14 Jan 2011 07:00
BERKELEY MINERAL RESOURCES PLC
("BMR" or "The Company")
Board Changes
Berkeley Mineral Resources, which is primarily engaged in processing mining tailings, announces two alterations to its Board of Directors as follows:
Mark Wainwright, 52, MA (Cantab), MBA has been appointed a non-executive director. After commencing a career in mining with Gold Fields in South Africa, in 1998 Mark became a mining consulting Partner with Deloitte initially in South Africa and then Russia where his clients included a wide range of the world's leading mining and mineral processing companies.
Since August 2009, he has been a Managing Director at Turner and Townsend, an international construction consultancy, where he is the global leader of the Mining and Metals team.
There are no other matters which are required to be announced with regard to this appointment under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.
In addition, Yoram Ben Israel, who has been a non-executive director of the company since September 2005 has resigned his position to pursue his other interests.
Masoud Alikhani, Chairman, commented:
"The Company is grateful to Yoram Ben Israel for his contribution to BMR over the years and wishes him well.
We are delighted that Mark Wainwright is joining the Board. He brings with him a wealth of experience gained with some of the largest corporations in our sector. I am sure he will make a substantial and effective contribution to our development strategy, operational ability and offtaking activities to fulfil the needs of the Company as it grows to become a major producer in the world mineral processing business".
For further information please contact:
Berkeley Mineral Resources Plc 020 7408 1181
Masoud Alikhani, Chairman
Seymour Pierce 020 7107 8000
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