Zanaga Iron Ore Company Ltd Directorate Change (0279A)
September 06 2018 - 8:05AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0279A
Zanaga Iron Ore Company Ltd
06 September 2018
6 September 2018
Confirmation of Director Appointment to the Board
Zanaga Iron Ore Company ("ZIOC" or the "Company") (AIM:ZIOC) is
pleased to announce that, further to the announcement dated 3
August 2018 and completion of the customary regulatory due
diligence, Mr Jonathan Andrew Velloza ("Johnny Velloza") has today
been appointed to the Board of Zanaga as an Independent
Non-Executive Director and Mr Michael Haworth has formally stepped
down as a director of the Company.
Mr Velloza has a wealth of experience in the mining industry and
is currently completing his tenure as Deputy CEO and COO of Gem
Diamonds Ltd. Prior to this he was with BHP Western Australia Iron
Ore where he was General Manager at Mining Area C, the largest iron
ore mine in the BHP portfolio, from 2013 to 2015, leading a number
of successful operational efficiency programs. He has also acted as
a Senior Exploration Manager in Zambia and Chile for BHP from
2011-2013, Operations Manager at AngloGold Ashanti from 2009-2010
and held numerous managerial positions at De Beers from
2001-2009.
Mr Velloza, aged 47, holds a Bachelor's degree in Mining
Engineering from The University of Johannesburg and a Bachelor's
degree in Business from The University of South Africa.
Pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two Paragraph (g) of the AIM
Rules for Companies, the following information is disclosed in
respect of Johnny Velloza:
Current Appointments Appointments in the last 5 years
Gem Diamonds Limited -
Letšeng Diamonds (Proprietary) Limited
Gem Diamonds Botswana (Proprietary) Limited
Gem Diamond Technical Services (Proprietary) Limited
Mr Velloza is interested in 214,285 ordinary shares of the
Company representing 0.08 per cent. of the issued share capital of
the Company.
There is no other information regarding Mr Velloza required to
be disclosed under the AIM Rules for Companies.
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The Zanaga Iron Ore Company Limited LEI number is
21380085XNXEX6NL6L23.
For further information, please contact:
Zanaga Iron Ore
Corporate Development and Andrew Trahar
Investor Relations Manager +44 20 7399 1105
Liberum Capital Limited
Nominated Adviser, Financial Neil Elliot, Christopher Britton
Adviser and Corporate Broker and Richard Crawley
+44 20 3100 2000
About us:
Zanaga Iron Ore Company Limited (AIM ticker: ZIOC) is the owner
of 50% less one share in the Zanaga Iron Ore Project based in the
Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville) through its investment in
associate. The Zanaga Iron Ore Project is one of the largest iron
ore deposits in Africa and has the potential to become a
world-class iron ore producer.
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