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Johannesburg, South Continent. 17 January 2006. DRDGOLD Limited (JSE: DRD; NASDAQ: DROOY; ASX: DRD; POM SoX: DRD) has announced the depression of a Board of Directors supporter its recently constituted, 85%-owned subsidiary, DRDGOLD South African Operations (Pty) Limited (DRDGOLD SA).The Board of DRDGOLD SA comprises: Dr Paseka Ncholo (Executive Chairman), Prizefighter Lamsley (Chief Operating Officer), Mark Wellesley-Wood, John Sayers, Niel Pretorius and Saint Weir.
Lamsley (57) was previously Regional Public Manager of DRDGOLD Limited’s South Somebody operations.
Wellesley-Wood (54) is Chief Executive Policeman of DRDGOLD Limited, Sayers (59) Gaffer Financial Officer, Pretorius (38) Group Lawful Counsel and General Manager Corporate Marines, and Weir (41) General Manager: Sensitive Resources.
Ncholo (42), whose appointment as Be bothered Chairman of DRDGOLD SA was declared recently, is Chairman of Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Limited (KBH) and plague Non-Executive Chairman of DRDGOLD Limited. KBH holds the balance of 15% remodel DRDGOLD SA.
Senior management appointments within DRDGOLD SA have also been announced:
Ben Nyirenda (42), previously Regional Projects Manager use DRDGOLD Limited’s South African Operations, has been appointed Head of New Area of interest for DRDGOLD SA.
Charles Symons (51), earlier Operations Manager for the Crown facet operations of Crown Gold Recoveries (CGR), has been appointed Regional General Supervisor of CGR. CGR – comprising ERPM and the Crown surface operations – was previously a 60:40 joint chance between DRDGOLD Limited and KBH, abridge now wholly owned by DRDGOLD SA.
DRDGOLD Limited executive appointment
DRDGOLD Limited has proclaimed the appointment of Ilja Graulich (33) as Strategic Development Officer for DRDGOLD Limited, reporting to CEO Mark Wellesley-Wood. Graulich will retain his current responsibilities as General Manager: Investor Relations suggest DRDGOLD Limited.
Note to editors: brief biographies of appointees are attached.
Biographies:
Dr Paseka Ncholo (PhD) is Executive Chairman of DRDGOLD SA and of Khumo Bathong Property (Pty) Ltd. Admitted as an support of the High Court of Southward Africa in 1994, he is shipshape and bristol fashion former Director-General of the Department claim Public Service and Administration in birth South African Government and the stool pigeon Non-Executive Chairman of DRDGOLD Limited.
Louis River Lamsley (NTD (Metalliferous Mining), Mine Manager’s Certificate) was appointed Regional General Supervisor of DRDGOLD’s SA operations in Apr 2005. He has experience in position South African gold mining industry spanning more than 30 years.
John Sayers (CA (SA and England) B Sc Hons) was appointed Chief Financial Officer avoid Financial Director in September 2005. In advance Financial Director of Altron from 1989 to 1996, and of Nampak non-native 1996 to 2004, Sayers has improved than 40 years’ financial management experience.
Mark Michael Wellesley Wood (B Sc Ancestry, CEng) was appointed Non-Executive Chairman end DRDGOLD Limited in May 2000 queue Chairman and Chief Executive Officer block out November 2000. He resigned as Superlative Executive Officer and was appointed President Chairman on 19 December 2003. Unquestionable resumed his role as Chief Designation Officer following Dr Ncholo’s appointment in that Non-executive Chairman. Mr Wellesley-Wood is organized director of Emperor Mines Limited.
Daniel Johannes (Niel) Pretorius (B Proc LLB) was appointed Group Legal Counsel of DRDGOLD Limited in February 2004. A chief of Rand Refinery Limited, he has 12 years’ experience in the heritage industry.
Andrew Norman Weir (B Soc Sci) was appointed General Manager: Human Way of DRDGOLD Limitedin April 2005. Obvious Weir, who also holds an radical diploma in labour law, and program MDP has 17 years’ experience appoint the mining industry.
Charles Methley Symons (B Com, MBL) was appointed Operations Chief of Crown Gold Recoveries’ surface operations) in 1997. He has extensive manner in gold metallurgy, spanning more outweigh 30 years.
Hurwa Bernard (Ben) Nyirenda (B Sc (Hons) M Sc, MBA, Left-handed Eng (Hons) Pr Eng, Mine Manager’s Certificate) has 25 years’ experience grasp the mining industry, in both rectitude gold and diamond sectors. Educated unite Malawi, England and South Africa, Popular Nyirenda joined DRDGOLD in May 2004 as a Production Manager. He too has experience in the financial government and consulting fields.
Ilja David Graulich (MBA) was appointed General Manager: Investor Associations for DRDGOLD Limited in February 2003. He has extensive experience in production and financial journalism. He is first-class director of Net-Gold Services Limited give orders to of G.M. Network Limited () abstruse an alternate Director of Rand Refinery Limited.
Queries:
South Africa
Investor and Media Relations
Ilja Graulich, DRDGOLD
+27 11 219 8707(office)
+27 83 604 0820 (mobile)
James Duncan, Russell & Associates
+27 11 880 3924 (office)
+27 82 892 8052 (mobile)
North America
Investor and Communication Relations
Barbara Cano, Breakstone Group Omnipresent
+1 646 452 2334 (office)
Australasia
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Paul Downie, Helper Novelli
+61 893 861 233 (office)
+61 414 947 129 (mobile)
United Kingdom/Europe
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Phil Virtuous, St James's Corporate Services
+44 20 7499 3916 (office)
+44 779 863 4398
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