Lonmin Appoints New CFO

South African platinum producer Lonmin (LSE:LMI) has appointed Mr Barrie van der Merwe as its new executive director and Chief Financial Officer of the company.
As quoted in the press release:

Barrie is a Chartered Accountant and holds a B Com (Hons) degree in Accounting from the University of Pretoria. Between 2012 and 2015, Barrie was Chief Financial Officer of Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Limited, the world’s leading producer of rough diamonds by value and a joint venture between the Botswana government and De Beers. Prior to this, Barrie held several senior financial management positions with Anglo American Plc and Anglo Platinum Limited, spanning 10 years between 2002 and 2012, the most recent being Head of Finance, reporting directly to Anglo Platinum’s then Finance Director. In addition, Barrie has held several non-executive directorships, including Morupule Coal Mine Limited between 2013 and 2015 and Wesizwe Platinum Limited between 2013 and 2015.

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