Board Appointment

RNS Number : 8952P

Kennedy Ventures PLC

11 June 2015

 

Kennedy Ventures PLC

11^th 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                                          [phone]

Cenkos Securities

Derrick Lee / Nick Tulloch                                            [phone]

Peterhouse Corporate Finance                                       [phone]

Peter Greensmith

Camarco                                                         

Billy Clegg / Georgia Mann / Zoe Moulton                   [phone]

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

ENDS

 

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