their new Board
roles."
Save as set out in this announcement there are no further matters to be
disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Rosebank
14 December 2011
JSE Sponsor
Macquarie First South Capital (Pty) Limited
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Additional Information
Yvonne Bongekile Busi Sitole, aged 35,is currently a director of the following
companies:
Netgroup Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Newline Investments (Pty) Ltd
In the past five years, Ms Sitole has also been a director of the following
companies:
Wonderstone (Pty) Ltd
Incwala Resources (Pty) Ltd
Incwala Platinum (Pty) Ltd
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