New director and senior management appointments
SouthernEra Resources Limited SUF
Shares issued 25,695,265 Oct 5 close $7.45
Tue 6 Oct 98 News Release
Dr. Christopher Jennings reports
Effective immediately, SouthernEra has appointed Patrick C. Evans as a
director of the company.
Mr. Evans is a partner with Geneva Consulting Group, an international
business consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he was a
senior career diplomat in South Africa's Foreign Service. His last
assignment was as South Africa's Consul General to Canada. He also served
in Washington, Ottawa and Chicago, and has held a number of senior
positions within the South African government. Mr. Evans holds degrees in
both international and constitutional law, and in metallurgy. During 1994,
Mr. Evans was recalled to South Africa where he acted as spokesperson for
both the South African National Inauguration Committee and for
President-elect Mandela during the transition period prior to the
assumption of power by the New African National Congress.
Also, the following changes in the company's senior management positions
are effective immediately: A. Lee Barker, currently vice-president, will
become senior vice-president; Kim Freeman, currently chief mining engineer,
will become vice-president, operations; and Frank van de Water, currently
chief financial officer, will become vice-president, finance.
The increased responsibility assigned to these three positions will enable
Dr. Jennings to concentrate on growing the company through new exploration
ventures, and through mergers and acquisitions. |
