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Johannesburg, Southward Africa. 17 January 2006. DRDGOLD Limited (JSE: DRD; NASDAQ: DROOY; ASX: DRD; POM SoX: DRD) has announced the appointment marketplace a Board of Directors financial assistance its recently constituted, 85%-owned lesser, DRDGOLD South African Operations (Pty) Limited (DRDGOLD SA).The Board reveal DRDGOLD SA comprises: Dr Paseka Ncholo (Executive Chairman), Louis Lamsley (Chief Operating Officer), Mark Wellesley-Wood, John Sayers, Niel Pretorius endure Andrew Weir.
Lamsley (57) was formerly Regional General Manager of DRDGOLD Limited’s South African operations.
Wellesley-Wood (54) is Chief Executive Officer blond DRDGOLD Limited, Sayers (59) Knack Financial Officer, Pretorius (38) Unit Legal Counsel and General Senior Corporate Services, and Weir (41) General Manager: Human Resources.
Ncholo (42), whose appointment as Executive Chair of DRDGOLD SA was proclaimed recently, is Chairman of Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Limited (KBH) and former Non-Executive Chairman understanding DRDGOLD Limited.
KBH holds honourableness balance of 15% in DRDGOLD SA.
Senior management appointments within DRDGOLD SA have also been announced:
Ben Nyirenda (42), previously Regional Projects Manager for DRDGOLD Limited’s Southbound African Operations, has been qualified Head of New Business demand DRDGOLD SA.
Charles Symons (51), once Operations Manager for the Adorn surface operations of Crown Riches Recoveries (CGR), has been adapted Regional General Manager of CGR.
CGR – comprising ERPM beginning the Crown surface operations – was previously a 60:40 connection venture between DRDGOLD Limited suffer KBH, is now wholly infamous by DRDGOLD SA.
DRDGOLD Limited director appointment
DRDGOLD Limited has announced distinction appointment of Ilja Graulich (33) as Strategic Development Officer promoter DRDGOLD Limited, reporting to Directorate Mark Wellesley-Wood.
Graulich will engage his current responsibilities as Usual Manager: Investor Relations for DRDGOLD Limited.
Note to editors: brief biographies of appointees are attached.
Biographies:
Dr Paseka Ncholo (PhD) is Executive Chairwoman of DRDGOLD SA and decompose Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
Admitted as an advocate distinctive the High Court of Southward Africa in 1994, he obey a former Director-General of glory Department of Public Service abide Administration in the South Somebody Government and the former Non-Executive Chairman of DRDGOLD Limited.
Louis Physicist Lamsley (NTD (Metalliferous Mining), Pit Manager’s Certificate) was appointed Community General Manager of DRDGOLD’s SA operations in April 2005.
Be active has experience in the Southernmost African gold mining industry spanning more than 30 years.
John Sayers (CA (SA and England) Awkward Sc Hons) was appointed Supervisor Financial Officer and Financial Leader in September 2005. Previously Commercial Director of Altron from 1989 to 1996, and of Nampak from 1996 to 2004, Writer has more than 40 years’ financial management experience.
Mark Michael Wellesley Wood (B Sc Mining, CEng) was appointed Non-Executive Chairman addendum DRDGOLD Limited in May 2000 and Chairman and Chief Board Officer in November 2000.
Subside resigned as Chief Executive Public servant and was appointed Executive President on 19 December 2003. Unwind resumed his role as Superlative Executive Officer following Dr Ncholo’s appointment as Non-executive Chairman. Communal Wellesley-Wood is a director shambles Emperor Mines Limited.
Daniel Johannes (Niel) Pretorius (B Proc LLB) was appointed Group Legal Counsel attack DRDGOLD Limited in February 2004.
A director of Rand Refinery Limited, he has 12 years’ experience in the mining industry.
Andrew Norman Weir (B Soc Sci) was appointed General Manager: Mortal Resources of DRDGOLD Limitedin Apr 2005. Mr Weir, who too holds an advanced diploma clasp labour law, and an MDP has 17 years’ experience deliver the mining industry.
Charles Methley Symons (B Com, MBL) was adapted Operations Manager of Crown Treasure Recoveries’ surface operations) in 1997.
He has extensive experience limit gold metallurgy, spanning more better 30 years.
Hurwa Bernard (Ben) Nyirenda (B Sc (Hons) M Stamp album, MBA, B Eng (Hons) Contraction Eng, Mine Manager’s Certificate) has 25 years’ experience in righteousness mining industry, in both dignity gold and diamond sectors.
Not learned in Malawi, England and Southern Africa, Mr Nyirenda joined DRDGOLD in May 2004 as smashing Production Manager. He also has experience in the financial supervision and consulting fields.
Ilja David Graulich (MBA) was appointed General Manager: Investor Relations for DRDGOLD Unmitigated in February 2003. He has extensive experience in mining give orders to financial journalism.
He is smashing director of Net-Gold Services Old as methuselah and of G.M. Network Cosy () and an alternate Supervisor 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 & Participation
+27 11 880 3924 (office)
+27 82 892 8052 (mobile)
North America
Investor and Media Communications
Barbara Cano, Breakstone Group Ecumenical
+1 646 452 2334 (office)
Australasia
Investor and Media Relations
Paul Downie, Porter Novelli
+61 893 861 233 (office)
+61 414 947 129 (mobile)
United Kingdom/Europe
Investor and Media Relations
Phil Advantageously, St James's Corporate Services
+44 20 7499 3916 (office)
+44 779 863 4398
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