Board Changes

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Red Rock Resources plc

30 June 2015

 

Red Rock Resources Plc

("Red Rock" or the "Company")

Director changes

30 June 2015

Red Rock Resources plc, the mining and exploration company with interests in gold in Africa and investments in other mineral assets, announces the following changes in directorate.

Mr Sam Quinn has been appointed a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect, and the Company has accepted the resignation of Mr John Watkins as a non-executive director of the Company. Mr Scott Kaintz has been appointed an executive director of the Company.

Sam Delevan Quinn, aged 38, a British and Australian citizen, is a corporate lawyer with significant experience in the mineral resources sector. For the past decade, Mr Quinn has served as legal counsel for and as part of the executive management team of several listed and non-listed gold, silver, copper, iron-ore and diamond exploration and development companies with operations in various jurisdictions. Mr Quinn is also currently the Director of Corporate Finance and Legal Counsel for the Dragon Group, a London-based mining venture capital firm. During this time, Mr Quinn has gained significant experience in the administration, operation, financing and promotion of mineral resource companies.

Prior to working in the mining sector, Mr Quinn worked as a corporate lawyer for Jackson McDonald Barristers & Solicitors in Perth, Western Australia and for Nabarro LLP in London. Mr Quinn graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1999 with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts and is a qualified lawyer in Western Australia and in England & Wales.

Mr Kaintz, a director of Regency Mines plc, has been working for the Company since 2011 as Head of Corporate Finance.  Scott Christopher Kaintz, aged 37, has a BS degree in Russian from Georgetown University and an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and London Business School. After serving as an officer in the United States Air Force, where he led analyst teams researching geopolitical topics, produced analysis and recommendations, and conducted briefings, he joined L-3 Communications, a U.S. Defense firm, as European Chief Information Technology Manager. Before joining the Company in early 2011 as Head of Corporate Finance he had worked within the financial sector on customised financing packages and on sell-side Merger and Acquisitions, finance raising, and prepared valuation and operating models.

Andrew Bell, Chairman, states: "We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to John Watkins, who has been a director since before our listing in 2005. His assistance with accounting and with the preparation of the annual reports in the early days went far beyond the call of duty.  As he began to reduce his commitments, we knew that this day would come, and now as we end the financial year he has decided that the time is right to step down. We have however found a worthy replacement in Sam Quinn, whose legal skills and experience of the sector mean that we retain an appropriate balance of professional expertise among the non-executive members of our board. His mining sector experience, legal and corporate finance skills, and London-based investor network will assist the Company as it moves to the next phase of its development.

The appointment of Scott Kaintz as an Executive Director recognises his work as Corporate Finance Manager. We welcome these two new members to the board."

Sam Quinn's directorships are as follows:

Current:                                                                                                  Past:

Dragon Diamond Ventures Limited                                                  Balkan Mineral Resources Limited

BMR Resources Bulgaria EAD                                                            Dragon Resource Ventures Limited

Lionshead Consultants Limited                                                          Meso Diamonds (Pty) Limited

Foriet Oy                                                                                                Botle Diamonds (Pty) Limited

Diamond Manufacturing Corporation Maseru (Pty) Ltd              Kopje (Pty) Limited

Marula Gold Mines (Pty) Ltd                                                              International Diamond Consultants

                                                                                                                  Limited

Scott Kaintz's directorships are as follows:

Current:                                                                                                  Past:

Regency Mines PLC                                                                            None

Melville Bay Ltd

Mr Kaintz holds 11,562,008 ordinary shares in the Company through SIP Trustees.

There is no further information to be disclosed on either Mr Quinn or Mr Kaintz under Schedule 2, (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules.  

For further information, please contact:       

Andrew Bell 0207 747 9990 or 0776 647 4849                          Chairman Red Rock Resources Plc

Roland Cornish/ Rosalind Hill Abrahams 0207 628 3396       NOMAD Beaumont Cornish Limited

Jason Robertson 0129 351 7744                                              Broker Dowgate Capital Stockbrokers Ltd.

Christian Pickel 0203 128 8817                                               Media Relations MHP Communications

 

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