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Nicholas T. Sibley Non Executive Chairman FCA
Mr Sibley is a Chartered Accountant, a director of TanzaniteOne Ltd, Corney & Barrow Group Ltd and of two investment companies. He was formerly chairman of Wheelock Capital from 1994 to 1997, as well as executive chairman of Barclays de Zoete Wedd (Asia Pacific) Limited, from 1989 to 1993. Mr Sibley is a former managing director of Jardine Fleming Holdings Ltd and Barclays de Zoete Wedd Holdings Ltd. Mr Sibley was appointed to the Aquarius Platinum Board during October 1999 and assumed the Chairmanship in July 2002. Mr Sibley is a member of the Audit/Risk, Nomination and Remuneration & Succession Planning Committees of the Group. |
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Stuart A. Murray Chief Executive Officer BS(Chem.Eng), AMI ChemE
Mr Murray joined Aquarius Platinum Limited during May 2001 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in September 2001. After obtaining his degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London, Mr Murray commenced his career in 1984 with Impala Platinum Holdings Limited. He is Chairman of Aquarius Platinum (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, the Group’s 100% owned subsidiary. Mr Murray sits on the Boards of Mimosa Investments Limited the Group’s 50% owned Zimbabwean subsidiary, Platinum Mile Resources (Pty) Limited the Group’s 50% owned tailings retreatment company, and Aquarius Platinum (SA) Corporate Services (Pty) Limited, the owner of 50% of the Chrome Tailings Retreatment Plant. Mr Murray is a member of the Nomination Committee of the Group and Executive Committee of AQPSA. |
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David Dix Non Executive Director B.Ec; LLB; Grad Dip (Tax Law)
Mr Dix’s background is in economics, law and taxation and he is a Barrister and Solicitor in the High Court of Australia. He has held various positions with Shell Australia Limited and worked for 16 years in Corporate Advisory at both Macquarie Bank Limited and UBS AG specialising in the mining industry, including Head of Resources for Asia Pacific and in London as Head of Mining. Mr Dix is Executive Chairman of Australian Oil Company, AED Oil Limited, Chairman of Quadrem Limited, a company which provides eBusiness solutions to the resource sector and he was appointed a Non Executive Director of Troy Resources NL on 1 February 2010. He brings to Aquarius a wealth of experience gained in the international business and resources communities. Mr Dix was appointed to the Aquarius Platinum Board during March 2004 and is a member of the Audit/Risk, the Remuneration and Succession Planning and Nomination Committees of the Group. |
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Tim Freshwater Non-Executive Director
Mr Freshwater is a solicitor in the UK and Hong Kong and has been involved in Asian markets for over 35 years. Mr Freshwater, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia, is also a director of a number of companies, including Swire Pacific Limited, Chong Hing Bank Limited, Cosco Pacific Limited and Grosvenor Asia Limited. He is a member of the board of directors of the Community Chest of Hong Kong and a Council Member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Mr Freshwater was appointed to the Aquarius Platinum Board during August 2006 and is a member of the Nomination Committee of the Group. |
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G. Edward Haslam Non Executive Director
Mr Haslam joined Lonmin plc in 1981 and was appointed a director of Lonmin plc in 1999 and Chief Executive Officer in November 2000. He retired from Lonmin plc in April 2004. Mr Haslam is Chairman of Finnish Nickel Mining Company Talvivaara plc, which completed its listing on the LSE on June 1st 2007 and is Senior Independent Director of the South African company Namakwa Diamonds Ltd., which completed its listing on the JSE in December 2007. Mr Haslam was appointed to the Aquarius Platinum Board during May 2004 and is Chairman of the Remuneration & Succession Planning Committee and a member of the Audit/Risk, and Nomination Committees of the Group. |
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Zwelakhe Mankazana Non Executive Director - MSc.
Mr Mankazana is an Executive Director of Savannah Resources, the lead investor in the Savannah Consortium, Aquarius Platinum's BEE partner. Mr Mankazana holds an MSc in Economics from the Patrice Lumumba University of Friendship. In addition to his interests in mining, Mr Mankazana is a founder of South African mobile operator Cell C and serves on the boards of its holding companies. He also represents BEE shareholders on the board of the holding company for Siemens and Nokia Siemens Networks in South Africa. He participates in community work through his involvement with several development and education trusts. Mr Mankazana joined the Board of AQPSA in February 2005. He was appointed to the Aquarius Platinum Board during November 2008 and is a member of the Remuneration & Succession Planning and Nomination Committees of the Group. |
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Kofi Morna Non Executive Director - BS, MBA
Mr Morna is an Executive Director of Savannah Resources (Pty) Limited (Savannah), the lead investor in the Savannah Consortium, Aquarius Platinum's BEE partner. Prior to joining Savannah Resources, Mr Morna worked with the International Finance Corporation as an Investment Officer, Gemini Consulting as a Senior Management Consultant and Schlumberger Oilfield Services as a Field Engineer. Mr Morna holds an MBA from the London Business School and a BS from Princeton University in the United States. He is currently a director of Mkhombi Holdings and Delta Iron Ore. Mr Morna joined the Board of AQPSA in February 2005 and was appointed to the Aquarius Platinum Board during February 2007. Mr Morna is a member of the Audit/Risk and Nomination Committees of the Group. |
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Sir William Purves Senior Independent Non Executive Director
Sir William Purves joined The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1954 (now part of the HSBC Group) being appointed Chief Executive in 1986 and Group Chairman the following year. Following its acquisition in 1992, he also became Chairman of Midland Bank. He retired from the HSBC Group in 1998 after 44 years service. Sir William Purves is a non-executive director of a number of private companies and was a non-executive director of Shell Transport and Trading from 1993 to 2002. He was also a member of the Executive Council, Hong Kong’s highest policy-making body. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1990 and was Knighted in 1993. Sir William Purves was appointed to the Aquarius Platinum Board during February 2004 and is Chairman of the Audit/Risk Committee, Senior Independent Director of the Company and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Group. |
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