8 Feb 2013 07:26
AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED - Directorate ChangeAQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED - Directorate Change
PR Newswire
London, February 8
Aquarius Platinum is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board ofDirectors of Ms Sonja De Bruyn Sebotsa effective 6th February 2013. Ms Sebotsais a former director of Anglo American Platinum Ltd. Ms. De Bruyn Sebotsa'sappointment will strengthen the financial acumen of the Board and bring herextensive knowledge of international banking and finance to the company.
Ms. De Bruyn Sebotsa has also joined the Board of Aquarius' fully ownedsubsidiary AQPSA and will assume the role of Chairman of AQPSA from actingAQPSA Chairman Mr. Mankazana. Mr. Mankazana continues to serve as anon-executive director.
Commenting on the appointment, Aquarius' Chairman Nicholas Sibley said:
"I am delighted that Sonja has accepted the Board's invitation to join. Shebrings a wealth of experience and knowledge in a wide range of areas ofbusiness and I am sure that she will make a valuable contribution to theongoing growth and success of the company."
Ms. De Bruyn Sebotsa, LLB (Hons), LSE, MA (McGill), SFA (UK), EMP (Harvard), isa founder and principal partner of Identity Partners, an investment, financingand advisory firm. She serves on numerous Board's including RMB Holdings Ltd,Discovery Holdings Limited, Nestlé (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd and served on theAnglo American Platinum Limited from January 2008 to 1 February 2013.
Sonja's areas of study were in Law, Business and Economics. She started hercareer in 1997 in deal making in South Africa, Africa and internationally. Shewas a Vice-President, Investment Banking, at Deutsche Bank where she worked intheir Johannesburg, London and Tokyo offices on mergers and acquisitions,privatizations, IPO's, black economic empowerment transactions and financings.In 2002 to 2007 she was part of a team that built a portfolio of investments(an endowment) to benefit a women's empowerment Trust, Women's DevelopmentBank, through major acquisitions in large companies.
She is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum (Class of 2010).
For further information please contact:
Jean Nel - CEO
+27120012001
Willi Boehm - Company Secretary
+61893675211
or visit: www.aquariusplatinum.com
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