GREAT BASIN GOLD ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTORS
VANCOUVER, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Great Basin Gold Ltd. ("Great
Basin" or the "Company"), (CA:GBG)(GBG) (jse:GBG) today announced the appointment
to the Board of three new Directors to its Board and one new director to the
Board of its subsidiary, all effective May 5, 2011.
ANU DHIR holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, Canada,
and a law degree (Juris Doctor) from Quinnipiac University, Connecticut, USA. She
was called to the Connecticut bar in 1995. Anu has extensive experience in
private equity and publicly-held companies in the mining, oil and gas and
technology sectors. She most recently served as Vice President Corporate
Development and Company Secretary at Katanga Mining Limited, a TSX-listed
company, and is currently Managing Director of Miniqs Limited, a private group
primarily interested in resource projects that have the capability to grow into
major producing operations.
OCTAVIA M. MATLOA is a registered accountant and auditor with the South African
Institute of Accountants and the Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors
respectively. She studied for her BCom, majoring in Accounting and Economics at
the University of Cape Town; and B.Com (Hons) and CTA at the University of
Pretoria. Octavia is a shareholder and director of Tsidkenu Chartered Accountants
Inc., Jireh Holdings, Mukundi Mining Resources, Bokkies Transport, the Vibe
Group; and Nissy Holdings. In addition she has been appointed by court as the
first woman curator in the insurance industry. She served/serves on a number of
public sector audit committees and has also won the 2010 Businesswoman of the
year Van Ryn's Black Business Quarterly Awards.
Mametja Moshe holds a B.Com Hons (Accounting) degree from the University of
Kwazulu Natal and is a qualified chartered accountant registered with the South
African Institute of Accountants. She brings a wealth of financial knowledge
having worked in the mergers and acquisitions teams of international banks
focusing on mining and telecommunication companies. She has been appointed to the
board of Southgold Exploration (Pty) Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of Great
Basin Gold, and operator of the Burnstone Mine in South Africa.
PHILIP KOTZE is a mining engineer with over 30 years of experience in the mining
industry, including both operations and executive positions at AngloGold Limited,
Kalahari Goldridge Mining Company Limited and Harmony Gold Mining Company
Limited. A graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand with a Graduate
Diploma in Engineering (Mining Economics), Mr Kotze also holds a National Higher
Diploma in Metalliferous Mining (WITS Technikon) as well as qualifications in
Industrial Relations and Management from the University of South Africa.
Ronald Thiessen. Great Basin Gold Chairman commented: "On behalf of the Board, I
would like to welcome our new members to Great Basin and Southgold, our operating
subsidiary in South Africa. As you can see our new Board members bring a breadth
and depth of skills, knowledge and experience which will be instrumental in
providing guidance to our management and representing our shareholders.Together
we look forward to a very exciting future as Great Basin Gold transitions to
production and a quality mid-tier gold producer."
Great Basin Gold is a mining company engaged in the exploration and development
of gold properties. The Company is currently focused on its two emerging mines in
the world's two richest gold regions. The Hollister gold mine is located on the
Carlin Trend in Nevada, USA and the Burnstone gold mine is located in the
Witwatersrand Basin goldfield of South Africa. |
