Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 4451U

Central Asia Metals PLC

25 November 2019

 

25 November 2019

CENTRAL ASIA METALS PLC

('CAML' or the 'Company')

Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

Central Asia Metals PLC (AIM: CAML), is pleased to announce that Dr Gillian Davidson has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company, and as Chair of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee with effect from 2 December 2019.

Dr Davidson, an industry leader in sustainability, has over 20 years of experience in the extractives and natural resources sectors. She is an independent sustainability advisor and currently serves as a non-executive director on the boards of TSX listed Lydian International Limited and New Gold Inc.  Dr Davidson is also Chair of International Women in Mining.

Dr Davidson was, until 2017, Head of Mining & Metals at the World Economic Forum, leading global and regional initiatives for responsible and sustainable development. Prior to this, she was Director of Social Responsibility at Teck Resources Limited. Dr Davidson has previously held senior roles in mining companies, government, academia and consultancy.

She holds a MA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Glasgow, a PhD in Development Economics and Economic Geography from the University of Liverpool and is an alumnus of the Governor General of Canada's Leadership Conference.

Nick Clarke, Chairman of CAML, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Gillian to the CAML Board. She is an experienced company director, whose sustainability knowledge will be invaluable in guiding the Company forwards in this area. Gillian's appointment builds on CAML's longstanding commitment to our social responsibilities, which have been championed over many years by the Sustainability Committee which she will now chair."

For further information contact:

Central Asia Metals	Tel: [phone]
Nick Clarke, Chairman
Louise Wrathall, Investor Relations	[e-mail]
Peel Hunt (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Ross Allister
James Bavister
David McKeown
BMO Capital Markets (Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Thomas Rider
Neil Elliot
Blytheweigh (PR Advisors)	Tel: [phone]
Tim Blythe
Camilla Horsfall
Megan Ray

Note to editors:

Central Asia Metals, an AIM-listed UK company based in London, owns 100% of the Kounrad SX-EW copper project in central Kazakhstan and 100% of the Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia.

For further information, please visit:  www.centralasiametals.com and https://twitter.com/CamlMetals

Appendix - AIM Rule Schedule 2(g) disclosures

Gillian Davidson (aged 48) current directorships are as follows:

Company	Role/Position	Date from	Date to
Cobalt Institute	Director	May 2019	Present
International Women in Mining C.I.C.	Director	April 2019	Present
New Gold Inc	Independent non-executive director	April 2018	Present
Global Battery Alliance	Member of Executive Board	September 2017	Present
Wild Mountain Consulting Limited	Director	June 2017	Present
Lydian International Limited	Independent non-executive director	August 2016	Present

There are no additional disclosures required under Rule 17 and Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

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