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Kennedy Ventures PLC
11th June 2015
Kennedy Ventures plc
Board Appointment
Kennedy Ventures plc ("Kennedy Ventures" or "the Company") the owner of a tantalite mine in Namibia, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Hibberd as Chief Executive Officer of the Company with immediate effect.
Peter Hibberd is a qualified geologist and mining engineer from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College with over 30 years' experience in the mining industry. During this time he held a number of positions with major mining houses including De Beers and JCI. He has specialised in pegmatite geology and has been involved in numerous tantalite projects in South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, DR Congo and Colombia.
Giles Clarke, Chairman of Kennedy Ventures commented:
"I am very pleased to welcome Peter Hibberd to the Board of Kennedy Ventures. Peter brings considerable experience and expertise to the Company at an important time in terms of the development of our tantalite investment in Namibia. We believe his skills will prove a valuable asset to shareholders. The Board anticipate further announcements in the near future as activities gather pace."
For further information, please contact:
Kennedy Ventures plc
Giles Clarke c/o Billy Clegg +44 (0) 020 3757 4983
Cenkos Securities
Derrick Lee / Nick Tulloch +44 (0) 131 220 6939
Peterhouse Corporate Finance +44 (0) 207 469 0935
Peter Greensmith
Camarco
Billy Clegg / Georgia Mann / Zoe Moulton +44 (0) 020 3757 6983
For the appointment of Mr Hibberd, the Company confirms that there is no further information to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies save as disclosed below:
Full name: Peter Denis Hibberd
Age: 59
Current Directorships: Southern African Tantalum Mining (Pty) Ltd
Southern African Lithium and Tantalum Mining (Pty) Ltd
Nababeep Copper Company (Pty) Ltd
Bulletrap Copper Company Limited
Namakwa Uranium (Pty) Limited
Anglorand Resources Limited
Leopard Exploration and Mining
Spektakel Copper Mines
Previous Directorships: Caracal Resources Ltd
Minerals and Metals
Atlantic Diamond Co
Diablo Trade 122
Greenstone Equities
Ventranex Trading
Sugilite South Africa
Adamastor Resources
Mawenzi Mineral Resources
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