Appointment of independent non-executive director
The board of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr John Wetton as Independent Non-Executive Director, effective from 1 July 2011.
Mr Wetton had been employed with Ernst & Young from 1967 to June 2010. Corporate Audit is his main focus, but for the last 10 years he played a business development role across Africa. He led Ernst & Young’s Mining Group for a number of years and continued to act as Senior Partner on some of their major mining and construction clients.
Mr Wetton has been a Member of Ernst & Young’s Executive Management Committee and was, until retirement, a Member of their Africa Governance Board. He has counselled and mentored a number of the firm’s professionals throughout his career.
Harmony’s Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs said, “Mr Wetton is a valuable addition to the board of directors and we are honored to welcome him to the Harmony team.”
For more details contact:
Marian van der Walt
On +27 (0)82 888 1242
Corporate Office:
Randfontein Office Park
PO Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T: +27 (0)11 411 2000
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited